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Technovation Minnesota inspires students to use tech to make a positive impact on their communities. Please join us!

Technovation[MN] inspires and empowers girls to leverage technology to make an impact on their communities. We provide free curriculum, mentor guidance, educational resources, and encouragement for girls ages 10-18. Our Technovation Girls and Amazon’s Alexa Skills Challenge: Life Hacks programs benefit beginner to advanced computer science students, and with the development of business cases and pitches, have attracted and successfully engaged girls who have periphery interest in STEM. We are here to bring technology and entrepreneurial programs to girls to spark interest, build technical and entrepreneurial knowledge, and develop confidence

SINCE 2014:

Over 1500 girls from 55 schools throughout MN have participated in Technovation[MN] and attended our celebratory Appapalooza event in May of each year. We have had many teams advance to the semi-finals of the Technovation global challenge. In 2015 and 2021, we had teams reach the finals, which is a very elite set of teams chosen across thousands of participating teams across as many as 60 countries. You can see our past winners here, https://technovationmn.org/about-us/what-we-do/our-apps/. In addition, our 2015 finalist team participated in the 6th Annual White House Science Fair and we have had several teams win prizes in the Youth Division of the MN Cup competition. We have provided scholarships since 2019 to assist girls on their technology journeys. We are committed to changing the technology workforce pipeline of the future.

16/10/2026

Don’t let the fall chill stop the coding — join us online tomorrow! 🍂💻

Code Savvy is hosting a FREE virtual Code Explorers session this Saturday, October 17 on Zoom. Students ages 8–18 can explore Scratch, Python, web development, and more from the comfort of home, with supportive mentors guiding every step.

🖥️ Virtual — Zoom
🕑 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
🎟️ Free to attend

👉 Register here:
https://buff.ly/pys2EAV

15/10/2026

🚀 Launchapalooza is just over a month away!

Technovation Minnesota’s season kickoff event is coming up fast on Saturday, November 14th, 4:00-6:00 PM, virtual via Zoom.

Students ages 8-18 are invited to find out how the Technovation Challenge works, hear advice from past participants, and get hands-on with the tools used to build an app. No coding experience required!

Save your spot, bring a friend, and start building your team early.

👉 https://buff.ly/VZjKG6H

Technovation Minnesota is proudly powered by Code Savvy 💜

14/10/2026

📢 Next up in our 2026-27 Educator PD Series is Storytelling through Scratch!

On November 19th, discover how coding can support creativity and learning across subject areas as you create interactive stories and animations using Scratch's beginner-friendly block-based programming.

Free to attend, virtual, and no experience required!

Spots are limited, register today: https://buff.ly/oyvYItC

13/10/2026

🙌 Want to help a team of students take their idea all the way to a global competition?
Technovation Minnesota is looking for volunteer mentors for the season ahead.

What you'll do:
-Support a team for an entire season
-Help your team stay on track to complete their project and submit it to the competition
-Help your team find answers to questions and overcome challenges as they come up

No coding or tech experience required! Want to share the load? Find a friend or coworker to mentor with.

Fill out our interest form to get started.
👉 https://buff.ly/UlfC0Md

Technovation Minnesota is proudly powered by Code Savvy 💜

12/10/2026

Happy Monday, teachers! ☀️ Starting the week with a new lesson idea?

Try Plan a Program, a FREE unplugged computer science lesson from Code Savvy for Grades 5-12. 🔌

Before students write a single line of code, they use flowcharts and pseudocode to map out their ideas. Along the way, they explore:
🧩 Algorithms
🔍 Decomposition
🤝 Collaboration

No computers needed, which makes it a great fit for any classroom setup. 🙌

✅ Access the lesson here: https://buff.ly/5SnhmPx

09/10/2026

We are excited to welcome Anaya Twum to the Code Savvy board of directors!

Anaya Twum is a project leader at 3M and a passionate advocate for education, mentorship, and community empowerment. Her commitment to service began in high school, when she volunteered in Bosnia and Croatia to support children affected by war, an experience that shaped her lifelong dedication to creating opportunities for others.

Today, Anaya continues to serve through leadership roles with PMI Minnesota and TeamWomen, championing professional development and women’s empowerment. As a mom of a daughter and a son, she advocates for girls in STEM, especially girls of color, and she believes development is continuous and can happen at any stage of a person’s life.

As a Code Savvy board member, Anaya is excited to help expand access to technology education and empower the next generation of innovators and leaders. Her commitment aligns closely with Code Savvy’s work to close gender, racial, and socioeconomic gaps in computer science education for youth ages 8 to 18.

Welcome, Anaya! We are glad to have you with us as we work to reach more students and mentors across all of our programs!

08/10/2026

⏰ Don't miss it! Launchapalooza, Technovation Minnesota's season kickoff event, is coming up on Saturday, November 14th, 4:00-6:00 PM, virtual via Zoom.
✨ Students ages 8-18 are invited, no coding experience required!

The Technovation Challenge is a global technology entrepreneurship competition for students ages 8 to 18. Teams build an app, develop a business plan, and present to a panel of judges for a chance to win prizes!

Spots are filling up, so sign up today. Bring a friend and start your team early!
👉 https://buff.ly/VZjKG6H

Technovation Minnesota is proudly powered by Code Savvy 💜

07/10/2026

October is in full swing — and so is Code Explorers! 🍂💻

Join Code Savvy on Saturday, October 10 for a FREE, in-person Code Explorers session at the Dayton's Bluff Library in St. Paul. Students ages 8–18 will explore Scratch, Python, web development, and more with supportive mentors guiding the way. No experience needed, just curiosity!

📍 In person — Dayton's Bluff Library, St. Paul
🕑 1:30–2:30 PM
🎟️ Free to attend

👉 Register here:
https://buff.ly/cpZYmbK

06/10/2026

⏳ Our interest list for Technovation Minnesota is filling up!

The Technovation Challenge is a global technology entrepreneurship competition for students ages 8 to 18. This season starts earlier than ever, which means more time to build your team, solve a problem you care about, and get your project ready for a global competition, plus the Minnesota regional pitch event.

Don't wait to get on our radar! Grab a friend and sign up!

👉 https://buff.ly/aic8rju

Technovation Minnesota is proudly powered by Code Savvy 💜

05/10/2026

🎓 Teachers, you know the students who light up when they get to build something instead of just reading about it. This is a global competition made for them.

Technovation Minnesota is a global technology entrepreneurship competition. Students team up, solve a problem in their community, build an app, and submit their project to compete globally. They also get to compete in the Minnesota regional pitch event for a chance to win prizes. No prior coding experience required.

Share our interest form with a student who has an idea, or one who just needs an invitation to try.

👉 https://buff.ly/aic8rju

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