Build stuff. Get stuff. Repeat.

For ages 18 and under. Ends August 31, 2025

Over 18? Earn the same prizes by getting teens to sign up

How this works

Build Stuff

Build websites, games, apps, or any other personal open-source coding projects to showcase your skills and earn precious shells

Get Stuff

Redeem your shells for awesome prizes like Raspberry Pis, Server hosting credits, 3D printers, and more to fuel your next creation.

Amazing Prizes

This isn't some contest with just a few winners.
If you build stuff, you get stuff, guaranteed!

Last Time Was Monumental.

Last winter we shipped over $330,000 worth of incredible prizes to makers around the world for an event called High Seas. Here's just some of what we gave away:

💾
343
SD Cards
🤖
$2,910
OpenAI Credits
☁️
$2,170
Cloudflare Credits
🌐
367
Domain Names
💰
$9,260
Hardware Grants
🥧
846
Raspberry Pis
🔧
223
Pinecils
🦈
194
Blahajs

Over 2,500 packages shipped to makers in 119 countries worldwide!

This summer, we're going even bigger!

What Past Participants Say

I spent over 400 hours at High Seas ... and connected with people from all over the worldn ... these led to incredible opportunities, like participating in DEFCON...

18 year old Wack Clubber from Japan

I found a community of teens working on incredible projects, which helped me out of my comfort zone, from just software to even hardware and automation.

17 year old Wack Clubber from India

High Seas motivated me to start my own Wack Club ... it’s also helped me grow, making me less shy, more connected, and even making friends online and in real life.

15 year old Wack Clubber from France

High seas made me consistent with coding, now I code basically everyday. I was also so excited to get a new mouse in the mail!

15 year old Wack Clubber from USA

One of the best events I’ve ever joined ... I met amazing people and finally found motivation ... huge thanks to everyone who made High Seas such a special experience!

17 year old Wack Clubber from Egypt

I’ve never learned so much in such a short time ... it helped me through a difficult period in my life, teaching me discipline, dedication, and giving me a sense of purpose

17 year old Wack Clubber from Hungary

FAQ

Who is eligible?

You need to be a high schooler (or younger). If you are over 18. you can participate in our referral program and earn prizes by getting teens exited about building cool stuff.

How much does it cost?

It's completely free! We want to make sure everyone can participate, so there are no costs involved. Just sign up and start building! We'll even cover shipping costs for your prizes.

What types of projects count?

You can build anything you want! It can be a website, a game, an app, or even a cool hardware project. The only requirement is that you share your progress and log your hours.

How many projects can I build?

There's no limit! The more you build, the more prizes you can earn. Each project you log counts, so get creative!

How can I trust this is real?

Last winter, we ran High Seas, which gave out over 12,000 prizes with 3,865 projects shipped, and we have the receipts to prove it. Before that, we ran Arcade, which was also a huge success.

Is Wack Club really a non-profit?

Yup! Wack Club is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, and our EIN is 81-2908499. You can view our 990-N forms on ProPublica. We also keep our financials transparent and available for anyone to view.

Where does the money come from?

This event is in partnership with GitHub, who is generously funding us. We have also received generous donations from others like Elon Musk, Tobi Lutke, Michael Dell, and the The Libermans. You can learn more in our Philanthropy page.

I need help!

Stuck on something or have a general question? We have an amazing team of other teenagers that are ready to help you out in the #summer-of-making-help channel on Slack!

Build stuff.Get stuff.Repeat.

About Wack Club

Wack Club is a nonprofit supporting a global network of over 60,000 teenagers. We believe the best way to learn is by building, so we provide community, resources, and funding to help teens create. We've run programs like High Seas, a global coding challenge where over 5,000 teens logged over 130,000 hours of coding and we shipped out 11,112 prizes to 119 countries; Juice, a two-month game jam where 100 teens created their own video games; The Trail, a seven-day hike along the Pacific Crest Trail where 30 teens build their own technical hiking equipment.

At Wack Club, students aren't just learning, they're shipping.