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CoderDojo with Henry Morray Poetry

March 21, 2026 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Free
A mother helps her child look through a microscope during a CoderDojo event

CoderDojo is a free, hands-on program designed for kids in kindergarten through 5th grade who are curious about STEM. Children can explore a variety of science, technology, engineering, and math-themed stations at their own pace, with friendly mentors available to help them get started. It’s all about learning through creativity, curiosity, and play. More about CoderDojo.

 

This Sessions Special Guest:  Quad Cities-based spoken word poet Henry Morray

Join us and Quad Cities-based spoken word poet Henry Morray.  Henry will guide students into the world of poetry and creative writing by using wonder, imagination and creativity, students utilize the same skills found in exploring traditional STEM topics. One form of creative writing is ‘black out’ or ‘erasure’ poetry, where students and families use a piece of existing writing, choose areas of the writing to ‘black out’ or erase, and transform the original writing into a poem or other creative expression.

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If you will need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact Community Programs Manager Melissa Silver at 319-214-5646 or melissa@newbo.co. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs.

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March 21 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Free

Location

Foundation 2

305 2nd Ave SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 5241 United States

Organizer

NewBoCo K-12 Education Team

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If you will need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact Community Programs Manager Melissa Silver at 319-214-5646 or melissa@newbo.co. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs.

About CoderDojo

CoderDojo is a free program for kids from kindergarten to 5th grade.

Children can freely explore any STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) themed stations, with mentors available to help them get started, allowing your child to learn and explore on their own.

Popular, hands-on stations include activities like:

  • Hour of Code: Engage in self-guided activities tailored to your coding comfort level. Activities include Scratch Block Programming, live coding strategy games, and more.
  • Turing Tumble: a logic puzzle where students work to solve problems using levers and marbles. 
  • Snap Circuits: Learn basic engineering, electronics, and circuitry concepts using easy-to-connect components.
  • Microscopes: Kids can explore biology up close with a self-guided microscope with over 200 slides.
  • Drones: Kids can maneuver drones (with adult supervision) around obstacle courses.