October 27 - November 7, 2025
Learnathon
Tracks: Web Dev, Game Dev, AI, Product Management, Prompt Engineering
Tracks: Web Dev, Game Dev, AI, Product Management, Prompt Engineering
Learnathon Schedule
Monday(10/27) : Web Development (HTML + CSS Basics): NohoHacks staff introduce HTML and CSS using Replit, walking students through how code builds the websites they see every day..
Tuesday(10/28): Practice Project: Students create a personalized profile page, customizing colors, text, and layout to make it their own.
Wednesday(10/29) : Game Development: A professional game developer explains core concepts in game dev, such as character movement and scoring, and how coding brings games to life.
Thursday(10/30): practice game dev: Students build their own simple games, customize mechanics, and share them with peers to test and play.
Friday(10/31): No session! (Halloween)
Monday(11/3): Artificial Intelligence: Get hands-on with Google’s Teachable Machine and learn how AI recognizes patterns
Tuesday(11/4): Practice AI: Train a mini AI model, test it with classmates, and see how it performs.
Wednesday(11/5): Product Management: Students learn how product managers turn ideas into real apps, breaking down a popular app into user problems and features. Explore how apps are designed by breaking down real examples..
Thursday(11/6): Practice Product Management: : In teams, students brainstorm an original app idea, create a 1-slide pitch in Canva or Google Slides, and present it for feedback from a professional.
Friday(11/7)- Prompt Engineering + Team Formation Day: NohoHacks staff explain how writing specific prompts produces better results with AI tools like ChatGPT. Students compare vague vs. detailed prompts, then complete a small project using prompt engineering to solve a real-world problem.