Mandoulides Schools have organized the very successful educational program “Mandoulides Computer Hackathlon” since 2012. The idea is simple and at the same time impressive. Each student will have to “break” secret codes and navigate from level to level on our specially designed websites.
To achieve this, he/she has to solve mathematical and other kinds of puzzles, look for information, process diagrams, explore maps, and so on. In Hackathlon, therefore, students play by learning and learn by playing!
For all the above reasons, during the current school year, the program expands and becomes an International Student Competition with the participation of public and private Greek and international schools. The competition is open to students of 4th up until 9th Grade, it is carried out under the auspices and support of Microsoft.
HOW WILL THE COMPETITION TAKE PLACE?
- 1st Phase: February, 15 – 28
The students can play anytime, anywhere they wish. They have to navigate through 50 different levels within 1 hour and are allowed to perform up to three attempts. The attempt with the best performance is the one that will be the ticket to the final.
- 2nd Phase: Saturday, March 18
Students have to go to certified test centers and again navigate through 50 different levels within 1 hour.
From each class:
- The 100 students who had the best performance in the 1st phase will compete.
- The top 3 students with the highest performance will be awarded.
WHAT KIND OF PUZZLES ARE THEY?
The puzzles are general knowledge and cover all subjects taught in each class. Special IT knowledge is not required, except for basic skills (navigation through websites, using search engines etc.). In both phases the students will be able to use the available computer tools (information search on the internet, calculator, etc.)
WHAT WILL BE THE LANGUAGE OF THE COMPETETION?
The competition is international and to encourage the participation of schools from abroad, the language of the competition is English. Nevertheless, in all the questions there will also be a Greek translation which will automatically appear on the player’s screen.
WHAT WILL THE WINNERS WIN?
In addition to the three prizes that the first three students will share, Microsoft Hellas and the other partners – sponsors of the competition will offer generous gifts. You can obtain information about them from the competition website.
The presentation of the awards to the winners will take place at a special ceremony to be held at Mandoulides Schools in June.
HOW CAN I REGISTER?
You have to visit the registration page by clicking here.
You will need to fill in your details as well as a username and password. With the details of this account, which is strictly personal, you will be able to enter both the first and the final phase of the competition.