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Kirkwood Interactive Camps for Kids Offer Career Exploration

By May 11, 2015December 18th, 2018No Comments

Participants enjoying a K.I.C.K. photography camp

Cedar Rapids, Iowa (May 11, 2015)-Kirkwood’s Interactive Camps for Kids (K.I.C.K.) offers kids, ages 9 – 15, career exploration with hands-on activities, throughout the summer beginning June 15.

K.I.C.K. camp formats are designed to engage kids with activities they enjoy, while introducing them to different career fields. Subjects covered are frequently offered in higher education. STEM and culinary camps have been the most popular in recent years.

According to Kristin Hanneman, K.I.C.K. program coordinator, “Not only do we conduct research on what type of camps are popular, but our campers also evaluate the camps when they are completed and give us great feedback about camps they want to see the following summer. We create many advanced classes from students who want more from the original camp. We take the input from the campers very seriously and design camps that are educational and interactive.”

Some of the new camps this year include: Ultimate Claymation and Stop Animation, College Preparation, Advanced Crime Scene Investigators, Newspaper Camp, How to Run a Restaurant, CSS Drawing and Animations, Pre-Algebra and Geometry, and Shark Tank.

On average more than 1200 area kids experience K.I.C.K. camps each summer. Camps are offered in both Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. Space is limited.

More information on K.I.C.K. camps can be found at www.kirkwood.edu/kick.