Sign up for the 8th Annual Prairie Chess Camp. The 5-Day Chess Experience is for all kids/players in grades 1-12. The camp is July 18-22 at Prairie Point Middle School. Click on the flyer below for details.
Category Archives: Prairie Point
Kirkwood Interactive Camps for Kids
Kirkwood Community College is pleased to offer Kirkwood Interactive Camps for Kids (K.I.C.K) this summer. There are numerous camps to choose from such as Creating with Computers, S.T.EA.M, Culinary, Arts, Robotics and much, much more. The camps are offered for students ages 8-15. Click on the flyer below to learn about all of the camps being offered.
Explore U @ MMU – World of Technology
Mount Mercy University is pleased to offer a summer program for young girls who are interested in having FUN while learning about computer science and math. A one week program tailored for girls completing 6th, 7th and 8th grades. Click on the flyer below for detailed information including registration.
Standards Based Learning Opportunity
You are invited to learn more about Standards Based Learning on March 23 at Prairie High School. A great opportunity to have a conversation with national expert Dr. Thomas Guskey. Currently grades K-9 and several high school departments are reporting student progress based on standards. By the fall of 2017, College Community Schools will be a K-12 Standards Based Reporting System. Click on the flyer below for more information.
Jacobson Entrepreneur Summer Camp
Be the Boss! The University of Iowa Jacobson Institute for Youth Entrepreneurship is offering Entrepreneur Summer Camps for students entering 5th – 9th grade. You will hear from successful entrepreneurs, tour businesses, develop innovative ideas and much more. Click on the flyer below for details.
Experience Wildlife Camps This Summer
The University of Iowa Recreational Services program is offering Wildlife Camps this summer for students ages 4-17. There are 14 camps and over 60 options in June, July and August. Please click on the flyer below for details.
Prairie Soccer Club Elite Camp Opportunity
The Prairie Soccer Club in partnership with the Genoa Soccer Academy is hosting an Elite Player Camp June 28 – June 30, 2016. Click on the link below for the flyer.
Reading Skills & Speed Reading Programs
Upper Iowa University is offering reading skills and speed reading programs for children and adults this summer in Cedar Rapids. Click on the flyer below for more details.
Help Someone’s Day – Youth 100+
Iowa Big which is an initiative-based high school has an organization called Youth 100+ which helps connect the youth (8-18) with non-profit organizations. Click on the link below to learn about their “Do-Gooders Competition” that will be held the week of March 7. The objective is to do as many random acts of kindness in our community in a 7 day time fame.
Imagination Iowa Summer Camps
Imagine Iowa is launching a new summer camp for 2016 for students in grades 2-10. Imagine Iowa Camps will focus on hands-on, experimental learning with a focus on developing skills such as coding, engineering, entrepreneurship, leadership and creativity. Click on the flyer below to learn more and/or to register.