Athena
is a group of programs at Hack Club to empower girls and nonbinary teenagers to code.
From hosting in-person hackathons to virtual workshops, Hack Club is a place to become more technical and immerse yourself in coding.
Our 2025 summit:
This November in New York City, 130 Hack Clubbers from 15 different countries gathered at Civic Hall, Manhattan for our 2025 Athena hackathon, Parthenon.
Learn more about Parthenon
The Athena Award:
In 2025, over 1000 Hack Clubbers started their journey to earn the Athena Award certifcation - in collaboration with MIT, Girls Who Code, and GitHub - by spending 30 hours coding on 3 technical projects.
Verify an Athena Award certification
Our 2024 summit:
Ascend was Hack Club's first-ever Days of Service Summit! Held in Los Angeles, this event brought together 50 girls and non-binary Hack Club members from across the U.S. and internationally for a hackathon hosted at SpaceX, along with a weekend filled with fun and growth. This summit became the largest teenage girl hackathon in the U.S. this year, in partnership with Girls Who Code and Kode with Klossy.
Learn more about Ascend
Events
One-day coding events that help girls and gender minorities write their first lines of code
Stories
Check out the awesome projects and stories from Athena members!
Team
Meet the team behind Athena
Days of Service
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