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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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Jefferson Summer Swim Camp
- Location
- Jefferson High School Pool, 1243 20th St. SW, Cedar Rapids
- Audience
- elementary, intermediate, middle, and high school swimmers
- Cost
- varies, see flyer
- RSVP
- Jun 01, 2024
- Contact
- Jessica Hinke
- jhinke@crprairie.org
- Phone
- (319) 361-9863
Information
Competitive Swim Camp – mostly middle school and high school students who already know the basics of competitive swimming and want to improve or get a head-start on their fall/winter season.
Developmental Swim Camp – any ages (mostly elementary and middle school), improving swimming abilities, two times are available, both times will offer options for those who need to learn to swim and those who are wanting to swim better or over longer distances -
Gardening with Children and Youth
- Location
- Linn County Extension Office at the Kirkwood Learning Site on Boyson Road
- Audience
- High School students and adults who are interested in gardening and working with children. Teacher relicensure credit is available.
- Cost
- $35 materials cost to the Linn County Extension. $35 fee if registering for relicensure credit.
- RSVP
- May 15, 2024
- Contact
- Deanna Thursby
- dbthursby@gmail.com
- Phone
- (319) 560-7006
Information
This is a course created for high school students and adults who are interested in gardening, especially those who work with children.
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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.