Prairie Backpack
College Community School District’s “green” approach to distributing information from school sponsored activities and non-profit organizations.
Events
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Cub Scout Pack 37 Information Meeting
- Location
- Prairie Ridge Elementary School Cafeteria
- Audience
- Elementary Students
- Cost
- $0
- Contact
- Matt Wittenburg
- CRpack37@gmail.com
- Phone
- (319) 551-1793
Information
Cub Scout Pack 37 invites you to come learn about Cub Scouts! Hear what Scouting is all about,
and what your child and family can get out of it. Learn about upcoming activities
we have planned, when we meet, and what it costs. Kids will have a BLAST building &
launching their own air rockets (outside) with our trained leaders! -
Johnson County 4-H Summer Camps
- Location
- 3109 Old Hwy 218 S. Iowa City, IA 52246
- Audience
- K-6 graders
- Cost
- $25 each camp
- Contact
- Isabella Sexton
- igsexton@iastate.edu
- Phone
- (319) 337-2145
Information
Summer camps offered at the Johnson County Extension Office each Friday in June 2024. Camps are $25 cash or check to Johnson County Extension. Financial Assistance available upon request, igsexton@iastate.edu
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Coe Men’s Basketball Summer Camps
- Location
- Kohawk Arena - Coe College
- RSVP
- Jun 09, 2024
- Contact
- John Payan
- jpayan@coe.edu
- Phone
- (815) 631-0110
Information
Coe Men’s Basketball is hosting 3 summer camps this year for a wide ranges of ages: all skill levels are encouraged to come! Our staff and current players are excited to work with youth basketball players and have a lot of fun in Kohawk Arena!
Fundamental Skills Camp: June 10-13th K-8th Grade
Competition Camp: July 15-17th 2nd-8th Grade
Shooting Camp: July 18th 2nd-8th Grade -
Fresh Air After School (April session)
- Location
- Indian Creek Nature Center
- Audience
- K-3rd
- Cost
- $210 Member, $255 Non-Members; Scholarships are available
- RSVP
- Apr 01, 2024
- Contact
- Andria Cossolotto
- Phone
- (319) 362-0664
Information
Fresh Air After School is held on T, W and Th in the month of April (a May session is also available). This is an immersive program that allows for students to unwind from their long day indoors by going on exploring adventures at Indian Creek Nature Center.
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Spring Break KICK Camps
- Location
- Kirkwood Community College
- Audience
- 8-11 year olds
- Cost
- varies
- RSVP
- Mar 10, 2024
- Contact
- Melanie Bouzek
- Phone
- (319) 398-1278
Information
Every wonder why slime is slime-y? Or want to learn the basics of coding to be able to design your own games? Join us at Kirkwood over spring break for a Slime, Ooze, and Chemistry or Code Breakers camp. Tuition assistance is available for those who qualify.
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Red Cross Babysitting Clinic
- Location
- Hiawatha Community Center - 101 Emmons Street, Hiawatha, IA 52233
- Audience
- 11-15 year olds
- Cost
- $130
- Contact
- Ambyr Severson
- Phone
- (319) 393-1515
Information
We want to be sure that young people know what to do to prevent and respond to potential emergencies. This class will develop leadership skills and teach participants how to keep themselves and others safe.
Babysitter’s Training
• Designed for young people to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and responsibly give care to infants and children in a residential setting.
• Learn about basic child care and basic first aid.
• Participants receive a certificate of completion.
• Target audience is 11-15 years old
Class is limited to 12. Register online at https://bit.ly/Babysitters-Training -
Never Dream Less Foundations
- Location
- 4211 Glass Rd NE Ste B-1, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
- Audience
- All students
- Cost
- Pricing is on the flyer.
- Contact
- Bree Lane
- Phone
- (319) 431-9072
Information
This is a non-profit organization that offers programming to children of all ages and helps them connect to the community and to each other in a electronic free and organic way.
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Summit Schools Summer Camps
- Location
- Summit Schools
- Audience
- Elementary-middle school students
- Cost
- Varies
- Contact
- Amber Maas
- Phone
- (319) 294-2036
Information
Summit proudly offers a variety of camps aimed to keep your child(ren) thinking critically and problem-solving while still having a blast! Summit’s summer camps are known in the community for their high-quality programming and small class sizes, providing an optimum learning environment. Summit’s summer camps run June 3-July 26 for children in Kindergarten-8th grade. Full-day, or morning and/or afternoon camps offered. Visit summitschools.org for summer camp guide, and registration info. Summit is offering a 10% discount through March 31, 2024 (use the code: summer24).
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4-H Summer Day Camps
- Audience
- Elementary School Students
- Cost
- $30 per camp per child
- Contact
- Erika Serbousek
- emserb@iastate.edu
- Phone
- (319) 377-9839
Information
owa State Extension and Outreach Linn County 4-H offers quality summer day camps in our community. The day-long camps (9:00 am-3:00 pm) are educational, interactive, and sure to keep your child’s attention. Registration begins March 1st for our 2024 summer camps. Limited number of spots are available for each camp.
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Fresh Air After School
- Location
- Indian Creek Nature Center
- Audience
- K-3rd
- Cost
- $160 Members; $195 Nonmembers (9 sessions)* (Members must be signed in to receive a $35 discount)
- RSVP
- Mar 04, 2024
- Contact
- Andria Cossolotto
- Phone
- (319) 362-0664
Information
Fresh Air Academy and Fresh Air After School at Indian Creek Nature Center are drop-off immersive nature experiences. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators.
Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes to guide the day, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children will spend ample time outdoors exploring and learning at the Nature Center’s 200-acre classroom.
March Dates: March 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 (does not meet during spring break week)
Drop off / Pick up Times: 3:45-4:15pm and 6-6:15pm
April and May registration will be available soon.