CEL Kids Hackathon

CEL Kids Hackathon is an annual collaborative coding event for students in grades 5 to grade 9 to help them begin their coding journey and showcase their coding talent. The students would be required to participate in pairs. Children would be given a problem statement aligned to UN Sustainable Development Goals for which they have to create a project on Scratch if they have access to a computer or Pocket Code if they have access to Smartphone. They will submit the project to us along with a concept note to be reviewed by our expert panel.

Schools or parents can register their children in pairs. The top 6 winners would receive prize money, goodies and certificates worth INR 15000. However, all children would get a certificate with feedback after the successful submission of their application along with concept notes. The purpose of CEL Kids Hackathon is to ensure that kids experience the evolution from being a consumer to the creator of technology.

Reach in Past 2 Editions

Students

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Schools

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Cities

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Benefits of CEL Kids Hackathon

Build 21st Century Skills

Build creativity, problem solving, collaboration and perseverance in kids promoting 21st century skills which will help in academics now as well as in future in professional life.

Get Expert Feedback

Each entry receives expert feedback to help kids be confident of their strength and areas to grow which motivates them to code to solve more problems.

Win Cash Prizes & Recognition

Winners get recognition, cash prizes and cool goodies. The work of all participants is recognized with certificates and celebrated with goodies.

Evaluation Criteria

Relevance & Purpose

The project created should be aimed towards a purpose which is relevant to you and your surroundings. Also, it should be aligned to the problem statement of CEL Kids Hackathon 2020.

Computational Concepts

It means how well the integration of computational concepts defined by MIT Media Labs have been done. The seven concepts for computation like sequence, event, loops, parallelism, conditionals, operators and data.

Design

It means completeness to achieve the task, aesthetics to appeal to the user and simplicity to use the project.

Collaboration

It means how the responsibilities are shared amongst the pair and their ability to sort out their differences and move towards a goal.

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Winners 2024

CEL Number: CEL20240002
Name of participant 1: Bhuvneshwari Vishwakarma
Grade of participant 1: 8
Name of Participant 2: Manoti Tumrachi
Grade of participant 2: 9
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL20240007
Name of participant 1: Narendra Parte
Grade of participant 1: 7
Name of Participant 2: Ankit Dhurwey
Grade of participant 2: 7
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL20240042
Name of participant 1:Vaanya Bhadauria
Grade of participant 1: 4
Name of Participant 2: Kaira Modi
Grade of participant 2: 4
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Video Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL20240001
Name of participant 1: Rajeshwari Dhumaste
Grade of participant 1: 9
Name of Participant 2: Manoti Parste
Grade of participant 2: 9
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note: Here

CEL Number: CEL20240006
Name of participant 1: Ria Deepak Ladha
Grade of participant 1: 7
Name of Participant 2: Diya Sanghi
Grade of participant 2: 7
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note: Here

CEL Number: CEL202400014
Name of participant 1: Omtej Ulhas Tari
Grade of participant 1: 9
Name of Participant 2: Janu Ghadigaonkar
Grade of participant 2: 9
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note: Here

Winners 2023

CEL Number: CEL230801
Name of participant 1: Akhilesh
Grade of participant 1: 8
Name of Participant 2: Sahil
Grade of participant 2: 8
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL230104
Name of participant 1:Abhishek Maravi
Grade of participant 1: 8
Name of Participant 2: Arvind Tekam
Grade of participant 2: 9
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL2309
Name of participant 1: Ria Deepak Ladha
Grade of participant 1: 5
Name of Participant 2: Diya Sanghi
Grade of participant 2: 5
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Video Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL2317
Name of participant 1: Prateek Guntupalli
Grade of participant 1: 6
Name of Participant 2: Devesh Sarkar
Grade of participant 2: 7
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note: Here

CEL Number: CEL2312
Name of participant 1: Ananya Goteti
Grade of participant 1: 5
Name of Participant 2: Onella Mehndiratta
Grade of participant 2: 5
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note: Here

CEL Number: CEL2303
Name of participant 1: Rudraunsh Amey Bhide
Grade of participant 1: 6
Name of Participant 2: Rajasi Vikrant Oak
Grade of participant 2: 6
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note: Here

Winners 2022

CEL Number: CEL2203
Name of participant 1: Aadya Raval
Grade of participant 1: 7
Name of Participant 2: Rudraunsh Bhide
Grade of participant 2: 5
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL2204
Name of participant 1: Md Rehan Ahmad
Grade of participant 1: 9
Name of Participant 2: Mrinmoy Haldar
Grade of participant 2: 9
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL220106
Name of participant 1: Sumit Dhurvey
Grade of participant 1: 9
Name of Participant 2: Shivraj Maravi
Grade of participant 2: 8
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL220103
Name of participant 1: Arvind Tekam
Grade of participant 1: 8
Name of Participant 2: Warkade
Grade of participant 2: 9
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note: Here

CEL Number: CEL220104
Name of participant 1: Ganesh Uikey
Grade of participant 1: 9
Name of Participant 2: Shivansh Warkade
Grade of participant 2: 9
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note: Here

CEL Number: CEL220102
Name of participant 1: Devendra Dhurvey
Grade of participant 1: 9
Name of Participant 2: Pradeep Marko
Grade of participant 2: 9
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note: Here

