Camps and Competitions
Meaningful educational experiences outside of the classroom
Clubs and camps build soft skills like teamwork and communication alongside hands-on experiences.
The National Cyber Cup by CYBER.ORG is a free, jeopardy-style, CTF competition for high school students with a focus on cybersecurity themes and challenges. Participants will encounter a series of challenges designed to stretch their critical thinking skills to their limits, but in a fun way! By exploring reverse engineering, decryption, programming, computer networks and more cybersecurity topics, participants will gain hands-on experience in what cybersecurity professionals do every day.
Capture the Flag competitions are used to train on encryption, hacking, or overall cybersecurity and are also how real-world cybersecurity teams train.
Run a Girls Go CyberStart Club at your school to access free cybersecurity learning resources written and developed by industry professionals.
Robotics competitions allow students to build soft skills like teamwork, communication, and sportsmanship as they gain technical, hands-on experience.
CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Education Program created by the Air Force Association to inspire K-12 students toward careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical to our nation's future.
The GenCyber program provides summer cybersecurity camp experiences for students and teachers at the K-12 level.
CyberUp reimagines how to grow the cybersecurity workforce through high-quality LevelUp Apprenticeships and engages students through PowerUp Cyber Games, a competitive way for middle and high schoolers to gain in-demand skills.