October 2020: World Animals Day
As you may have noticed, Juni’s Hackathons have taken on a new name: Coding Open Challenges! With our focus on hands-on learning and creativity, we have decided to refer to these competitions as Open Challenges to emphasize their goal — applying computer science ideas to an open theme, and presenting your work to a worldwide audience!
This month, our Coding Open Challenge theme was World Animal Day, celebrated on October 4th. Students coded a variety of creative projects, including animal-themed adventure games, trivia challenges, and even a cow farm simulator. Each submission was evaluated on four aspects: code quality, complexity, creativity, and presentation.
New to our Open Challenge events? Learn more about our Coding Open Challenge for kids or register now for an upcoming event!
Announcing our October 2020 Winners
We’re excited to announce the winners of our Explorer, Junior Varsity, and Varsity leagues! Congratulations to all of the participants, and stay tuned for our next Coding Open Challenge.
Explorer League
Team Penguinos
Evan C., Ethan C. & Zachary R.
5th grade
1st Place Team, Explorer League
Evan C., Ethan C. & Zachary R.’s Project:
Team Team TigerSnake
Jasper K. & Kai K.
2nd & 4th grade
2nd Place Team, Explorer League
Jasper K. & Kai K.’s Project:
Team GCODER
Gita S.
3rd grade
3rd Place Team, Explorer League
Gita S.' Project:
Team Yellow Cheese
Laila S. & Sanaa S.
5th grade
Honorable Mention Team, Explorer League
Laila S. & Sanaa S.’ Project:
Junior Varsity League
Team Miniboss
Dominic L.
6th grade
1st Place Team, Junior Varsity League
Dominic L.’s Project:
Team Hollister's HTML Holsteins
Hollister M.
5th grade
2nd Place Team, Junior Varsity League
Hollister M.’s Project:
Team DJ Wang
David W.
6th grade
3rd Place Team, Junior Varsity League
David W.’s Project:
Team AT Team
Alec S. & Teddy D.
7th & 8th grade
Honorable Mention Team, Junior Varsity League
Alec S. & Teddy D.’s Project:
Team VIPs
Samrithi S. & Sruti V.
8th grade
Honorable Mention Team, Junior Varsity League
Samrithi S. & Sruti V.’s Project:
Varsity League
Team Three Musketeers
Angad A., Prabhgun B. & Akalsukh B.
8th grade
1st Place Team, Varsity League
Angad A., Prabhgun B. & Akalsukh B.’s Project:
Team Syntax Error
Ankit W., Monish M. & Pratyush M.
8th grade
2nd Place Team, Varsity League
Ankit W., Monish M. & Pratyush M.’s Project:
Team coolhackerboi
Joshua L.
7th grade
3rd Place Team, Varsity League
Joshua L.’s Project:
What is the Juni Coding Open Challenge?
Open challenges are an invaluable experience for engineers of all backgrounds. They give both advanced and new coders the opportunity to collaborate with others, show off their creative skills, and learn from hands-on experience.
Traditionally, coding competitions are often day-long events limited to college students or adults, and held at physical venues that can be hard for some to attend. Despite all odds, Juni was determined to make the hands-on coding experience accessible for passionate young coders all over the country.
And thus, the Juni Coding Open Challenge was born!
What’s great about our Coding Open Challenge?
- Free to compete
- 100% online - you only need a computer and internet connection!
- Open to various ages, and levels of coding experience
- Win prizes!
Learn more about our Coding Open Challenge for kids or register now for an upcoming event.
Want to know more about coding competitions and hackathons? Check out our blog to learn more about what Hackathons are.
Juni Learning offers coding for for kids to teach computational thinking as well analytical and problem solving skills. Take a look at our award-winning courses and curriculum, or speak with a Juni Advisor by calling (650) 263-4306 or emailing advisors@learnwithjuni.com.
Juni Learning is an award-winning online Computer Science, English & Mathematics academy that offers private and group online courses to students from ages 8–18. We strive to empower students everywhere with passion, creativity, and excitement for hands-on learning.
