Chase Collegiate School hosting Random Hacks of Kindness, Junior

Chase Collegiate School is partnering with Random Hacks of Kindness, Jr. to hold a one-day "hack-a-thon" at Chase Collegiate School on February 27th from 8:30am-3:30pm. The event is free of charge and open to all 4th-8th graders. On that day students will be paired with computer science mentors and local nonprofit representatives to develop a prototype smartphone app for the charity using MIT app inventor (http://appinventor.mit.edy/explore/). Students will learn the basics of app design, as well as the ideation and brainstorming process to build a successful prototype. This program requires NO prior coding knowledge as it is intended as a code-to-learn tool. All students regardless of their computer background are welcome.