Online Coding Challenge

WHEN:

Coming soon

Online Workshop and Prize Presentation:
Date TBC
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

WHERE:
Online Workshop via Google Meet

PARTICIPATION FEES:

$35 AUD

AGE GROUP:

8-15 years-old boys and girls. Adults are welcome to participate too!

Register Interest for next Challenge

Join our Online Coding Challenge! It's open to everyone, whether you're new to coding or have some experience. Each week, we'll give you a fun coding project with helpful video tutorials and tips to complete it. Finish your project on time to earn points and win one of three prizes. We'll also have a face-to-face coding workshop and celebration at the end. It's a great way to improve self-learning and have fun with coding!


Level: Beginner / No previous experience is required
Programming Language: Python
Age: 8-15 years old, Adults are welcome to join too

Coding Challenge Projects:
  •   13th Oct - Challenge 1
  •   20th Oct - Challenge 2
  •   27th Oct - Challenge 3
  •   3rd Nov - Challenge 4
  •   10th Nov - Challenge 5
  •   17th Nov - Challenge 6
  •   24th Nov - Challenge 7
  •   1st Dec - Challenge 8
  •   8th Dec - Challenge 9
  •   15th Dec - Online Workshop
Learn More

Coding Challenge Rules:
Participation Cost:
  • To participate in the challenge, there is a registration fee of $35.
  • The cost of the challenge will be allocated towards covering the final prizes and preparation for the in-person workshop.
  • Minimum Participants:
  • The challenge will commence only if there are at least 4 participants.
  • Audience and Experience:
  • The coding challenge is open to everyone, regardless of their previous coding experience.
  • The primary focus is on self-education and skill development.
  • Challenge Structure:
  • The challenge spans 9 weeks and includes one in-person coding workshop in week 10, followed by a prize presentation and celebration.
  • Weekly Challenges:
  • Every Friday, participants will receive a coding challenge.
  • A video will be provided explaining the challenge, its requirements, and essential programming concepts to assist in building the project.
  • Submission Deadline:
  • Participants have one week to complete each project.
  • Projects must be submitted by 8:30 am on the following Friday.
  • All projects must be done in the Trinket online coding editor.
  • Participants are required to share the Trinket URL when submitting their projects.
  • Points:
  • Participants earn 5 points for each properly working submitted project.
  • Participants earn 3 points if project is partially completed or has minor errors
  • Additional Points:
  • Additional points can be earned for creativity beyond the project description (+1 point) and for code quality (e.g., clean code, achieving the same result with fewer lines of code, +1 point).
  • Submitting before deadline also received +1 point
  • The first person to submit a project within the week also receives an extra +1 point.
  • Late Submissions:
  • Projects can be submitted anytime before 15th December
  • No additional points will be awarded for creativity or code quality for late submissions.
  • Winner Selection:
  • The winner will be determined by the participant who submits all 9 projects and accumulates the most points.
  • Prizes:

    Prizes will be awarded in the following manner:

    • 1st place: $50 gift card
    • 2nd place: $30 gift card
    • 3rd place: $20 gift card
    Progress Board:
  • A progress board will be maintained, updated weekly, to display each participant's projects and the number of points received.
  • This board will help track participants' progress throughout the challenge.
  • Questions and Assistance:
  • Participants can send up to 2 questions per project.
  • For each additional question beyond this limit, 0.5 points will be deducted from their total score.
  • Clarifications will be provided by pointing out mistakes or areas to focus on, rather than direct answers.
  • Refund policy:

    Coding Zone reserves the right to cancel the event in case of insufficient participants. A full refund will be provided if the event is cancelled by Coding Zone. However, no refund will be available within 3 days before the event start date or once the Coding Challenge has already begun.