Code Savvy

Help Minnesota Students Build Something Real

At Code Savvy, students don't just learn to code. They identify real problems in their communities, build a business plan, test their ideas, and pitch to a panel of judges, all before they graduate high school.

This year, Technovation Minnesota teams built apps to help seniors get support from volunteers, help swimmers check local water safety, and help people manage food allergies. Some kids realize they love the coding. Others realize they love the pitch, the strategy, or the business plan. Code Savvy gives them the room to find out.

"Coding is for everyone, including and especially women." — Technovation participant, 12th grade

Every summer, our Innovate For Good hackathons bring students together for a single, hands-on day of building with micro:bits, real programmable hardware that lets kids go from an idea to a working device in just a few hours. At our hackathons, students have built projects like an emergency communicator and a Lego jukebox with micro:bit animations designed to promote mental health, called Magic of Music. One student who wasn't sure coding was for her going in said afterward, "I feel just as confident in coding after today, though now I have some hardware to use for real life coding applications."

Your gift keeps that experience going.

$20 puts a micro:bit in one student's hands.
$200 equips a full classroom for a teacher.
$400 covers an entire class of 20.

And through Give to the Max Day, every gift is matched dollar for dollar, up to $10,000, so your impact goes twice as far! 

Even better, if your employer offers a matching gift program, your donation could go even further, up to triple your impact when combined with today's Give to the Max Day match. Check with your HR or benefits team to see if your company matches.

Give today!