NYCPS App Design Challenge

Apple is proud to support and uplift the next generation of student developers, creators, and entrepreneurs. The NYC App Design Challenge is a citywide coding competition that gives thousands of students the opportunity to showcase their creativity and build real-world skills that they can take into their careers and beyond!


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Become a coding champion. Join us for the NYC App Design Challenge kickoff to learn more about free resources available to educators to help student developers use Swift to create the next generation of groundbreaking apps.

Prepare students 13 years of age or over to compete in the NYC App Design Challenge. Students will compete in borough-wide App Design Showcases with winners from each borough advancing to the citywide NYC App Design Challenge Showcase at Apple Fifth Avenue.

Borough App Design Showcases will take place in January 2025, and the citywide NYC App Design Challenge Showcase will be in February 2025.

Mac or iPad devices required to participate. Event dates and locations are subject to change. TM and ©2024 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.

School teachers, admins, and librarians should attend one of the kickoff sessions (December 17 or 19) to hear more details on how to get this going at their school.

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January 13, 2025

Dear NYC Educators,

Are you a coding champion participating in the NYC Student App Design Challenge or interested in guiding your students to success in this exciting initiative? We’re here to support you every step of the way.

Join us for office hours on January 13 and January 17, from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM, where you can:

  • Get answers to your questions about the NYC Student App Design Challenge.
  • Learn more about the resources available to prepare students aged 13+ for the Swift Student Challenge.
  • Sign up for online sessions hosted by Apple to help students develop the skills to design apps that address real-world challenges.

Office Hour Details:

  • Dates: Monday, January 13, 2025, & Friday, January 17, 2025
  • Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  • Location: Virtual 

These sessions are a great opportunity to ensure your students are prepared for the borough-wide showcases in late February and the citywide NYC App Design Challenge Showcase at Apple Fifth Avenue in early March.

Sign up for office hours or learn more about the challenge here:

https://appleinc.webex.com/webappng/sites/appleinc/webinar/webinarSeries/register/85a2bb90872f4f5a9e85eb316bee583b

Best Regards,

Mason

January 13, 2025

🏆 We’re excited to announce that submissions for the Swift Student Challenge 2025 will be open February 3-23! And you can take part in an online session hosted by Apple, where you’ll learn more about participating in the Swift Student Challenge, explore properties of great apps with an Apple engineer, pick up tips from a former Challenge winner, and get inspiration for creating your own app playground.

This session is for students and educators.

Sign up for your preferred time here:  http://apple.co/ssc-infosession

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