Active Learners E-STEaM

ide in having amazing connections throughout the community. We strive to immerse your children in the wonderful world of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics through FUN, hands-on, high quality curriculum and activities out in nature and in the community. Check out our 2017 / 2018 Classes:
Maker Mondays: Downtown Iowa City Maker Classes at RADInc

Kinder Club Coralville: Amazing STEM preschool Program located in the Coralville Rec

Kinder Club North Liberty: Preschool STEM at the North Liberty Rec

Summer STEM Excursion Programs: From farms to museums we partner with our areas best informal learning environments to provide a unique and fun time. Informal learning environments are ripe with opportunity for exploration and inquiry. Before we partner with a location we make sure our foundational standards align. Here are some of our foundational standards:

1. Hands-On:
Kids sit passively in classes all day long. Fortunately, here at Active Learners we are not governed by mandated tests and confusing curriculum. Therefore we do the majority of our education through ACTIVE participation. A BIG difference from learning about something by filling out a worksheet to experiencing it out in the field! Place -based STEAM & environmental learning is almost exclusively hands-on and ACTIVE!

2. Tangible Themes:
The environment is a tangible theme that incorporates broader learning topics in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. We also base all of our classes around the current seasons, social trends and student interests. Our classes RELATE to your child on the deepest level.

3. Aligns With Interests:
The environment is consistently rated one of children’s top interest areas. This is why our summer programs are strictly place based and over 80% outside June - August! We have also created an outdoor classroom at the Coralville Kinder Club and fall field trips to local farms and orchards.

4. Fosters Achievement/Empowerment:
Classes result in a visible impact made by students which fuels inspiration and a sense of achievement. Our older students not only visit local zoos they lend a hand! We teach kids to be passionate about life and inspire them to reach for more!