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Students should have been placed in Tracks and grouped into Teams by now. Refer to

Grouping kids into Teams and Tracks

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Role of Tutors

Each tutor will be assigned 2 or 3 teams for which they will be responsible throughout the challenge. They are expected to:

• Help the team pick a suitable challenge (especially for Track A)
• Encourage teams and assist with debugging without giving the solution away
• Suggest additional features or improvements for the team’s project
• Keep track of each team's progress using the established mark scheme.
• Award their group prizes at the end of the hackathon
• Optionally nominate standout teams for the main award.

Ice Breaker

With each of the 2 or 3 teams assigned to them, tutors should run a short ice breaker activity during the early hours of the hackathon. This helps build comfort among teammates and with the tutor who will be supporting them throughout the day. Establishing these relationships early is essential for establishing positive team dynamics.

Ice Breaker Activities

Job Roles & Rotation

To ensure participation and teach collaboration, teams should have assigned roles that students should rotate through every 20 minutes.

Use a simplified pair programming model:

• Driver – Does the actual coding.