Seasonal Activities

College Now, in partnership with the City of Cleveland, supports student growth and development through the College & Career Exploration program. The College & Career Exploration program focuses on helping increase students’ awareness of the college going process and the opportunities available to them, so that they can create their best-fit post-secondary plans.

This program is available to students in grades 6 - 12 grade and will be offered for 5 weeks.  The College Now Instructors facilitate each student’s college & career research and exploration to ensure strategic and tactile postsecondary access and financial planning; instructors also provide both ACT and SAT General Overviews and Strategy Overviews as well as registration assistance for those who request it. The sessions are facilitated two times per week, giving students the opportunity to engage, ask questions, and map out future potential opportunities.

Each day, food and drink is provided to all participants, usually pizza! Students who attend the program are eligible to attend an all-expense-paid College Now College & Career Exposure trip.

Note: this is contingent upon travel restrictions due to COVID19.

In this one-week program, K-8 participants will engage in multiple hands-on activities related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Activities are designed to encourage creativity and self-efficacy. Rotating family pass is available at each NRRC.

Youth and young adults ages 16 and up will be afforded job and career readiness training, assistance with job placement and coaching support; plus job retention and career advancement coaching services with possible opportunities for work experience or technical training. Job readiness workshops will be two weeks in length; 3 hours per day for a total of 30 hours of training. Staff will be available from 11:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. for drop-in individual counseling and support on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

This is a 10-week research-based certification program that is approved by the state of Ohio’s State Board of Career colleges and Schools.

The Phlebotomy program is divided into 3 components:  Didactic research-based coursework (3 weeks), Clinical Training (4 weeks), and Internship (3 weeks).  Internships are hosted by the American Red Cross and Cleveland Clinic.  Upon completion of the program participants will be prepared to complete the National Phlebotomy Certification exam.  This certification allows graduates to work at hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, laboratories and other medical facilities.

The Medical Billing and Coding program is divided into 3 components:  Didactic research-based coursework in Medical Billing (3 weeks), Coding coursework and training (4 weeks), and Internship (3 weeks).  Internships are hosted by the Chillicothe clinical Research Resolutions.  Upon completion of the program participants will be prepared to complete the National Billing and Coding Specialist Certification exam.  This certification allows graduates to work at hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, laboratories and other medical facilities.

This introductory program will provide youth in grade 6-12 basic instruction in photography. Participants will learn basic camera operation, lighting and special techniques. Returning participants will go in depth with more advanced techniques and alternative processes for photography.

Youth in grades 3 – 5 will experience fun, educational, hands-on activities that teach the biology of plants and the importance of plants to personal health and the health of our communities. Youth will participate in two field trips and will plant a tree in a local location.

Do you love music? Have you ever put new words to your favorite songs? Have you ever produced a beat to that song? Have you ever danced to that song? If so, this workshop is for you! The final step in your creative music project will be the Dance Jam, where you will come up with dance moves to match your beat’s style and character!

Explore various instruments and pursue one or more through weekly lessons.  Upon successful completion of the seasonal session, youth will be able to keep the instrument used.  A different instrument will be taught each day of the week as below:

Youth may register for one or all of the instruments.