## Clubs discovering the joy of code.

Hack Clubs typically meet for 1 hour each week in high schools, makerspaces, community centers, churches, and any other venue where teenagers can gather. As a club leader, you get members (mostly beginners) started on something to learn/create, then members work at their own pace, building websites, apps, & games, and presenting them at the end.

### Inside a High School Coding Club

1. **A group of teens, many beginners, gather to start coding.** The leader (that’s you!) presents for a few minutes, getting the group started building something new.

2. **Everyone gets hacking, individually.** Not hacking bank accounts, but rather being creative and [making something awesome](/content/ship/index.html).

3. **To end, everyone demos their work.** As a leader, you’re cultivating a community of makers. Each member showing off their work builds momentum & motivation.

### Go beyond club meetings.

Hack Clubs attend and run [hackathons](/content/hackathons/index.html) like [Daydream](https://daydream.hackclub.com/) & [Scrapyard](https://scrapyard.hackclub.com/), take part in year long programs like [Blueprint](https://blueprint.hackclub.com/), and compete in events like the [Congressional App Challenge](http://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/). The hack’s the limit.

### By the students, for the students.

Learning to code is like gaining a superpower — turning you from a consumer of technology into a creator. It shouldn’t be taught like a class — it should be a creative, inclusive space. To foster this environment, every Hack Club is student-led & members make self-directed projects.

### Chat with thousands of club leaders

In our [Slack community](https://slack.hackclub.com/), you’ll be invited to a space for Hack Club leaders to ask questions & chat, share projects, & attend weekly live events.

### Tools to hack on

We build tools, such as [Sprig](https://sprig.hackclub.com/), that your members can use to make projects with in meetings! Build more of them with us in our [Slack community](https://slack.hackclub.com/).

### Meeting content

Come prepared to every meeting with over 100 [workshops](https://workshops.hackclub.com/) (3 years’ worth!) and 19 [Jams](https://jams.hackclub.com/) that guide your club members through making fun, creative projects.

### A nonprofit fund

Use our 501(c)(3) status and a restricted fund with [HCB](/content/fiscal-sponsorship/index.html) to fundraise, accept donations, and buy things!

### Weekly events

From [Lock-in calls](https://events.hackclub.com/) to [AMAs](/content/amas/index.html) to [weirder events](https://twitter.com/hackclub/status/1300494921997193217?s=21), the Slack community has live events for leaders & members alike every week.

### A basket of free tools

We're always building new tools for leaders, such as the [Leaders Portal](https://leaders.hackclub.com/)! A place to manage your club! We've also got free subscriptions to Brilliant Premium, Code Crafters, and more for running a great computer science club.

### Free Zoom Pro

24/7 access to Zoom Pro enabled meeting rooms for your club (that means no time limit).

### Existing clubs welcome

When established Computer Science clubs join, they get all the Hack Club benefits: Zoom Pro, stickers, our Slack community, [workshops](https://workshops.hackclub.com/), the works. They’re welcome to use the “Hack Club” name or keep their existing one.

## Come for the skills, stay for the people.

Communication and planning for our open source projects happen in the Slack. Coding is often seen as an isolating activity. Plenty of groups exist for kids who are interested in sports, theater, or chess, but the stereotype of a programmer is a person who sits alone in a dark room. **It doesn't have to be this way**—in the Hack Club Slack (Discord-style online groupchat), you'll find a group of 103,897+ fabulous people to talk to, active at all hours.

## Apply today to start your club.

It’s all-online, free, & takes under an hour. We’ll help from there!

1. [**Application**](https://apply.hackclub.com/) - Start by telling us about your club & who’s leading it.
2. **School approval** - Get approval from your school to start your club.
3. **First meeting** - Schedule your club’s first meeting & get going!