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2026 College For Kids

Summer Enrichment Program

Interested in becoming an instructor for the 2026 program? We're accepting applicants!

2026 Program Dates 

  • Dates for Summer 2026

    • Session A: June 15-26 (No class on June 19)

    • Session B: July 6-16

All sessions to be held at  and to run 8:30 a.m. - 12:07 p.m. There is an optional daily Early Bird Class 7:45 - 8:20 a.m. Sessions will run nine days each.

2026 Program Information

2026 Program Fees

For further information regarding fees and payment see the Registration Guide.

Looking for more information?

Any questions or communication for college for kids should be sent to College for Kids Director Kari Miller at c4K@gwaea.org.
The phone number for College for Kids is 319-399-6749.

Â鶹´«Ã½AV College for Kids

Founded in 1987, the College for Kids Summer Enrichment Program is offered to nominated high-ability middle school students who enjoy being academically and/or creatively challenged and who wish to expand on their advanced talents and abilities by taking faster-paced, topic-specific courses on a college campus.

College for Kids:
• Is a Grant Wood Â鶹´«Ã½AV program held at Coe College in Â鶹´«Ã½AV.
• Offers more than 50 courses taught by talented area educators and professionals.
• Provides opportunities for inquiry-based learning, independent study, group & individual projects, cooperative learning, and various other hands-on activities.
• Is attended by over 900 students each summer, representing schools in the seven-county region.

Student Nomination & Eligibility Requirements

Students may be nominated for College for Kids based on:

  1. Academic Eligibility
  2. Fine Arts Eligibility
  3. Academic & Fine Arts Eligibility
  4. Other Eligibility Considerations (see list)

Eligible students will have completed 6th, 7th or 8th grade by summer 2025 and are enrolled in a school or homeschool in the Grant Wood Â鶹´«Ã½AV service area. Eligible students are capable learners who demonstrate the following:
• The ability to work cooperatively to solve problems and apply concepts
• The ability to exhibit independence, perseverance and flexibility in their work
• The ability to keep pace with advanced learning opportunities
• A curiosity in a wide range of interests with the ability to create and invent

Academic Eligibility

Have met at least one of the following criteria:

  • Have been identified for/participate in a gifted education program at school.
  • Have achieved at least one of the following testing criteria:
    • ISASP: Advanced category in English language arts (ELA): reading and/or language/writing, mathematics, and/or science
    • Cog/AT: Above average or very high category in verbal, quantitative, non-verbal, or composite
    • NWEA MAP: High category RIT score in reading, language, math, and/or science

Fine Arts Eligibility

Have met at least one of the following criteria:

  • Have demonstrated exemplary fine arts ability or performance at school.
  • Have enthusiastically participated in school and/or community-based fine arts programming.

Other Eligibility Considerations

Eligible College for Kids students may exhibit several of the following traits:

  • Intellectual curiosity in school-related and/or personal interests
  • Critical thinking skills (toward concepts and self)
  • Goal-directed behavior
  • High expectations for self and others
  • Outward empathy, eagerness, and passion (service focused)
  • Focused and determined behaviors or personality