All aboard The Hacker Zephyr! A hackathon on a train, from sea to shining sea.
Don’t run your coding club alone.Make it a Hack Club.
Hack Club is a nonprofit network of high school coding clubs and makers around the world. Applications are now open.
Apply nowThe rundown
High school clubs for creative coding.
Hack Clubs at high schools meet weekly (this year, via Zoom), typically for 1.5hrs after school. As a club leader, you get members (mostly beginners) started on something to learn/create, then members work at their own pace, building websites, apps, & games, and presenting them at the end.
A group of students—many beginners—gather to start coding.The leader (that’s you!) presents for a few minutes, getting the group started building something new.
2Everyone gets hacking, individually. Not hacking bank accounts—being creative & making something awesome with code.
3To end, everyone demos their work.As a leader, you’re cultivating a community of makers. Each member showing off their work builds momentum & motivation.
Go beyond club meetings.
Hack Clubs attend and run hackathons like Windy City Hacks & Hack the Fog, run summer programs like Hack Camp, and compete in events like the Congressional App Challenge. The hack’s the limit.
~ Philosophy ~
By the students, for the students.
Learning to code is uniquely like gaining a superpower—turning you from a consumer of technology into a creator. So it shouldn’t be taught like a class—it should be a creative, inclusive space. To foster this environment, every Hack Club is student-led & members make self-directed projects.
Our philosophy →Hit the ground running
Get your club going & growingwith Hack Club.
Free Zoom Pro
24/7 access to Zoom Pro enabled meeting rooms for your club (that means no time limit).
Curriculum
Come prepared to every meeting with over 100 workshops (3 years’ worth!) that guide your club members through making fun, creative projects.
A comprehensive leader guide
Need help getting started? Watch real club leaders run meetings, and learn how to run them in your own club, with Hack Club Meetings.
Talk to 100s of club leaders
In our Slack community of 10k+ teen hackers, you’ll join a private space for Hack Club leaders to ask questions & chat, share projects, & attend weekly live events.
A basket of free tools
Free subscriptions to Notion Pro, Figma Pro, repl.it and more for running a great club.
A nonprofit bank account
Use our 501(c)(3) status (US-only) and a club bank account with Hack Club Bank. Fundraise, accept donations, buy things!
Weekly events
From Hack Night to AMAs to weirder events, the Slack community has live events for leaders & members alike every week.
Next steps
Apply today to start your club.
It’s all-online, free, & takes under an hour. We’ll help from there!
1. Application
Start by telling us about your club & who’s leading it.
2. Onboarding call
Hop on a quick Zoom with someone from Hack Club HQ.
3. First meeting
Schedule your club’s first meeting & get going!