Put your child's coding skills to the test by competing with students across the nation for prizes & glory.
Good luck to all of our participants!
Stay tuned for Results.
Choose a League
We allow contestants to compete across two leagues:
Junior (8-11 years)
Schedule:
- Round 1: kicks off on the **27th of November 2021 @ 2 PM** We will discuss information about Code-A-Thon, give an overview and answer any queries. Students will be given a program which they have to submit by **3rd of December 2021 @ 7:00 PM** Late entries won't be accepted.
- Round 2: kicks off on the **4th of December 2021 @ 2 PM** Prepare for a live demonstration of your Round One project over Zoom. All those who complete and submit will be moved to enter Round 3. Those who do not submit will be withdrawn. A topic to create a simulation of natural human conversation will be given to submit by December 17th by 7:00 pm. Late entries won't be accepted.
- Round 3: kicks off on the **18th of December 2021 @ 2 PM** Prepare for a live demonstration of your Round Two project over Zoom.
Declaration of Results by **8th January 2022 @ 2 PM** 3 Winners will be notified by message and receive $50, $40, and $30 Amazon gift cards. Every participant who reaches Round 3 and presents will get a participation certificate.gree
Senior (Ages 12 - 16 )
Schedule:
- Round: 1 kicks off on the **28th of November 2021 @ 2 PM** We will discuss information about Code-A-Thon, give an overview and answer any queries. Students will be given a program which they have to submit by **4th of December 2021 @ 7:00 PM** Late entries won't be accepted.
- Round 2: kicks off on the **5th of December 2021 @ 2 PM** Prepare for a live demonstration of your Round One project over Zoom. All those who complete and submit will be moved to enter Round 3. Those who do not submit will be withdrawn. A topic to create a simulation of natural human conversation will be given to submit by December 18th by 7:00 pm. Late entries won't be accepted.
- Round 3: kicks off on the **19th of December 2021 @ 2 PM** Prepare for a live demonstration of your Round Two project over Zoom.
Declaration of Results by **9th January 2022 @ 2 PM** 3 Winners will be notified by message and receive $50, $40, and $30 Amazon gift cards. Every participant who reaches Round 3 and presents will get a participation certificate.
Prizes
Each league will have three winning teams:
1ST PLACE : GOLD
Certificates for each contestant in the winning team $50 Amazon gift card for each 1st place.
2ND PLACE : SILVER
Certificates for each contestant in the winning team $40 Amazon gift card for 2nd place.
3RD PLACE : BRONZE
Certificates for each contestant in the winning team $30 Amazon gift card for 3rd place
All contestants who submit a project will receive a certificate of participation.
REGISTER NOWBasic Rules
We allow contestants to compete across two leagues:
TEAM SIZE
One to Two contestants
1 PROJECT PER CONTESTANT
Contestants cannot submit a team project and a solo project
HONOR CODE
Adults (instructors, parents, etc.) can help contestants debug, but the majority of the work must be done by the contestants
CONTESTANT AGE LIMIT
Ages 7 - 16 only
US RESIDENTS ONLY
All contestants must reside in one of the 50 US states
NO COPYRIGHT MATERIAL
Photos, music, text, video, and other mediums
Please look at the Official Rules for our complete list of rules, and our FAQ section below for further questions.
Next Steps
After you have successfully registered your child for the hackathon, you will receive an email with the following:
Confirmation for Sign Up
Once Confirmed - Email with meeting Id to attend the 1st Webinar.
For further questions, please look at the FAQ section or email us at info@younggates.com.
FAQ
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Yes, this competition is 100% online. The contestant can work on their project at any place and time as long as your child has access to a computer and an internet connection.
Nothing! There is no registration fee.
On average, contestants are putting in 5-10 hours to complete their projects.
Yes, the coding experience is a recommendation and not a requirement. However, this hackathon will not provide any tutorials or teaching materials. If your child would like to learn how to code, please check out Young Gates curriculum.
We recommend parents/Students to register the contestants to appropriate age category
NO Teams. Individual participation this year
Unfortunately, each contestant can only work on and submit one project.
Judges will look at the stated criteria when judging. But remember that the main purpose of the hackathon is to learn, meet friends, grow as a coder and have fun! We’re all at different levels as coders. If you don’t know how to do something, try to learn it and ask questions. Don’t worry if you don’t use everything in your project. Have fun!
Harassment-Free Policy: Coding Lab does not tolerate any form of harassment or bullying. We are all here to have fun, learn some new coding, and connect with new friends. Please be respectful of all your follow coders and staff. We reserve the right to ban any patriciates who engage in any form of harassment.
Please only use images, graphics, or any other material that you and your child have the legal right to use. We encourage students to draw their own images or use images available to use in Scratch.
Unfortunately, no. We will only reveal the winning teams and their projects for each category and will not reveal further details on the individual team's evaluations.
Unfortunately, we do not accept any late projects. All projects must be submitted by the project submission deadline.
Yes. We do allow, but discourage, the use of template code. In your child's presentation video and code, you must cite the source of the code to have your child's project be eligible for judging. If your child's project resembles identical code to other projects without correct sourcing, it will be ineligible to win.
For questions not listed here, please feel free to reach out to info@younggates.com.
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