After School Program

Do you feel like school is a blur, and you never quite remember what you did that day?

Do you ever wish you could delve more into a subject, or try new things?

Do you want more hands-on projects and meet some other kids your age who are interested in the same things?

11 to 15 year old students

STEM Based after school programming!

4:30pm to 6:30pm Monday/Wednesday

4:30pm to 6:30pm Tuesday/Thursday

The Iowa City Fab Lab! 870 S. Capitol St, Iowa City

Because humans learn by doing, and it is never too early to start creating!

Sign up below and come to the program!

$100 for the 2 week sessions

$200 for the 4 week sessions

Our space is limited, with only 10 students per session, so individual attention and more direct focus on the projects will be the norm. Like all Fab Lab activities, they will be hands on, project based, and enough of a challenge to be rewarding, while not so hard that anyone feels lost or that they can not finish. As an added bonus, there will be an optional Saturday session included with the programming, so anyone with unfinished projects, or someone who wants to do more or delve deeper into the subject can do so easily.

If you sign up for a session and are unable to attend, our refund policy is as follows: Cancelling more than two weeks before a session will get you a 100% refund. Cancelling within 2 weeks of the session will get you a 50% refund, and cancelling within 5 days of the start of a session means you will not qualify for a refund. The reason for this policy is because as a nonprofit, we rely on the money from our camps, classes, memberships and activities. If the cancelation is too close to the start of an event, there is no chance to fill that spot and all the supplies, space needs, and personnel have already been paid for. There also can not be a partial session. The full session must be paid for, even if there are pre-existing conflicts in a schedule.

The Fab Lab is a makerspace with lots of tools and machines which can be dangerous if not handled correctly. Students will need to wear closed-toed shoes, have a hair tie if they have hair longer than shoulder length, and be conscious of their behavior (rough play, running, and bullying behavior is not tolerated for safety and wellbeing of everyone). If there is a child on the spectrum who usually needs a paraeducator, the parents or guardians MUST provide a para for our program as well. We are not a part of the school system, and we are not trained as paraeducators, so if there are special needs we will need to know about them beforehand so the details can be worked out. We also must know about any medications needed, allergies, etc. for every student. Students/parents are responsible for drop-off and pick-up to the program. We do not have transportation available, but we are directly on an Iowa City bus route, so travel to the Fab Lab from the Iowa City and Coralville areas can be accomplished with the free bus system.