Cultures & Codes 2025

An international Scratch competition celebrating culture through the power of code.

PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES

KENYA

USA

CHINA

GERMANY

INDIA

EGYPT

SOUTH AFRICA

NIGERIA

About the Competition

"Cultures & Codes" invites students from across the globe to express their cultural heritage, personal stories, and traditions through Scratch coding. Through interactive storytelling, students will merge technology with culture.

Objectives

■Foster cultural preservation and digital creativity.
■Promote global awareness and storytelling through code.
■Offer an inclusive platform for young coders to showcase their skills and culture.

Who can participate?

■Students aged 10–16 years.
■Schools may submit up to 5 teams (1–3 students per team).
■Open to schools from: India, China, Germany, USA, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, and Egypt. (Other countries can participate with an extra fee of $20)

Theme:

"Cultures & Codes: Bridging Traditions with Technology."

Key dates

■Registration Deadline: June 25, 2025
■Submission Deadline: July 10, 2025
■Winners Announcement: July 20, 2025

Submission guidelines

■Projects must be built using MIT Scratch (scratch.mit.edu).
■Must include an introduction ( in the project) about the cultural story.
■You can make an animation, an interactive story, a game, or a combination of any of the latter
■Deadline: July 10, 2025
■Submit via google form link sent to email after registration