2025 Updated!** If there are any links that are outdated or don't work, please let me know!
Summer Opportunities: Hello all! Below are some summer opportunities that I am aware of. If you are looking for something specific, please let me know.
Willowwind School (prek-6th Grade)
Mississippi River Museum Camps
Taproot Nature Experience: Outdoor, hands on nature education and play for kids ages 3-17.
Kirkwood Interactive Camps for Kids (KICK) Ages 8-15: Classes offered in female leadership, algebra, American Girl history, cardio fit, photography, book binding, poetry, crime solvers, drama, physics, pinterest crafts, stained glass, robotics, computer design, app building, blogging, coding, minecraft, animation, fashion, mock trial, culinary (a ton!), welding, and many more!
IC Fablab ** Minecraft, stop motion animation, D&D and Computer camps!
U of I Rec Camps Ages prek-11th Grade: Classes include bird camps, kite camp, stand up paddleboarding, eagles, rock climbing, geology, hawk camp, survival skills, orienteering, pontooning, field trips, hiking and exploration, and much more!
Play! Cedar Rapids Ages 6-12 : Camps include Harry Potter, pirate canoeing, Zombie Survival, LARP, and more!
Coralville Recreation Department Each week they go on a field trip to a different place including Lost Island & Adventureland!
North Liberty Recreation Department
FilmScene Animation & Set Design Summer Camp Grades 3-12
Indian Creek Nature Center Ages prek-6th Grade Creek Camp and Evening "Campouts!"
Junior Scholars Academy, online computer science Be an Engineer and Python Programming
College4Kids (By nomination only) Students are nominated by educators for this camp, students entering 6th-8th grades: Classes on practically anything you'd like to learn about!
Laketrails Base Camp Ages entering 7th grade-12th grade: Wilderness survival camp in Northern Minnesota
4-H Camps Ages 5th-12th Grades: Shooting camp, young women in business, Spanish immersion, and more!
Cosmo Space Camp: "Astronaut Camp" in Hutchinson, KS, but worth the drive!
Becky's Mindful Kitchen: baby goat camp, archery & fire, fairy spa & cake camp, and more!
Discover Summer Camp: Cedar Rapids Grades 3-5 For students who score over 85% on Iowa Assessments
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art: Virtual Lessons, classes and clubs
Science Center of Iowa Summer Camps
Camp Invention (Cedar Rapids)
Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth Programs (Grades 1-11)
Iowa City Children Museum Summer Camp
Coe College:
Shell Lake Arts Camp: Wisconsin
Big Picture Summer Camps: Coralville
Design Dimensions @ Iowa State
Figge Art Museum (Quad Cities)
Junior Scholars Academy @ Belin Blank
Washington University in St. Louis Summer Challenge *
Cosmo Space Camp: "Astronaut Camp" in Hutchinson, KS, but worth the drive!
4-H Youth conference for students who have finished 8th-12th Grade: "Start your future here" camp with animal science round-up, entertainment, recreation, camera corps, and community service.
U of I Workshop for Young Writers
Des Moines University High School Summit
Rise With Wise (ISU) For Women in Junior/Senior Year
Upper Iowa University: Communications, STEAM, Graphic Design (9-12)
11-12 Women's Rise with Wise at ISU
U of I Summer Writing Residency Online
Stanford AI Camp
FILM AND JOURNALISM BOOT CAMP, Wartburg
Study Abroad with Peaceable Kingdom Languages
Luther Pre-college environmental studies program
Belin Blank NSI and SSTP programs
4-H Youth conference for students who have finished 8th-12th Grade: "Start your future here" camp with animal science round-up, entertainment, recreation, camera corps, and community service.
Washington University in St. Louis Summer Institute
Institute for International Business (learn a language and learn about business at this two week course in Indiana!)
Natural Resources Camp @ South Dakota
American History Camp at College of William and Mary in Virginia: Study Jamestown-American Revolution or American Revolution-Civil War
University of Iowa high school summer programming
FBI Academy : 14-16 year old Youth Leadership program
CENTRAL COLLEGE:
South Dakota State Natural Resources Camp