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Hacking for Refugees
15 Nov - 09:00 AM
Online
Girls and boys in 4th through 8th grades! Random Hacks of Kindness, Jr. invites you to participate in Hacking for Refugees—a 3-hour virtual coding program.
Participants will hear from Divine Mahoundi, a refugee from the Republic of the Congo, who arrived in the U.S. in 2016. She will share her story of resilience and her decision to be an agent for social change. Participating students will then work in pairs with mentors over Zoom to create a prototype smartphone app that addresses the refugee crisis. Students will use the online APP LAB programming language to create their app prototype.
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Hacking for the Arts
10 Oct - 09:00 AM
Online
Girls and boys (4-8th grade) in Connecticut and beyond! Random Hacks of Kindness Junior invites you to take part in Hacking for the Arts -- a 3-hour virtual hackathon that uses Code.org App Lab and Zoom. RHoK Jr has decided to take the Kids Coding for a Cause Hackathons virtual. The same objective and collaboration that you have come to depend on at RHoK Jr hackathons with a new twist – Zoom Breakout Rooms. Participants will work in groups with a mentor (via a break out room) to create a gaming app using Code.org’s App Lab to address a need of a community nonprofit. All of the work will be done virtually via Zoom. Minimal participation is necessary for a successful event. If you register and then are unable to attend please let Random Hacks of Kindness Jr. know.
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Kids Coding for a Cause at Pine Point School 2020
03 May - 08:30 AM
Stonington, United States
Boys and girls in 4-8th grade are invited to join RHoK Jr at a special one day hackathon at Pine Point School where they will be working with computer science mentors to create technology for social good by helping local charities. Students will work in groups to brainstorm, design and code prototype smartphone apps using MIT’s APP Inventor.
Android devices will be provided for building and testing apps, but you are welcome to bring your own. Participants may also bring their own laptops to work on.
Kids Coding for A Cause @ Pine Point School
03 May - 08:30 AM
Stonington, United States
Girls and Boys, 4-8th grade, are invited to join RHoK Jr at a special one day hackathon at Pine Point School where they will be working with computer science professional, university students and local high school students that will act as computer science mentors to create technology for social good by helping local charities. Android devices will be provided for building and testing apps, but you are welcome to bring your own. Participants may also bring their own laptops to work on.
Girls Coding for A Cause @ Westover School 2020
26 Apr - 08:30 AM
Middlebury, United States
GIRLS in 4-8th grade are invited to join RHoK Jr at a special one day hackathon at Westover School where they will be working with computer science mentors to create technology for social good by helping local charities including:
Android devices will be provided for building and testing apps, but you are welcome to bring your own. Participants may also bring their own laptops to work on.
Please complete the following forms and bring them with you to the event:
Liability Release Form
Photo Release Form (Under 18)
Photo Release Form (Adults)
HackCT Makerspace Hackathon
28 Mar - 08:00 AM
Hartford, United States
Connecticut's makerspaces are joining forces to launch HackCT, a 2-day hackathon event designed to solve problems faced by modern cities!
2020 RHoK Jr & Girl Scouts at Holberton School
29 Feb - 08:30 AM
New Haven, United States
Aspiring techie girls in the 4th to 8th grades in Connecticut! Random Hacks of Kindness Jr invites you to a special one-day hackathon at Holberton School in New Haven. At this event, you will be working with computer science mentors and local nonprofits to design, build, and test an amazing app that helps local charities. You will be provided with an Android device, although you may prefer tobring your own.
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2020 RHoK Jr & Girl Scouts at QU
02 Feb - 08:30 AM
Hamden, United States
Girls 4-8th grade, are invited to join RHoK Jr at a special one day hackathon at Quinnipiac University where they will be working with computer science mentors and local nonprofits to create technology for social good by helping local charities. Android devices will be provided for building and testing apps, but you are welcome to bring your own.
Event Schedule (Subject to Change):
8:30 – 9:00 Check-in, Breakfast, Networking, G-mail set up
9:00 – 9:20 Welcome Presentation & Video
9:20 – 9:30 Teams matched with mentors and organizations
9:30 – 12:00 Brainstorming
12:00 – 12:30 Lunch
12:30 – 3:00 Coding and Packaging
3:00 – 3:30 Presentations & Closing Remarks
3:30 – 4:00 Optional Tour of QU Campus for High School Students