Scratchathon For Kids

An international enterprise for inspiring young minds and helping them discover the wonders of programming. Our aim is to raise funds for young women’s education partnering with Thriving Elements” Competition Submissions All the best!

Upcoming Events

Summer 2024 competition

“ We are thrilled to partner with Thriving Elements for the 2024 Scratchathon for Kids Summer Competition. All proceeds will support their fundraiser. This year's theme is "What does STEM mean to you?" and participants can submit original works in any creative medium, accompanied by a brief explanation of how their creation represents the theme. Apply now for a chance to showcase your creativity! “

Competition

Submissions: We are so excited to see what you will come up with, please fill out this form to submit your wonderful games! Thank you for all the time and effort you have dedicated into producing such amazing games! 🙂 If you are in a team, please make sure that only one person submits the form.

Instructional Videos

Instructional videos: Video showing user control sprite Video of creating and switching costume Video for Sprite Rotation Video of collision Video variables and broadcasting (using these techniques to win and lose)

About the competition

Scratchathon Competition

This competition is for students aged 8 to 13 (3rd to 7th grade) and is an introduction to programming. The main purpose of this Scratchathon is to inspire young students to find a passion in programming and develop a skill that will be helpful throughout the rest of their schooling and future careers. We hope to inspire students and introduce them to the wonders of programming through team-building, innovation, and fun interaction!

In this competition, students will be assigned a specific theme that they will use to create a game through the programing language called scratch (https://scratch.mit.edu/) . For more information, please visit the section above titled: “Competition”

We provide free, engaging workshops to help students with producing games as well as instructional videos that explain how to use critical features in scratch.

Registration:

Registration is Free! To register please fill out this form and you should receive an email with a confirmation of your submission.

Registration for competition and workshop closes:

Due – Aug 18th, 2024 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

All Submission of games due:

Due – Aug 18th, 2024 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

Winners will be announced on:

August 25th at 11:59 PST.

Thank you Sponsors: