This coding competition will only be successful if more and more people are aware of it and encourage children to participate in it. You don’t really have to be an educator or a makerspace owner or a principal for spreading the word. Even as an individual you do a lot! You can tell your own kids, siblings, neighbors, neighbors’ kids, and others around you about this one-of-its-kind competition and encourage them to take part in it!
If you ARE an educator or a makerspace owner, you can tell your students about it by organizing workshops or coding boot camps in which you can introduce students to graphical programming, the Sustainable Development Goals, and motivate them to take part in the competition.Coding competitions have grown in popularity in recent years. With more and more online organisations, as well as international corporations such as Microsoft and Google, conducting competitions, we wonder why children should participate in these. Coding competitions are the finest brain workout to practice and succeed in coding, much as examinations and quizzes encourage children to practice and enhance their knowledge.
Coding competitions for kids can be a fun and rewarding way to introduce children to the world of programming. These competitions provide kids with the opportunity to challenge themselves and test their skills in a fun and engaging environment. Kids who participate in coding competitions have the opportunity to explore their creativity, collaborate with others, and gain valuable knowledge that can help them in the future.
The first step for taking part is registration. Go to this LINK and register yourself (or your team).
Step 2 is preparing, i.e. brushing up your coding skills. Everybody can learn to code and we’re here to prove it to you by guiding you through the basics of coding in PictoBlox with three engaging lessons that will help you gather all the knowledge that you require to unlock your full potential and innovate!
The next step, after completing all the lessons, is to choose one or more (maximum 3) Sustainable Development Goals that you wish to address and then make an original innovative project in PictoBlox for achieving them.
Once you’ve made your project, you have to submit it (along with some concept notes and photographs) on the contest portal.
The LAST date for submitting the project is September 20, 2019.
After submitting your project, you can download your digital certificate of participation!
It is mandatory to upload photographs in order to generate and download the certificate.
The results will be announced on September 30, 2019. Till then, keep coding and keep innovating!
The project can be anything: a story, a quiz, or a game. As long as it complies with the rules, is original, unique, and spreads awareness, it will be considered.
10 winners will receive a 100% scholarship
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Runners Up will be awarded partial scholarships of up to 50% to study their chosen subject with Immerse.
Runners Up will be awarded partial scholarships of up to 50% to study their chosen subject with Immerse.
10 winners will receive a 100% scholarship
Check out previous essay competition winners.