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STEM Summer Camp In The UK | London International Youth Science Forum CIC

Jul 23, 10:00 am
Location:
LIYSF CIC, 85 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7LT
Cost:
£3,295
Organization:
London International Youth Science Forum CIC
Contact:
Richard Myhill
Email:
liysfcic@gmail.com
Phone:
(442) 082-9583
The London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) is a residential science enrichment program for students interested in STEM, held at Imperial College London.

Y Camp Summer 2025

Jun 15 (all day)
Location:
Des Moines Y Camp
Event For:
7-17 years old
Cost:
Varies by Tier selected
Organization:
Des Moines Y Camp
Contact:
Melanie Mellinger
Email:
melanie.mellinger@dmymca.org
Phone:
(515) 432-7558
For 100 years, the Des Moines Y Camp has been filled with songs, laughter, adventures and friendship. Summer Camp is the foundation on which Y Camp is built. Overnight Camp, Day Camp, Family Camp and our amazing Partner Camps all work to bring the impact and value of camp to all who enter the Valley

Pizza + Sledding- Wesley Woods

Feb 22, 1:00 pm
Location:
Wesley Woods Camp + Retreat Center, 10896 Nixon Street, Indianola, Iowa
Event For:
families
Cost:
$5 per person, max of $25 per family
Organization:
Wesley Woods Camp + Retreat Center
Contact:
Sean Gundersen
Email:
info@wesleywoodsiowa.org
Phone:
(515) 961-4523
Join us for an afternoon of Pizza and Sledding at the beautiful Wesley Woods Camp + Retreat Center. Bring your sleds (or borrow ours) and friends and enjoy pizza, sledding, crafts and hot chocolate. $5 per person, max $25 per family.

Central Iowa Mathcounts Competition

Feb 13, 10:00 am
Location:
DMACC FFA Enrichment Center, Ankeny
Event For:
Grades 6-8
Cost:
$70
Organization:
Iowa Engineering Society
Contact:
Cindy Spencer
Email:
cspencer@snyder-associates.com
Phone:
(515) 964-2020
Register to be an NSC for the Central Iowa Mathcounts Chapter competition! Mathcounts is a national program that provides students in grade 6-8 the opportunity to compete against and alongside their peers. The competition consists of 4 rounds: sprint, target, team, and countdown rounds.

School’s Out Safari

Feb 10, 9:00 am
Location:
7401 SW 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50315
Event For:
Grades 1-3
Cost:
$75, Blank Park Zoo members save 20%
Organization:
Blank Park Zoo
Contact:
Education Department
Email:
education@blankparkzoo.net
Phone:
(515) 974-2550
School’s Out Safari Camps are one-day camps for students in grades 1-3. These camps are scheduled on certain days when metro area schools are out for holidays or teacher professional development.

Tri for a Cause – Girls on the Run of Central Iowa

Jan 26 (all day)
Location:
Walnut Creek YMCA, 948 73rd St West Des Moines, IA 50265
Event For:
14+ years old
Organization:
Girls on the Run of Central Iowa
Contact:
Jordan McCormick
Email:
jordan.mccormick@dmymca.org
Phone:
(515) 410-9845
Come and cheer on participants of our indoor triathlon! Tasks include welcoming and directing participants or timing the swim, bike or run.

Write Now: Flash Writing Contest 2025

Jan 17 (all day)
Organization:
UICA
Contact:
Tegan M. Donahue
Email:
tegan.donahue@foriowa.org
Phone:
(319) 467-3393
The University of Iowa is hosting its annual Alumni and Friends Flash Writing Contest—a timed, online short story competition. We’ll provide you with a writing prompt that includes a genre, character, and a specific object to incorporate into your story. You’ll have 48 hours and up to 1,000 word

The Pleasant Hill Kids Fit Club

Jan 13, 5:30 pm
Location:
Doanes Park Youth Center
Event For:
For ages 4-8 years old
Cost:
$50
Organization:
Kids Fit Club
Contact:
Caitlin Merritt
Email:
caitlinmerritt.wellness@gmail.com
Phone:
(563) 579-3581
This program teaches children healthy habits and exercise in an encouraging, inclusive and FUN environment! Kids will work on balance, motor skills, flexibility, stretching and endurance as well as learn nutrition basics.

First Day Hike – Wesley Woods

Jan 1, 1:00 pm
Location:
Wesley Woods Camp + Retreat Center, 10896 Nixon Street, Indianola, iowa
Event For:
all ages
Audience Location:
all locations
Cost:
free
Organization:
Wesley Woods Camp + Retreat Center
Contact:
Sean Gundersen
Email:
info@wesleywoodsiowa.org
Phone:
(515) 961-4523
Bring in the new year with a hike at the beautiful Wesley Woods Camp + Retreat Center just south of Indianola, Iowa. We will have 3 guided hikes going on three different trails of varying ability. After the hike, warm up with hot chocolate and crafts in the lodge.

Crunch Gym

Jan 1 (all day)
Location:
at the school(s)
Event For:
High school and staff
Audience Location:
lincoln/ velt/ east
Cost:
free
Organization:
Crunch Gym
Contact:
Brianna Cleghorn
Email:
bcleghorn0906@icloud.com
Phone:
(515) 988-9872
New gym being built on the south side we are wanting to have a table set up to encourage students to sign up for the gym and possibly win a free membership. Willing to have a table set up during lunch and a small box to be put out.