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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CoderDojo with Iowa Ceramics Center
- Location
- Foundation 2 - 1st Floor Training Rooms - 305 2nd Ave SE. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
- Audience
- Elementary students
- Cost
- Free
- RSVP
- Feb 05, 2026
- Organization
- NewBoCo
- Contact
- Ashley Turner
- ashley@newbo.co
- Phone
- (319) 412-5222
Information
CoderDojo is a free, hands-on program designed for kids in kindergarten through 5th grade who are curious about STEM. Join us and the Iowa Ceramics Center for Creative Clay for Kids – 60 minute workshops tailored to the student’s age and interests. Choose from fun, hands-on projects like pinch pot monsters, coil bowls, or mythical creatures—perfect for all skill levels. Not only are we creating art, but also learning about the science of heating clay and the chemical reaction that occurs to harden it.
Please register for this event so we can adequately prepare. This event is capped at 40 participants.
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Theatre Cedar Rapids Summer Camps are BACK!
- Organization
- Theatre Cedar Rapids
- Contact
- Mic Evans
- mic.evans@theatrecr.org
- Phone
- (319) 366-8591
Information
TCR Summer Camps are back! There’s something for every student, grades K through 12. Acting, adventures, games, STEAM Week and more!
All TCR Camps and Classes are on a “Pay What You Can” system. Simply choose the payment option that works best for you at checkout.
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Teens Go STEM
- Location
- The University of Iowa Medical Education and Research Facility
- Audience
- High schoolers
- Cost
- Free
- Organization
- UI Health Care
- Contact
- Susie Green
- susgreen@uiowa.edu
- Phone
- (319) 384-5047
Information
Teens Go STEM is a free educational program open to students in 9th-12th grades. During the program, students will explore health care careers while engaging with medical and health sciences students and professionals through career focused breakout sessions, tours, and medical simulations. There will also be a focus on health care skills, critical issues impacting Iowa’s health care, health literacy and how to pursue a career in health care. Registered students must be accompanied by an adult. While students are participating in STEM programming, adults will be offered discussions and resource sessions with University of Iowa experts.
