Now in its
11th year, Kid U/College for Kids and
Teens has long been a
popular choice for kids and parents
in the Twin Cities metropolitan area
and East Central Minnesota. The program
is sponsored by Anoka-Ramsey’s
Continuing Education and Customized
Training Division.
Kid U is designed to provide preschool,
elementary, middle and high school
students with opportunities for learning
successes in a college environment.
The courses and programs ignite imaginations,
expand knowledge and make learning
fun. Courses offer a wide variety of
innovative hands-on learning in subjects
not ordinarily taught in traditional
school curriculum, including visual
arts, computer technology, performing
arts, science, cultures and languages,
math and problem solving, culinary
arts, law, and literature.
“We want to offer kids an opportunity
to have a positive, fun college experience
at an early age,” says LeAnn
Snidarich, Kid U Program Director. “The
earlier they can see that college is
desirable and attainable, the more
likely it is that they’ll complete
high school and go on to college.”
2005 Schedule
Classes are scheduled Monday to Thursday
and range in length from one and
one half to three hours long. Costs
for individual courses range from
$35 to $150.
Coon Rapids Campus
Session 1: July 11 - July 14,
Session 2: July 18 - July 21
Session 3: July 25 - July 28, 2005
Cambridge Campus
Session: August 1 - 4
Scholarships
As in the past, Star Power scholarships
for boys and girls and Become a Star
scholarships for girls will be made
available for students wanting to
take the Coon Rapids Campus science
classes. Funded entirely by local
firm Medtronic, Inc., the scholarships
are offered to students who qualify
for free or reduced lunch programs
during the regular school year. Star
Power scholarships will be granted
to a maximum of $190 per student
or $380 per family. The Become a
STAR scholarships will be granted
to a maximum of $100 per student.
On the Cambridge Campus, scholarships
funded entirely by private donations
will be made available in $50 increments
for any courses being held in Cambridge.
To be eligible, students must have
qualified for free or reduced lunch
programs during the regular school
year. Application information can be
found in the KidU/College for Kids
and Teens Course Schedule. Scholarship
applications will be reviewed on a
first-come first-served basis by an
Anoka-Ramsey Scholarship Committee.
For more information or a complete
schedule about Kid U/College for Kids,
contact LeAnn Snidarich, Program Director,
at 763-422-3375 or visit www.anokaramsey.edu/continuingEd/kidu.cfm
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