Zaragoza

Children's Hackathon draws nearly 400 students to Etopia

Nearly 400 primary school pupils from ten schools in Zaragoza took part on Thursday and Friday in the fourth Children's Hackathon at Etopia. The activity encourages teamwork to solve challenges through role-sharing, reflection and analysis.
Children's Hackathon draws nearly 400 students to Etopia

This Children's Hackathon is part of the programme of activities for Entrepreneurship Week in Aragón. The participating schools are: Eugenio López y López, Fernando El Católico, Julián Sanz Ibáñez, Maria Inmaculada Claretianas, San Antonio de Padua, SchoolHouse, La Salle Montemolín, Pompiliano and Villa Cruz.

HACKATHON ACTIVITIES

The students develop their problem-solving skills, as well as other abilities such as communication and public speaking. The activity's theme is "Etopia Expedition", in which each crew follows its route on a navigation map with the aim of reaching the port of "Great Ideas".

Organized into groups of explorers, they will face different challenges and discover that each person has something different to contribute. "They will realize that an idea can grow when it is shared, developed with others and given the first steps to make it possible," the organizers said.

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