After the passage of the House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1449-2023 last year, current 8th grade students who are financially eligible for the Free and Reduced Price Lunch program were automatically enrolled in the 21st Century Scholars Program by the state.  The 21st Century Scholarship is an opportunity for students to afford college in Indiana. The 21st Century Scholarship pays up to 100% of tuition at public colleges in Indiana and part of the tuition at private or independent colleges. Students must be an Indiana resident and one of the following: U.S. citizen U.S. national (inclu ..read more

It may seem like there is still plenty of time for high school Seniors and their parents to complete and submit a FAFSA, but this year’s “Better” FAFSA has not been without many growing pains and challenges that could impact your FAFSA. The state deadline for FAFSA submission is April 15.   This year, for the high school class of 2024, completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), or opting out of doing so, is a requirement to graduate.  The 2024-2025 FAFSA form was officially released at the end of December in what the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) call ..read more

Community Conversations with Kendra Lowery As the associate dean for equity and engagement in Teachers College at Ball State University, I have the privilege to converse with people across the community who uplift education in a variety of ways. I am pleased to highlight their stories. Neil Kring On a late October day, I stopped by Neil Kring’s house to talk with him about his community-engaged work on the southside of Muncie. He told me that I could meet him at his garage which “backs up to the back” of Avondale United Methodist Church. Indeed, his garage literally backs up to the church with ..read more

TIMEFRAME: Year Round DEMOGRAPHIC: Teachers COST: FREE Classroom Connections of ECI operates East Central Indiana’s educational resource center for under-resourced pre-K through 12th grade classrooms. We aim to provide essential classroom tools to underserved teachers and students to ensure teachers can teach and learners can learn. Our non-profit donates essential school supplies to several thousand teachers and tens of thousands of children annually. We work diligently with business corporations to acquire classroom supply donations and support programs that capture surplus product ..read more

WHEN: June 19–23, 1:00-4:00 WHERE: Robert Bell Building, Ball State AGE RANGE: Grades 6-12 COST: FREE During this FREE week-long camp, attendees will use math as a tool to explore, to model, and to analyze engaging real-world situations. Investigations will include topics such as, statistics (data collection and analysis), combinatorics (strategic counting), interdisciplinary explorations (e.g., civics and math), community explorations, and more. Campers will be given opportunities to work collaboratively in problem-solving teams as they engage in mathematical processes, conduct field wor ..read more

WHEN: ONLINE:Monday-Friday, June 12-July 7 Or Monday-Friday, July 10–August 4 On-Campus Sunday–Tuesday, June 4–June 13or Sunday–Tuesday, June 18–June 27 WHERE: Online or Ball State Campus AGE RANGE: 14-18 COST: $800 If you are a high school student or know one who has an interest in pursuing interior design at the college level, make plans to attend one of the workshops in 2023! The Youth Interior Design Forum (YIDF) is a workshop open to high school students of any grade level and gives them the opportunity to experience interior design firsthand. We also encourage graduating seniors wh ..read more

CLUB HOURS Monday – Friday: 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM OFFICE HOURS Monday – Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM AGE RANGE: Elementary (kindergarten – 5th grade) Teens (6th – 8th grade) Programs that Work! With after-school tutoring, career development, sports leagues and art classes, our high quality educational programming keeps Muncie youth safe and engaged. CONTACT: MADISON 1710 S. Madison St. Muncie, IN 47302 BULEY 1111 N. Penn St. Muncie, IN 47303 765.282.4461 info@bgcmuncie.org Learn More or Register ..read more

WHEN: June 12-23 (No class on the 19th) 9:00-2:00 WHERE: Foundational Science Business – BSU Campus AGE RANGE: Grades 6-8 COST: Free Students will engage in interactive, real world STEM activities led by BSU staff. CONTACT: Dr. Crystal Morton Dr. Rona Robinson-Hill Learn More or Register ..read more

WHEN: June 12-239:00-12:00 WHERE: Robert Bell – BSU Campus AGE RANGE: Grades 3-12 ​Students learn from experienced and effective classroom teachers. They participate in a creative workshop experience writing stories, poems, and more, focusing on the power of word choice, voice, organization, sentence fluency, organization, and presentation. Students develop their writing skills as they spend time immersed in the writing process and receive personalized feedback through participation in peer response groups, teacher conferences and author’s chair. CONTACT: Indiana Writing Pro ..read more

WHEN: June 5-9 9:00-3:00 WHERE: Robert Bell – BSU Campus AGE RANGE: Grades 6-12 Journalism Camp is an opportunity for upper-elementary through high school students to gain real-life experience working as journalists. Students will gain hands-on experience in reporting, producing newscasts, and creating multimedia content resulting in a physical (and possibly virtual) published newspaper. CONTACT: Indiana Writing Project Learn More or Register ..read more