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Girls Who Code Holiday Light Display Celebration

Jessica Abdoney October 30, 2024

The NewBo District will be shining brighter this holiday season, thanks to the creative coding talents of NewBoCo’s Girls Who Code. In collaboration with The District: Czech Village and New Bohemia, and with the support of Collins Aerospace and BAE Systems, club members will spend 10 weeks designing, programming, and installing LED light displays for several local businesses to make

Vault Celebrating 13 Years of Collaboration

Jessica Abdoney October 17, 2024

Located at 415 12th Ave SE, inside the Geonetric Building, Vault Coworking & Collaboration Space stands as one of Cedar Rapids’ long-standing hubs for innovation and entrepreneurship. Powered by NewBoCo (The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative, Inc.), Vault has been shaping the entrepreneurial landscape for 13 years, predating even NewBoCo’s own 10-year impact celebration, set to conclude with EntreFEST in June

Four Norwalk High Students Named CS Ambassadors Thanks to NewBoCo Training

Jessica Abdoney September 19, 2024

While computer science (CS) remains a male-dominated field, a classroom at Norwalk High School, led by Robin West, is challenging those statistics. Through its professional development programs for educators like West, NewBoCo equips teachers to inspire and empower their students. This summer, four students from Norwalk High School were selected as CS Ambassadors by Code.org, a direct result of the

Celebrating 10 Years of Impact: NewBoCo’s Journey with CoderDojo!

Jessica Abdoney September 12, 2024

As The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative, Inc (NewBoCo) kicks off a year-long celebration of its 10th anniversary, there’s no better way to start than with one of our most beloved programs, CoderDojo. On Saturday, September 21st, at the Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market, we invite you to join us in Greene Square Park starting at 9 AM, where young innovators

NewBoCo is Celebrating 10 Years of Impact!

Jessica Abdoney August 28, 2024

As we celebrate the anniversary of The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative, Inc (NewBoCo)., which was founded in August a decade ago, we are excited to embark on a year-long celebration of our 10 Years of Impact. This milestone offers us the perfect opportunity to reflect on the incredible journey our organization has undertaken over the past decade. Throughout the coming

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Samantha Dahlby NewBoCo Selected for the Reciprocal Exchange Component of the Mandela Washington Fellowship

Samantha Dahlby August 12, 2024

Samantha Dahlby, Director of K–12 Education at NewBoCo, is proud to announce that she has been selected for the Reciprocal Exchange component of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. The Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), empowers young African leaders through academic coursework, leadership training, mentoring, networking, professional opportunities, and local community engagement. YALI was created

NewBoCo STEM programs head to Johnson County

Melissa Silver July 2, 2024

This summer, The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo), Wright House of Fashion, and Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County (NCJC), are joining forces to enhance STEM education access for school-aged children and adults. This collaboration aims to spark creativity, inspire innovation, and create new opportunities for local families.STEM education is increasingly vital, yet many children, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds, encounter

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