How to organize an Hour of Code assembly or event

1. Prepare for your event

Determine a venue, date, and time.
Send a letter to your local mayor, member of Congress, governor, or influential business person and invite them to speak. Check out our how-to toolkit when hosting an elected official during an Hour of Code for more info.
Invite media/press. i.e. local news station, newspaper, education/tech bloggers. See our press kit for help.

Kick off your event with one of our inspirational videos.
Give an intro overviewing the importance of computer science, using these stats and infographics.
Other event ideas:
- Invite a local industry leader to discuss his or her work involving computer science.
- Invite a local politician and have students teach him or her how to code.
- Have a group of students demonstrate an unplugged activity.
- Have a group of students teach the principal or a group of teachers how to code.
- If your school already teaches computer science, have students demo projects.

Share pictures of your event on Facebook and Twitter and use the hashtag #HourOfCode.

Event: School-wide Computer Science Education Week kick-off assembly

Date: Oct. 1 (start of Computer Science Education Week)

Time: During the school day. Mid-morning event preferred. Approximately 1 hour.

Location: School assembly hall (e.g. theater, gym, cafeteria)

Time	Action
10:00 - 10:05 am	Open with one of our inspirational videos.
10:05 - 10:15 am	Principal gives an intro overviewing the importance of computer science. Use these stats and infographics.
10:15 - 10:30 am	Special guest to talk about their background and how technology and computer science plays an important role in their everyday lives.
10:30 - 10:40 am	Students do an Hour of Code demo for the school. Fun twist: have them teach the principal, politician, or other students!
10:40 - 11:00 am	Students demo an unplugged activity and how computer science can be taught without using computers.
11:00 - 11:05 am	Teacher who helped bring school-wide event gives closing remarks.