About the Hackathon
Unleash your creativity and coding skills at our two day hackathon for rising 6th to 12th grade students. Build a game, app, or project based on a surprise theme, and compete solo or in teams of up to three. Spend the weekend designing, coding, and bringing your ideas to life.
Win prizes valued at over $250 and take your skills to the next level through hands on workshops led by experienced mentors. Food will be provided for all participants. Whether you are just getting started or already love coding, this event is designed for you.
Workshops this year include:
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Intro to UI/UX
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Intro to CAD
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Intro to Competitive Programming
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Intro to AI + Google Colab
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Marketing MVP
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Drive Robot Station
Get ready to build, learn, and create something amazing.
Schedule
Code Crush Hackathon
The hackathon is a day long event starting at 9:30 am on Saturday May 23rd to around 5:00 pm on Sunday May 24th. Students have all Saturday and until Sunday 2:00 pm to work on their project, which has to relate to a theme released Saturday morning.
The event entirely takes place at the Brambleton Library
Saturday 5/23
9:30 am - 10:30 am
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The hackathon will kick off at 9:30 AM with an Opening Ceremony, followed by essential Hackathon Info to get everyone oriented. Next, the highly anticipated Theme announcement will set the stage for innovation, leading into dedicated time for Team Brainstorming. Competitors can work in the library with their team and friends between meetings.
Participants will have the opportunity to attend various workshops, including sessions on UI, Tinkercad, AI + Google Colab, Marketing MVP and even a Drive Robot Station. These workshops are designed to enhance skills and provide in-depth knowledge in key areas.
Sunday 5/24
2:00 pm
4:15 pm
All project submissions due online - the submission portal will be open, and you can let us know if you are having any difficulties
The hackathon will conclude at 4:15 PM with the highly anticipated Award Ceremony. During this time, the winning teams will be recognized and celebrated for their innovative projects. All competitors will receive certificates and prizes
Our Mission
We are Metal Magic, a FIRST® Tech Challenge Robotics team run by high school students. Last year, we won a regional qualifier and qualified to District Competition, in which we were ranked the top 10 in DC, Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia. Our goal is to empower STEM learning and create an interest in FIRST® and robotics.
We're hosting this hackathon to ignite a passion for STEM and coding in students of all backgrounds. We believe in providing an exciting platform for participants to explore real-world problem-solving, develop innovative solutions, and connect with their peers. We are hosting bootcamps as well to teach students fundamental concepts in the workforce. We are doing this because we want to empower the next generation of innovators, one line of code at a time.