Discover ways you empower your students with learner resources made just for them including the Student Developer Pack, the Campus Experts program and how they can build a tech community though our partnerships with Hack Club, MLH and Codedex.
The first thing we recommend students do is get verified through GitHub Education. Once verified, they'll have access to student benefits including the Student Developer Pack, a GitHub Pro badge and Copilot Pro.
- GitHub Education for students (Docs)
- GitHub Student Developer Pack
- Student Developer Pack Application FAQs & Common Rejection Reasons
Coding resources for students
- Games on GitHub: A list of open source games and game-related projects that can be found on GitHub - old school text adventures, educational games, 8-bit platform games, browser-based games, indie games, GameJam projects, add-ons/maps/hacks/plugins for commercial games, libraries, frameworks, engines, you name it.
- From Code.org: Explore activities for ages 5-11 including Hour of Code, Minecraft projects and more.
- From Code.org: Explore learning for ages 11+ including Hour of Code, coding labs and more.
Hackathons on your campus
GitHub Campus Experts are student leaders that strive to build diverse and inclusive spaces to learn skills, share their experiences, and build projects together. GitHub Campus Experts can be found across the globe leading in-person and online conferences, meetups, and hackathons, and maintaining open-source projects.
GitHub Education partners with a number of learning focused companies and organizations to support student developers starting their journeys in tech. Explore a few of our partners and how they empower students through coding challenges, hackathons, workshops and other virtual and in-person events around the world.
Major League Hacking (MLH) is the official student hackathon league. Each year, we power over 300 weekend-long invention competitions that inspire innovation, cultivate communities and teach computer science skills to more than 500,000 developers around the world.
Hack Club is a worldwide community of high school hackers. By the students, for the students. We partner with Hack Club to support the next generation of developers all over the world.
- Request free posters for your classroom here.
- Learn how students can start a Hack Club at their school.
- Find inspiration for coding jams, projects and tech workshops for teens.
Microsoft Learn Student Hub Dive into the world of AI with our comprehensive resources and use your creativity and passion to dream up an imaginary destination, then prompt Copilot to create and refine writings and visuals to tell its story. Grow as student founder or tech leader, explore cutting-edge Microsoft AI technology, and develop technical skills that align with your interests and aspirations.
- Microsoft student ambassadors Students can join global community of students who are passionate about building AI-driven solutions with Microsoft technology. Accelerate innovation and grow the skills you need to have greater impact in the projects and communities that matter to you. Student Ambassadors complete activities and make contributions to the community in order to progress through milestones and unlock additional benefits.
Codédex is a learn-to-code platform for Gen Z with courses in Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Git & GitHub, Command Line, and more. Students and teachers alike are welcome to start their coding journey with Codédex. Be sure to check out their community space featuring monthly challenges, workshops, hackathons, campus tours and more.