Event Series Whiskey Friday

Whiskey Friday: The Map Room

The Map Room 416 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

This week, we will meet at The Map Room! The Map Room is a gathering place for explorers & adventurers, inquirers & observers, wanderers & wonderers, storytellers, schemers, & dreamers of big things! Join us every Friday at 4 PM at a local bar/restaurant from a rotating series to celebrate the small and big successes […]

Future City Regional Competition

Prarie Point Middle School 8015 Kirkwood Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Climate Change The 2022-23 Future City Competition will challenge your middle school students to research, design, and create a city that exists 100 years in the future and incorporate futuristic solutions to climate change. The thrilling conclusion of the Future City regional competition! Now that group essays are scored, city models built, and final resources […]

Business Startup Speaker Series: Business Startup Administrative Basics

The Geonetric Building 415 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Session Learning Objectives Once you know with certainty that you are going to start a business there are some administrative things that need to be done to get registered, licensed, and “officially” established. This business startup module will discuss business names; business formation (sole proprietorship, LLC; C-Corp, S-Corp, non-profit), state and local requirements (EIN, licensing), […]

Free

Event Series 1 Million Cups

1 Million Cups: Leadership for Five Seasons Youth Program

The Olympic South Side Theater 1202 3rd St SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

This Week Today, join us and the 35(!!) members of Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance’s Leadership for Five Seasons Youth Program. These 35 high school students are participating in the Corridor's premier leadership program. Through 8 days of in-depth learning from August through March, the program has introduced these select students to "community needs, opportunities, […]

Code++

The Geonetric Building 415 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Join us for Code++ 2023! During this exciting one-day event, 8th–12th grade students will dive into the limitless possibilities of technology through hands-on learning in a particular area of computer science. Specifically, we will explore computer programming and physical computing! We also always want to give you great examples of the things you'll learn, so […]

CoderDojo

The Geonetric Building 415 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Engineering, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship for Kids! CoderDojo is a free K–5 STEM program under NewBoCo K–12 Education that encourages creativity, fosters entrepreneurship, and helps kids learn to code. Each week, we assemble different "stations" where kids can experience different STEM activities and learn about subjects like physics, engineering, computer science, circuitry, automation, and much more—all […]

Free
Event Series K-12 Informational Webinars

Computer Science PD 2023 Informational Webinar

Virtual

Join us for a free informational meeting covering any and all of the K–12 teacher professional development programs NewBoCo is facilitating in 2023! This includes Tiny Techies programs for Pre-K–2nd-grade teachers, Project GUTS (Growing Up Thinking Scientifically) for middle school teachers, and a host of Code.org programs that reach from elementary school to AP high […]

Event Series 1 Million Cups

1 Million Cups: Music League

The Geonetric Building 415 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

This Week This Wednesday, we'll hear from Eric West of Music League! Music League is a social platform wrapped around a game that changes how people discover, and rediscover, great music. It connects people to old (and new) friends while re-introducing them to their favorite (and soon-to-be favorite) brands & artists. Music League's current business […]