Participants must be female-identifying or gender non-binary students in 3rd-12th grade who reside in the United States or the District of Columbia.

Write a computer program to generate a self-portrait using, but not limited to, Processing.js or p5.js, and provide a working link to view both the artwork and the code (e.g. Khan Academy, CodeHS, p5.js, Code.org).

⌛ 2024 Theme: “CodeYourSelf™: The Time Traveler“

Imagine you are a time traveler who has journeyed back to a specific era or decade in time or forward to your imagination’s view of a future time. Your task is to code a self-portrait that reflects the essence and spirit of that time. Choose an era or decade that fascinates you and resonates with you.

Along with your self-portrait, provide a brief artist’s statement explaining your choice of era and the inspiration behind your work. Share your thoughts on the connection between the chosen era and your personal identity. This is your chance to showcase your creativity, coding skills, and storytelling abilities in the world of time travel!

•  Entry must include a self-portrait to qualify (i.e. a depiction of the artist/coder that includes the face, head, and shoulders).
• All design elements MUST be coded. No gifs, jpgs, pngs, images from an image library (e.g. Sprites from Scratch’s sprite library), or other graphic files can be part of your portrait. The inclusion of any of these non-coded elements in your entry will lead to disqualification.
• Portrait must pull inspiration from this year’s theme (students can explain connection to theme in write up).
• Each entry must include a clear photograph of the participant.
• Only one CodeYourSelf™ submission is allowed per entrant.
• Each entry must provide parent/guardian or teacher consent and contact information (if under 18 years old).

CodeYourSelf™ 2024 will consist of two separate competitions: a national U.S. competition for students across the country (will also include South Florida entries) and a regional competition that will ONLY be for South Florida residents (Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe Counties).

National Competition 

• All submissions will be viewed by a panel of judges who will identify the top 10 finalists per Grade Division (Elementary, Middle, and High) using a judging rubric.
• The remaining 7 finalists, per grade division, will be recognized at Code/Art Fest and have their project printed in the CodeYourSelf™ book.

South Florida Regional Competition: “People’s Choice” voting 

• For each grade division, the top 10 entries (determined by judging panel) will be exhibited at Code/Art Fest for the final in-person voting round.
• This final round will determine the 1st place regional winner per grade division.

•  Teachers! Access our easy-to-teach lesson plans by registering to our Hub.
• Use our Excel template for easy submission of multiple student projects
• Submit 20+ student projects (made by female students) and receive a FREE t-shirt
• The top elementary, middle school and high school teacher – those with the most student submissions – will each win a $100 cash prize and be recognized during the Code/Art Fest awards ceremony.

• Submission Deadline – Feb. 2, 2024 @ 11:59pm
• Judging Period – Feb. 5 – Mar. 8, 2024
• Winners Announced at Code/Art Fest – Mar. 16, 2024