Winners 2021

CEL Number: CEL211404
Name of participant 1: Ansh Gandhi
Grade of participant 1: 5
Name of Participant 2: Reyansh Sudhir
Grade of participant 2: 5
School Name: Orchids International School Thane
City: Thane
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL2138
Name of participant 1: Jaivant Cherukuri
Grade of participant 1: 5
Name of Participant 2: Kanishka Chaudhary
Grade of participant 2: 7
City: Prayagraj
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL2113
Name of participant 1: Aadya Raval
Grade of participant 1: 6
Name of Participant 2: Urvee Kolhe
Grade of participant 2: 7
City: Pune
Scratch Project Link:Here
Concept Note Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL2108
Name of participant 1: Aditya Bahl
Grade of participant 1: 5
Name of Participant 2: Mouli Kalra
Grade of participant 2: 6
City: Faridabad
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL210802
Name of participant 1: Samir Khatri
Grade of participant 1: 7
Name of Participant 2: Mansimar Singh Pujwal
Grade of participant 2: 6
School Name: Orchids International School, Kurla
City: Mumbai
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL2117
Name of participant 1: Juveriya Juned Shaikh
Grade of participant 1: 7
Name of Participant 2: Hajra Ziyad Rangoonwala
Grade of participant 2: 9
City:Ahmedabad
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Link: Here

Winners 2020

CEL Number: CEL202327
Name of participant 1: VRUSHAB.G.M
Grade of participant 1: 8
Name of Participant 2: UDIT.H
Grade of participant 2: 8
Entry Format: School
City: Bangalore
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL2009
Name of participant 1: Veda Anand
Grade of participant 1: 5
Name of Participant 2: Aadya Raval
Grade of participant 2: 5
Entry Format: Independent
City: Pune
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL2004
Name of participant 1: Govind Kumar
Grade of participant 1: 6
Name of Participant 2: Abhinav Ghosh
Grade of participant 2: 7
Entry Format: Independent
City: Bangalore
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Video Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL2001
Name of participant 1: Shreyas J S
Grade of participant 1: 5
Name of Participant 2: Srishti J S
Grade of participant 2: 5
Entry Format: Independent
City: Chennai
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note: Here

Number: CEL200501
Name of participant 1: Parshva Tatiya
Grade of participant 1: 8
Name of Participant 2: Parshva Samdadiya
Grade of participant 2: 8
Entry Format: School
School Name: Techphiles
City: Nashik
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note: Here

CEL Number: CEL201013
Name of participant 1: Shaawanah
Grade of participant 1: 7
Name of Participant 2: Bushra
Grade of participant 2: 7
Entry Format: School
School Name: Shama Madrasa School
City: Ahmedabad
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note: Here

Winners 2019

CEL Number: CEL1906
Name of participant 1: Rahul Maru
Grade of participant 1: 5
Name of Participant 2: Ved Sinha
Grade of participant 2: 5
City: Bangalore and Pune
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL190605
Name of participant 1: Parshva Tatiya
Grade of participant 1: 5
Name of Participant 2: Parshva Samdadiya
Grade of participant 2: 7
City: Nashik
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL193701
Name of participant 1: Utkarsh Patil
Grade of participant 1: 6
Name of Participant 2: Rudra Singh
Grade of participant 2: 7
City: Navi Mumbai
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL193801
Name of participant 1: Kush Hariani
Grade of participant 1: 5
Name of Participant 2: Riyaa Joshi
Grade of participant 2: 6
City: Mumbai
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL194610
Name of participant 1: Udit H.
Grade of participant 1: 7
Name of Participant 2: Gaurav K.
Grade of participant 2: 6
School Name: Orchids International School, Kurla
City: Bangalore
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Link: Here

CEL Number: CEL190508
Name of participant 1: Solanki Tarun Karshanbhai
Grade of participant 1: 7
Name of Participant 2: Jadav Nirav Maganbhai
Grade of participant 2: 9
City: Ahmedabad
Scratch Project Link: Here
Concept Note Link: Here

Really Rewarding for all Our Students!!!

Working with CEL has been really rewarding for all our students. We have seen them grow in confidence, develop an interest in coding, and become more open to trying out different ideas. Irfan’s work has been coordinated, clear, and of high quality. We are hoping to work with CEL for many years to come so that we can give all our students a chance to learn coding and use it to problem solve.

Delighted to have CEL!

We have been delighted to have Irfan conduct the coding classes for Riverside students. Besides the discipline he brings to his planning, its his gentleness and patience that truly makes each session meaningful. His curriculum is not just content – but also compassion- that is what makes Irfan special

A fun experience to gauge the first hand latent coding talent!!

It was a fun experience to gauge the first hand latent talent of many young kids. It was an opportunity to provide constructive feedback to kids and contribute my experience to build CEL’s knowledge base.

Program is designed keeping the needs of students in mind!

IThe CEL coding program has been designed really well keeping the context and the needs of the students in mind. In the era of websites and apps, CEL program gives students an opportunity to develop basic understanding of how coding is done and prepares them to make a better decision in the future. The students enjoyed the entire period of the program and parents asked for more sessions of coding for their children.