Carver Elementary School

Mark your calendars for the free, online short story competition. The event begins at 4 p.m. on January 15, when we’ll provide you with a set of writing prompts and 48 hours to write your best story. https://www.foriowa.org/write-now/

Alligator vs. crocodile, lizards vs. salamanders, frogs vs. toads – they are all different, but how can you tell? In this program, campers will use investigative skills to compare the animal world through hands-on activities and animal encounters.

Come and explore the wonders of science by creating amazing chemistry experiments with everyday materials to watch them fizz, bubble, and goo. Youth will learn about matter and its three states, make slime, and observe chemical and physical changes before their very eyes!

Campers will gear up for a day of creation, innovation, and collaboration! We’ll explore the River Museum’s newest addition, the Belt-Driven Machine Shop, which was used to craft boat engines. This tour will serve as inspiration as we learn about machines and build boats!

Winter Ice Skating Classes

Campers are invited to bring their pajamas for a day of nocturnal fun! Together, we’ll use our imagination to explore life at night. We will meet a handful of nocturnal creatures and animals and use those observations to create our own nighttime animal models.

Write with invisible ink, learn the secret behind the famous table cloth trick, and discover many fantastic magic tricks and famous magicians.

It’s a camper-led museum! Campers will become curators for the day and explore how experts design exhibits featuring animals, history, and science. This hands-on program will challenge campers to use problem solving, creativity, and imagination to create a new exhibit!

Teams are guaranteed 12 games (if you are registered for all 6 weeks) throughout a month and a half of competition from 3rd to 8th grade boys and girls. We allow teams to do "drop-in" play and play the weeks they are available - you must register to a minimum of 3 weeks (6 games).

Explore with our NEW, LEGO WeDo 2.0 Robots! Youth will be introduced to basic coding concepts through games, and block-based coding programs. This camp builds problem-solving and creativity skills while having a blast with LEGOS! Each child will be provided with their own Legos and IPAD.

Do you ever wonder why the ocean is blue or why the ocean is salty? We will learn about the three groups of marine animals that live in the ocean! We will be making a salt creature that you can take home with you!

Be the sitter every parent wants to call! Learn all the responsibilities that go along with babysitting, including safety and first aid. Learn how to plan fun and age appropriate activities for kids, too!

Blizzards, hurricanes, floods, and more, animals live through all weather. In this program, campers will discover the crazy variations of weather around the world, and how animals adapt to changing conditions. Together, we will build structures strong enough to withstand natural disasters.

Bi-Weekly meetings including engaging speakers, crafts, mentorship and mostly a chance to connect with other moms. There are three meeting opportunities for MOPS (in person & virtual options - see website); childcare is available during in person meetings through the Hope Church childcare program.

We provide free virtual and in-person assistive technology consultation appointments for Iowa families. During the appointment we will be show different devices, apps, and Chromebook extensions aimed at helping children with their reading and writing tasks. Request an appointment today!

Camp Wyoming is a Christian summer camp located in Eastern Iowa, just one hour from Dubuque. We have camp programs for kids in grades K-12. This is the perfect opportunity to get your kids away from their phones and active this summer.