Champlain Code Quest is Champlain College's semi-annual hackathon — a one-day creative sprint where students from all levels come together to build innovative tech projects. Whether you’re into web apps, AI, or hardware, this is your chance to turn ideas into reality, meet like-minded peers, and learn from industry mentors.

No experience? No problem. We’ll have workshops, mentors, and plenty of free snacks to keep your ideas flowing. Work solo or in teams of up to four — by the end of the day, you’ll have something real to show off, new friends, and maybe even a trophy.

🗓️ Schedule — Saturday, February 28th, 2025

Time Event
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Opening Ceremony
8:30 AM – 6:00 PM Coding Time
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch Break
6:00 PM Submition Deadline
6:15 PM – 7:30 PM Judging
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM Closing Ceremony & Awards

 

Requirements

What to Build

Your challenge is to design and build a project that improves student life.

Think about the everyday realities students face — managing coursework, staying organized, balancing social life, budgeting, commuting, maintaining health, or finding opportunities on campus. What tool, system, or innovation could make student life easier, smarter, or more connected?

Your project can fall into any domain — productivity, AI, communication, health, finance, entertainment, or social impact — as long as it meaningfully enhances the student experience.

You are encouraged (but not required) to integrate external APIs to extend your project’s capabilities and connect it to real-world data.

Whether your solution is simple and focused or technically ambitious, the goal is the same: build something that genuinely makes student life better.

What to Submit

  1. Project Title & Description — a clear summary of what you built and why.

  2. GitHub Repository — containing your code and setup instructions.

 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$CAD 450 in prizes
Best API Integration
$CAD 200 in cash
1 winner

200$ split between team members
Given in the form of an Amazon gift card

Most Creative Project
$CAD 150 in cash
1 winner

150$ split between team members
Given in the form of an Amazon gift card

Best Beginner Project
$CAD 100 in cash
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Anvar

Anvar

Yi Ran Li

Yi Ran Li

Catherine Zhu

Catherine Zhu

Christine Gerard

Christine Gerard

Judging Criteria

  • Creativity and Innovation
  • Functionality/Prototype Quality
  • Theme Relevance
  • Presentation and Pitch
  • Impact and Relevance

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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