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It's Back! Get Ready for Hackathon 2020
Calling all students in grades 5-12 who love to brainstorm, create and solve problems. Come to Hackathon 2020 and think of ways to Make It Better (you decide what the "it" is). Give it a try!
Make it Better is our Hackathon theme and a call to action: Find a way to make the world a little better—for humanity, yourself, your dog or a random stranger. All you need to do is identify a problem, begin imagining how to solve it, and you're well on your way to hacking. You then have 30 hours to begin to make your idea a reality!
The Prospector Theater—and their employees known as Prospects—may provide inspiration. The Prospector is a first-run movie theater providing meaningful employment to adults with disabilities. In fact, 75% of Prospects identify with a disability. Prospects will present at the start of the Hackathon, sharing how they make the world a little better and where they could use a little help. Hackers will have the option of tackling challenges raised by Prospects or working on their own unrelated ideas. Learn more and register.
Did you know? Hackathon is a portmanteau of the words "hack" and "marathon." Hack is used in a playful, exploratory sense of fusing different technologies to develop innovative solutions. Marathon reflects the big block of time (30 hours in our case) set aside to go the distance with your idea. Sound fun? It is! Please register today.
St. Luke’s School is a secular (non-religious), private school in New Canaan, CT for grades 5 through 12 serving over 35 towns in Connecticut and New York. Our exceptional academics and diverse co-educational community foster students’ intellectual and ethical development and prepare them for top colleges. St. Luke’s Center for Leadership builds the commitment to serve and the confidence to lead.
