A global network of student hackers

Build real things.
Ship them.
Learn together.

Hack Club flag with dinosaur mascot Orpheus

Hack Club is a nonprofit network of high school coding clubs where students build projects, attend hackathons, and grow as makers — all led by students, for students.

Est. 2014 — 20,000+ hackers — 300+ clubs worldwide

01 — What we do

Student-run clubs,
real projects, real impact.

Every Hack Club is run by a student at their school. Members show up, pick something to build, and actually ship it. No busywork. No tests. Just making things that work.


01

Start a Club

Any high schooler can apply to start a Hack Club at their school. Hack Club provides resources, support, and a community of leaders.

02

Build Projects

From websites and games to hardware and open source tools — members build things they actually care about during meetings.

03

Ship and Grow

Finishing and shipping something real is the whole point. Hack Club pushes you beyond tutorials and puts your work into the world.

The best way to learn how to code is to build things that matter to you.

Hack Club — Core philosophy

02 — What we stand for

Made by students,
not for students.

Hack Club is not a class. It is a community built on a few core beliefs about what it means to learn to make things.


A

Maker over consumer

The goal is always to build something — not to passively watch tutorials or copy boilerplate.

B

Transparency

Hack Club is radically open — finances, code, and decisions are shared publicly with the community.

C

Ship early, ship often

Done is better than perfect. Getting something out there — even rough — beats a polished idea that never ships.

D

Inclusive by default

All skill levels welcome. Hack Club is for anyone with curiosity — you do not need experience to show up.

Ready to start building something real?

Join Hack Club