Congressional App Challenge

The Congressional App Challenge is designed to engage student's creativity and encourage their participation in STEM education fields. Established by Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2013, this competition is a nationwide event that allows middle and high school students from across the country to compete by creating and exhibiting their software application, or "app," for mobile, tablet, or computer devices on a platform of their choice.

This competition is open to all middle and high school students in the 11th Congressional District, regardless of coding experience. We strongly encourage students of all skill levels to participate, enabling them to learn how to create their own apps. Students are encouraged to register online and submit their apps by November 1st.

Can I Participate?

The Challenge is open only to middle and high school students who reside in the Illinois 11th Congressional District or who are eligible to attend public school in that district. Individuals submitting on behalf of teams must meet the eligibility requirements for individual contestants.

To Register

To enter, the student must sign up at https://www.congressionalappchallenge.us during the Competition Submission Period. All entries must be an original in concept, design and execution.

Resources for Students and Teachers

• Code.org
• 36 Resources To Help You Teach Kids Programming
• CodeAcademy.COM self-taught courses in HTML/CSS, Python, Ruby, and PHP
• MIT App Inventor tutorial to develop mobile apps on Android phones.
• Scratch a simple visual programming language
• Alice is used to create 3D animations
• Development Kits:
  • Apple iOS Developer Program
  • Android- Develop for Android
  • Windows Apps