Educating for the future

For decades, Iowa has been recognized as one of the best states in the nation for public education. We are extremely fortunate to have that foundation here in ICR, but we have gone way past the traditional for our students.

Project-based learning programs like Iowa BIG and CASL allow ICR middle and high school students to learn core subjects while working on employer-initiated projects. The University of Iowa Belin-Blank Center offers special programming for gifted and talented students while NewBoCo and Kirkwood Kick Camps provide robotics and coding enrichment. Young entrepreneurs will enjoy the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center summer camps, while future writers take advantage of the Iowa Writer’s Workshop youth programs. Middle and high school students throughout ICR have the opportunity to explore careers through job shadow or internship experiences with the Workplace Learning Connection and Kirkwood Career Academies provide early college opportunities for high school juniors and seniors.

Adults can experience a wide-variety of continuing education courses and life-long learning activities through Kirkwood Community College, the University of Iowa, Coe College, Cornell College, and Mt. Mercy University. NewBoCo also offers DeltaV coding school for adults interested in kick-starting a new software development career in a few short months.

Blank Summer Institute

BLANK SUMMER INSTITUTE

University of Iowa Belin-Blank Center
Blast

BLAST

University of Iowa Belin-Blank Center

Bucksbaum Early Entrance Academy

CASL

Iowa City
coderdojo

CODERDOJO

NEWBO.CO

Coe College

Cedar Rapids

COLLEGE FOR KIDS

Cornell College

Mount Vernon
Cultivate Hope Youth Development Program

Cultivate Hope Youth Development Program

Delta V Coding School

Delta V Code School

Cedar Rapids
First Lego Leagues

FIRST LEGO LEAGUES

First Robotics Leagues

Future City

FUTURE CITY

NEWBO.CO
Girls Coding Camp

GIRLS CODING CAMP

NEWBO.CO
Girls on the Run

GIRLS ON THE RUN

ICR Future Career Hub