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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Barnyard Day at Hills Bank
- Location
- 3204 7th Ave, Marion
- Audience
- Elementary students and gaurdians
- Contact
- Cindra Bombei
- Phone
- (800) 445-5725
Information
April is Ag Month at Hills Bank! Visit an office near you to enjoy unique agricultural displays all month long. Don’t miss the baby chicks hatching the week of April 22nd and a Barnyard Day event on Saturday, April 27th!
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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 -
It’s Maple Syrupin’ Time
- Location
- 6665 Otis Rd SE, (Penningroth Barn at Indian Creek Nature Center)
- Audience
- all ages
- Cost
- $5/person. Ages 2 and under are free.
- RSVP
- Mar 01, 2024
- Contact
- Andria Cossolotto
- Phone
- (319) 362-0664
Information
Bring the family for a maple syruping experience! Discover how easy it is to tap maple trees and make delicious maple syrup. Use the sugar maker’s tools to tap a tree, visit the Sugar House to learn how sap becomes syrup, and enjoy a taste of ICNC’s real maple syrup. Programs are 60 minutes long. ALL maple syruping programs will meet at the Penningroth Barn (intersection of Otis and Bertram Road). Fee: $5 per person. Ages 2 and under free. This is an outdoor program, please wear boots and winter clothing. This program will be offered the first three Saturdays and Sundays leading up Maple Syrup Festival on March 23 and 24th. Pre-registration is required for this program. We cannot accept walk-in participants. Thank you!
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Biz Town Volunteers needed in April at Creek
- Location
- Prairie Creek
- Contact
- Katie Langrehr
- Phone
- (319) 862-1100
Information
JA BizTown is scheduled at Prairie Creek April 8th-12th. Volunteers are needed from approximately 8.30 AM – 2.30 PM. We will need 20 volunteers per day.
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ACT Raising Safe Kids
- Location
- Virtual via Zoom
- Audience
- Parents and caregivers of children 0- to 8-years-old
- Cost
- $40 Scholarships available upon request
- RSVP
- Feb 20, 2024
- Contact
- Malisa Rader
- mrader@iastate.edu
- Phone
- (515) 708-0622
Information
Have you ever wondered if you are on the right path when parenting your children? If you would like to strengthen your parenting skills with children birth to age 8, join other parents and caregivers to learn about positive parenting practices that help create stable, safe, healthy, and nurturing environments and relationships.
In the series of lessons parents and caregivers will gain strategies for:
Dealing with children’s difficult behaviors using developmentally appropriate responses;
Controlling their own anger;
Helping children control their anger;
Teaching children how to resolve conflicts without using violence;
Using positive discipline methods that fit the children’s age; and
Reducing the influence of media violence on children.Foster parent credit is available.
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Prairie Hawk Preschool Pre-Registration begins January 8th!
- Contact
- Kathy Schulte
- ecc@crprairie.org
- Phone
- (319) 848-5296
Information
The Prairie Hawk Preschool pre-registration will open up on January 8th! If your child will be 4 years old on or before 9/15/24 they are eligible for Preschool!!!!