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About the challenge
🌱 CodeSprout Hackathon – August 2025 Edition
CodeSprout Hackathon is a beginner-focused, month-long online coding event for students and first-time developers. Use only vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to build anything you like — no frameworks, no pressure!
Whether you’re solo or in a team, this is your chance to learn by doing, showcase your creativity, and earn a digital certificate to kickstart your dev journey.
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🧠 Theme
Open Innovation – Build whatever inspires you!
(Just stick to HTML, CSS, and JS)
🧑💻 Who Can Join?
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Ages 13+
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High school & college students
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Beginners from any country
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Solo or teams of up to 4
📅 Key Dates (GMT+8)
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Start: August 1, 2025
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End: August 31, 2025 @ 11:59 PM
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Results: September 5, 2025
Let your first lines of code take root.
Join CodeSprout and grow with us! 🌱
Requirements
You can create any kind of web project using only:
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HTML
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CSS
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JavaScript (no frameworks)
Build solo or with a team (up to 4 members).
Your project can be simple or ambitious — the focus is on learning, creativity, and completing something!
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Portfolio or personal website
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Mini games (Tic Tac Toe, Quiz app)
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Study tools (to-do list, flashcards, timers)
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Resume website
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Interactive story or art
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Calculator or converter
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Any creative project using only vanilla code!
Each team or solo participant must submit:
✅ Project Title
✅ Short Project Description (what it does + how you made it)
✅ Live demo link (e.g. GitHub Pages, Netlify, Replit, etc.)
✅ GitHub Repository (public, with your code)
✅ Screenshots or GIFs of your project
✅ Demo video (YouTube or Facebook video or even TikTok video – max 3 mins)
📝 Tip: Make sure your README file in GitHub explains your project clearly.
Prizes
Best Overall Project Certificate
Awarded to the most complete, impressive, and well-presented project.
Criteria: Functionality, creativity, design, effort, and execution.
Most Creative Idea Certificate
Awarded to the most original or unique concept, regardless of how polished it is.
Think: fun games, new tools, quirky ideas.
Best Beginner Build Certificate
Awarded to a project created by a true beginner who demonstrates learning, growth, and effort—even if the project is simple.
Focus: Learning > polish
Best UI/UX Design Certificate
Awarded to the project with the cleanest, most user-friendly interface and styling.
Judged on layout, colors, responsiveness, and visual appeal.
Best Team's Collaboration
Awarded to the team that works well together and presents a well-organized team project.
Bonus points for clear teamwork in the README or demo video.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Jhon Paul Baonil
Junior Web Developer/ College Student and Owner/Organizer of CodeSprout Hack
Alwin Zulueta Tejedor
Computer System Servicing Teacher at Dumanjug National High School
Judging Criteria
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Best Overall Project
Functionality-25% Creativity-20% Design-15% Execution-25% Effort-15% Total 100% -
Most Creative Idea
Originality=35% Fun Factor=25% Imagination=25% Concept Clarity=15% Total=100% -
Best Beginner Build
Learning=35% Functionality=25% Progress=20% Effort=20% Total=100% -
Best UI/UX Design
Layout=25% Usability=25% Responsiveness=25% Aesthetic=25% Total=100% -
Best Team Collaboration
Team Synergy=30% Clear Roles=20% Demo/README=25% Integration=25% Total=100%
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