Education: Learning Through Baseball

Nominate an Education Hero Today

The Minnesota Twins want to celebrate education professionals, teachers, administrators, or volunteers in Twins Territory! We are asking fans to nominate an education hero by telling us how they have gone above and beyond, advanced social equity, and supported children in their education.

An education hero includes but is not limited to a teacher, school administrator, youth worker, coach, parent, youth mentor, etc.

Select nominees will receive a Twins Swag Bag and will be showcased on Minnesota Twins social platforms.

Although we wish we could highlight every submission, we will feature one education hero each month from January 2021-December 2021. Each nominator will receive a downloadable certificate of appreciation for their nominee.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Enter by November 30, 2021 at 5:59:59 PM ET. Open to legal residents of Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin who are of legal age of majority in their jurisdiction at time of entry. Twelve (12) prizes to be awarded (one [1] prize per Judging Date from January through December 2021). Potential winner notification: 12th day of each of the months of January through December of calendar year 2021. Online entry only. Void where prohibited. Restrictions apply; see Official Rules. Sponsor: Minnesota Twins, LLC.

Reading is Powerful Presented by Papa Johns

The Minnesota Twins believe in the power of education and literacy. Each year, members of the Twins Front Office, including senior level executives, visit over 30 schools around the Twin Cities Metro. While in the classroom, Twins staff read a baseball-themed book and lead a discussion with the students about values and lessons from the book. Topics of discussion may include diversity, inclusion, determination, leadership, or kindness.

For more information on how the Minnesota Twins can bring Reading is Powerful to your K – 5 classroom, please contact Chelsey Falzone at [email protected].

• A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée • Beautiful, Beautiful Me by Ashley Sirah Hinton • Catching the Moon by Crystal Hubbard • Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose • Count Me In by Varsha Bajaj • Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes • Hey, Pretty! by Maya Marchelle • Hand’s Up! by Breanna J. McDaniel • Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester • Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez • Separate Is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh • Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi • This Book is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work by Tiffany Jewell • The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones by Daven McQueen • This Is My America by Kim Johnson • The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson • We March by Shane W. Evans • We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March by Cynthia Levinson

Educational Outreach

Perfect Attendance-Perfect Game rewards middle school student who achieve perfect attendance during the school year. Students receive a certificate and the opportunity to attend a Twins game, with a representative from each participating school recognized on field during the pregame ceremony

Partnerships with the Kids in Need Foundation and Adopt-a-Classroom work to ensure that every child has the school supplies they need to succeed

Learning Through Baseball: Educational Tours

The Minnesota Twins Learning Through Baseball Program reaches more than 15,000 students in 150 schools annually. Established in 2012, the program's mission is to engage, enrich, and empower every student who walks through Target Field.

Our Learning Through Baseball program provides an exceptional and unique educational experience from the one-of-a-kind classroom setting that is Target Field. Our knowledgeable staff conveys baseball's beauty through a fun curriculum, which adheres to Minnesota K-12 academic standards, that students will engage with and enjoy.

The Learning Through Baseball program is rooted in the Twins’ commitment to advancing social equity by removing barriers, increasing access, and creating unique learning opportunities. We leverage the power of baseball to engage students, infuse fun into learning, and build excellence through partnerships and collaborations.

For more information, contact Educational Tour Manager, Ivan Cardona at (612) 659-3847 or at [email protected]

Healthy, Safe Kids

The Hennepin County Step-to-It Challenge encourages residents and students to increase their physical activity. Hennepin County communities use Twins merchandise as an incentive to encourage participation, and schools vie for the opportunity to have an exercise session led by Twins trainers and players.

Stop Bullying

The Minnesota Twins take bullying seriously. The Twins believe there is no place for bullying in our schools, or in society as a whole. If you are being bullied, there is help available and you should not feel alone.