A great way to improve your coding skills is by participating in competitive programming and coding challenges.

 

Codingal, the #1 coding platform for kids in asoociation with Maverik Ventures brings you Code Spark, an app development competition designed to inspire, motivate and engage Grade 1-8 students to learn to code.

 

The objective is to enable students and bring their ideas to life through code. Let your imagination take wings and turn your ideas into reality to win some amazing prizes.

 

Code Spark is an online free competition in which students are required to develop games, animation, app or a website. The students can participate as a team (maximum member is 2)

 

Important Date & Time

Project Submission Date & Time: Aug 23, 2021, by 12 AM

 

The competition is divided into two groups:

 

Junior Group (Grade 1-4)

 

Theme: Nature Game

 

Project: Create a game using nature as a background. Use sprites like animals, birds, trees, or anything you like to create the nature game.

Platform: Use any block-based platform such as Scratch.

 

Theme: My Friend & I

 

Project: Imagine a conversation between you and your friend. Build an app or a game showing a conversation between you two.

Platform: Use any block-based platform such as Scratch.

 

 

Middle Group (Grade 5-8)

 

Theme: Organ of the Human Body

 

Project: Do you know that there are about 78 organs in the human body? Choose any five organs of the human body and build an innovative app or website that shows the functions, importance, and other information about the organs.

Platform: Use any block-based platform or text-based application.

 

Theme: Seven Wonders of the World

 

Project: Take us on a trip to the seven wonders of the world. Get creative and build an innovative app or a website that contains useful information about seven wonders.

Platform: Use any block-based platform or text-based application.

How to register for the competition?

 

1. Click on the "Start Now" button.
2. Input your mobile number.
3. Enter the information in the registration form.
4. Verify your mobile number through the OTP received on SMS.
5. Click on the "Submit" button. You are registered for the competition.

 

How to Submit your Project?

 

1. Once you have registered and finished your project, Go to the "Code Spark" page on the Codingal website.
2. Click "Start now" and input your mobile number & OTP number received on SMS
3. Click on "Submit Project" and fill in the below information:

 

• Select your Group* (Junior/Middle)
• Select your Theme* 
• Project Name*  (Any name of your choice for your project)
• Development Platform* (Eg- Scratch, Thunkable, Repl, etc.)
• Project Description* (Tell us something about your project)
• Project Link (Share the Link of your project)
• Upload Project File (Only If Applicable)
• Upload zip file of screenshots/images of the app/website (Only If Applicable - and it should not be more than 50 MB)
• Upload zip file of screenshots/images of source code of the app/website (Only If Applicable - and it should not be more than 50 MB)

 

       4. Click "Submit" & you are done.

Q: How many participants can form a team for a competition?

A: Two participants

 

Q: Do both the participants need to register for the competition?

A: Yes. Both participants should register with their respective individual details.

 

Q: What is the registration process for both participants?

A: Participant 1 will register for <com first and will choose the best buddy and share the WhatsApp text and mail sent with the buddy. The buddy will click on the shared link and register for the competition and join as participant 2. Later, both participants form a team.

 

Q: Do both participants receive prizes and merchandise?

A: Yes, the prizes and merchandise will be distributed to both the participants.

 

Q: How many projects can be submitted by a team?

A: One project