Our Story

Past Events, Lasting Sparks.

Every ProtoSpark program starts with a simple idea: give young people room to explore, build, and discover what excites them. This archive celebrates the students, volunteers, and projects that brought that idea to life.

72learners 2024 · In Person MindSpark Four creative tracks

205coders 2026 · Worldwide Summer Coding Camp Projects from 19+ countries

Event Archive

Where the Spark Began

Two programs, hundreds of curious students, and plenty of ideas turned into something real.

☀️ Summer 2026 · Virtual

Summer Coding Camp

August 3–7, 2026 · Five live sessions

Students learned Scratch fundamentals, practiced computational thinking, and combined their new skills into games, stories, and animations. The week ended with student capstone presentations shared across a global online classroom.

Camp gallery Browse the highlights

The privacy-safe Day Five wrap-up celebration from ProtoSpark Summer Coding Camp 2026 — Camp finale · Celebrating Day Five

A privacy-safe live session showing a student-built Scratch rocket project — Live session · Rocket capstone in progress

A colorful Scratch space game presented during ProtoSpark Summer Coding Camp 2026 — Capstone spotlight · Space Explorer

A live Scratch lesson during ProtoSpark Summer Coding Camp 2026 — Live lesson · Building in Scratch

A Scratch game-design lesson during ProtoSpark Summer Coding Camp 2026 — Live lesson · Game design in action

Scratch code beside a student-built basketball game from ProtoSpark Summer Coding Camp 2026 — Camp highlight · Code meets gameplay

A student-built Scratch rocket project from ProtoSpark Summer Coding Camp 2026 — Capstone spotlight · Rocket launch

A student Scratch project shared during ProtoSpark Summer Coding Camp 2026 — Student studio · An original Scratch build

205registered students

19+countries represented

5days of instruction

1capstone per learner

Scratch foundations Interactive games Live mentor support Project showcase

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Participation totals are based on ProtoSpark's Summer 2026 registration records.

Summer 2024 · Glen Allen, Virginia

MindSpark

July 13–27, 2024 · Saturdays at Twin Hickory Public Library

MindSpark was a free, three-week summer program for children ages 7–12. Through hands-on workshops, students sampled creative and STEM interests, built confidence, practiced teamwork, and searched for the subject that sparked their curiosity.

72young learners

3Saturday sessions

7–12student age range

4learning tracks

Creative writing Public speaking & debate Chess Robotics

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Program dates, ages, location, and curriculum are drawn from the original MindSpark website.

The next chapter starts this winter.

Join five free days of Scratch coding, live support, and creative project building.

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