Welcome to the
HACKER VERSE
The rundown
Clubs discovering the joy of code.
Hack Clubs typically meet for 1.5 hours each week in high schools, makerspaces, community centers, churches, and any other venue where teenagers can gather. As a club leader, you get members (mostly beginners) started on something to learn/create, then members work at their own pace, building websites, apps, & games, and presenting them at the end.
A group of teens, many beginners, gather to start coding.The leader (that’s you!) presents for a few minutes, getting the group started building something new.
2Everyone gets hacking, individually. Not hacking bank accounts, being creative and making something awesome.
3To end, everyone demos their work.As a leader, you’re cultivating a community of makers. Each member showing off their work builds momentum & motivation.
Go beyond club meetings.
Hack Clubs attend and run hackathons like Windy City Hacks & Hack the Fog, run summer programs like Hack Camp, and compete in events like the Congressional App Challenge. The hack’s the limit.
~ The Hackerverse ~
By the students, for the students.
Learning to code is uniquely like gaining a superpower—turning you from a consumer of technology into a creator. So it shouldn’t be taught like a class—it should be a creative, inclusive space. To foster this environment, every Hack Club is student-led & members make self-directed projects.
Our philosophy →Hit the ground running
Get your club going & growingwith Hack Club.
Chats with 100s of club leaders
In our Slack community, you’ll join a private space for Hack Club leaders to ask questions & chat, share projects, & attend weekly live events.
Meeting content
Come prepared to every meeting with over 100 workshops (3 years’ worth!) that guide your club members through making fun, creative projects.
Stickers
Get amazing stickers for marketing your club shipped directly to you & your club members.
A nonprofit bank account
Use our 501(c)(3) status (US-only) and a club bank account with Hack Club Bank. Fundraise, accept donations, buy things!
Weekly events
From Hack Night to AMAs to weirder events, the Slack community has live events for leaders & members alike every week.
A basket of free tools
Free subscriptions to Notion Pro, Figma Pro, repl.it and more for running a great club.
Existing clubs welcome.
When established CS clubs join, they get all the Hack Club benefits: Zoom Pro, stickers, our Slack community, workshops, the works. They’re welcome to use the “Hack Club” name or keep their existing one.
~ The Hack Club Slack ~
Come for the skills,
stay for the people.
Coding is often seen as an isolating activity, whilst one may join a team to play football or a club to play chess, the stereotypical of a programmer is a person along in a dark room. But it doesn't have to be that way, you’ll find some fabulous people to talk to in our global Slack (Discord-style online groupchat) with 11,000+ members, active at all hours. For leaders, you'll be able to connect with other leaders and support one another.
Join our Slack →Next steps
Apply today to start your club.
It’s all-online, free, & takes under an hour. We’ll help from there!
1. Application
Start by telling us about your club & who’s leading it.
2. Onboarding call
Hop on a quick Zoom with someone from Hack Club HQ.
3. First meeting
Schedule your club’s first meeting & get going!