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College for Kids
Summer Enrichment Program | June 17-27 and July 8-18, 2024
Founded in 1987, the College for Kids Summer Enrichment Program is offered to nominated high-ability middle school students who enjoy being academically and/or creatively challenged and who wish to expand on their advanced talents and abilities by taking faster-paced, topic-specific courses on a college campus.
Open Minds, Open Doors
STEM career conference | 2023 Conference Thursday, Oct. 12. Registration Information Available this Fall.
Open Minds, Open Doors is a half-day conference intended to encourage students to pursue career fields with foundations in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
Â鶹¹ÙÍø is pleased to collaborate with the Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý to provide the annual Open Minds, Open Doors conference.
Presenters for this event represent a variety of careers and businesses in the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City corridor.
Young Writers Conference
2024 Conference Monday, May 6. Registration starting soon!
Â鶹¹ÙÍø to offers a one day Young Writers’ Conference for 4th and 5th grade students in the spring. Accompanied by a teacher from their school, students will attend an author session, two workshop sessions, and a sharing session where students will share samples of their own writing.
Job Readiness Fair
Future Event To Be Determined
The Job Readiness Fair is a demonstration-based learning event that will apply career education lessons from the classroom. During the event students will:
1. Practice completing a job application
2. Participate in a face-to-face mock interview
3. Participate in a web-based employment search activity
4. Interact with and receive feedback from area employers
5. Attend informational sessions regarding employment in the 21st century