School of Code - CodeFest!
Come along to the School of Code's CodeFest: Collaborate, Create, and Innovate with fellow Boot Campers!
Welcome to School of Code's - CodeFest! 💻 🤩
This is the second Hackathon of the year, and following the success of Feliz Navi:Hack in Birmingham in January the School of Code team has been busy planning CodeFest alongside our partners - Technology from Sage 😍.
What you need: Laptop & Charger
Be Kind, Be Respectful, Have Fun!
The Agenda
Friday 16th August
9:00 Start - Please make sure you're at the venue ready to go for 9:00!
9:05 - Opening Ceremony, where you'll be put into your teams for the day, and meet your mentors.
9:30 - The Hackathon starts!
13:30 - Lunch 🥯(Provided by SOC - let us know about any dietary requirements if you haven't already)
18:00 - Submission Deadline
18:30 - Live Pitches & Judging
19:00 - Finish
What to expect
Leveraging the skills and knowledge you've acquired from the School of Code, you'll join small teams to tackle exciting challenges. Each team will have a dedicated mentor to guide you and answer any questions throughout the day. Enjoy the creative freedom to innovate and have fun! Plus, with School of Code hiring partners dropping by, it's a fantastic opportunity to showcase why School of Code boot campers are exceptional! 🙌
About the challenges
Working in teams of 3, you'll come up with solutions to the following challenges:
1/ Education 📖 - Given the setting and your hands-on bootcamp experience, we'd like you to create innovative solutions that enhance the educational experience for students and educators. Your application will revolutionise how resources are accessed and utilised, making learning more efficient and engaging for everyone involved.
2/ Empowering Future Careers 🦾 - You are tasked by Joe Trodden with enhancing an AI-powered platform designed to help young people discover and pursue career opportunities in the low-carbon sector (further details provided on the day).
You have creative freedom - work with your mentors to develop ideas, then use your SOC knowledge to build demos to show at the end of the day.
Good Luck and have fun!!!! 🫶
Eligibility Criteria
School of Code Graduates
50 spaces
Fri, Aug 16, 2024 - Mon, Aug 19, 2024
Max team size: 6
In-person
1 Oliver's Yard, 55 City Road, London, EC1Y 1SP
Hosted By
School of Code
School of Code is about opening the opportunity of tech up to everyone. Our free coding bootcamp takes you from 0 to programmer and ready to launch into a career in tech! You’ll be trained in the industry best practices and standards, and we will help you to get a foothold in the tech industry! On top of creating software to solve real-world problems, you’ll receive training to be confident and job-ready.