The NCSS Challenges starts on Monday 15 Feb! The challenge is 5 weeks long and runs twice a year. The Term 1 cycle offers Newbies, Beginner and Intermediate skill level courses. Advanced is only offered in Term 3 (July). For more information on streams, including which programming style they teach and curriculum alignment details, click here.
The Term 1 NCSS Challenge ( and all of the Grok Learning competitions ) is open to all students at schools with full Grok Access..
They are competitions in name but educational courses in nature, with expert tutors available online to help guide students to solutions and encourage them to keep going. The challenge aims to introduce students to coding in an open, informative environment where students are encouraged to ask for help.