A hackathon is an event where people who are interested in technology come together to build and share ideas. You don’t need to have any experience as long as you have an interest in technology! It’s a great opportunity to meet new people from different schools, get coding experience by building something practical, and possibly win some prizes. Most importantly, we hope our participants have fun!

The International Youth Coders Summit is an online event, from November 13 to November 20, from 4 – 7 PM every day. On the final day on November 20, students will have time from 9 AM to 1 PM to work on their projects and prepare for their presentations.

For our online participants, all instructions, team meetings and communications will take place online via Discord. You will work with your team to create an idea and build it with code. Mentors will be active on Discord if you have any questions.

Full details here: https://www.worldcodingclub.org/world-youth-coders-hackathon-2021/

Registration for this Hackathon has closed. 

Anyone is welcome to join from participating schools.

Participation is open to teams of 3-5 people as well as to individuals.

If you have a group you want to participate with, there will be a section on the form to add their names. 

We hope to have groups of 3-5 people in order to encourage collaboration and teamwork. 

If you are in a group of 2, we may assign additional members to your group.

If you are not in a group and want to be, we will randomly assign you to a group prior to the start of the Hackathon.

If you do not want to be randomly assigned to a group, you are allowed to participate as an individual. Please note that individual projects will be judged on the same criteria as group projects.

Yes, you are allowed to join a group at another school. Prior to the start of the Hackathon we may assign you to a group if you are still without a group.

Please note that if your group mixes students from different category levels, your group will be judged based on the higher category. For example, if your group has both middle and high schoolers, your project will be judged in the High School category.

Yes, you are allowed to change teammates up until November 13 by filling out the Registration Change form. 

Groups must have a max of 5 and a minimum of 3 members. We strongly recommend you have at least 3 people in your team due to the amount of effort required.

All you need is a laptop or computer and a stable internet connection.

Don’t worry if you don’t know how to code!

We will hold free lessons prior to the Hackathon on October 16, October 23, October 30, November 6th , for 9-10 AM for all beginners, or 10-11:30 for intermediate coders.

All teams will also have access to mentors consisting of experienced corporate engineers and Tokyo Coding Club instructors via the Discord.

Discord is a free group-chat application. It is easy to use via web browser, desktop application, or mobile app.

Like all group-chat applications, there is a potential safety risk of encountering inappropriate links, languages, and people, particularly when joining public channels. However, as long as you only accept friend requests from people you know, join group chats that you know are safe, and/or take cautions to not share your personal information, Discord can be used safely. All chats in the Hackathon Discord server will also be monitored by Tokyo Coding Club staff. 

Yes, we love volunteers! Please send an email to [email protected] for more information.