Coolest Projects 2025

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-Coolest Projects is the world's leading technology fair for young people. This year for the fifth time in Africa!
+Coolest Projects is the world's leading technology fair for young people. 2024 was the fifth time in Africa!
+
+# Update:
+
+The 2024 event was a huge success with over 200 participants, these are some videos from the 2024 event.
+
+Coolest Projects in Cape Town: 
+[![video of Coolest Projects Cape Town from 2024](assets/images/coolestprojects-youtube-2024.png
+)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u8qAqq2yvI)
+
+
+Coolest Projects in East London: 
+[![video of Coolest Projects East London from 2024](assets/images/coolestprojects-youtube-2024-EL.png
+)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m9smNosxnY)
 
 # When? 
 ## 11:00am on Saturday the 9th of November 2024
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 # How do I enter?
 
-Register here: 
-[Coolest Projects 2024 South Africa Entry Form](https://forms.gle/N4jmz7swTnH4TVN46)
+REGISTRATIONS CLOSED, look out for next year's event.
 
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 # Who can enter Coolest Projects?
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 # How do I take part?
 
 Register here: 
-[Coolest Projects 2024 South Africa Entry Form](https://forms.gle/N4jmz7swTnH4TVN46)
+REGISTRATIONS CLOSED, look out for next year's event.
 
 ## In Person
 Simply bring yourself and your project to the event!

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+title: Coolest Projects South Africa 2025
+date: 2025-09-15 11:00:00
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+Coolest Projects is the world's leading technology fair for young people. This year for the sixth time in Africa!
+
+# What?
+
+It's a showcase, like a science fair, for young people to show all the cool things they've been making.
+
+For a better idea, here's some videos from 2024.
+
+Coolest Projects in Cape Town: 
+[![video of Coolest Projects Cape Town from 2024](assets/images/coolestprojects-youtube-2024.png
+)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u8qAqq2yvI)
+
+
+Coolest Projects in East London: 
+[![video of Coolest Projects East London from 2024](assets/images/coolestprojects-youtube-2024-EL.png
+)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m9smNosxnY)
+
+
+# When? 
+
+## Saturday the 15th of November 2025
+
+Save the date!
+
+# Where? 
+
+Cape Town, East London, Durban (maybe more, TBC)
+
+<!--more-->
+
+## Western Cape: Cape Town
+
+New Faculty of Education Building at the university of the Western Cape. 
+
+Maps and directions:
+<iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3310.225765320111!2d18.6294541!3d-33.935320999999995!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x1dcc5162ea54a869%3A0x193af72751c7a9e3!2sFaculty%20of%20Education!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sza!4v1730995566686!5m2!1sen!2sza" width="600" height="450" style="border:0;" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe>
+[New Faculty of Education Building, UWC](https://maps.app.goo.gl/4kyTgtHgk7bzbKKb7)
+
+## KZN: Durban
+
+Blue Roof in Durban.
+
+Maps and directions:
+<iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3457.396829089573!2d30.9837!3d-29.939262299999996!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x1ef7ac02e9202971%3A0xda1f39c7fb36f658!2sThe%20Blue%20Roof%20Life%20Space!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sza!4v1730995753413!5m2!1sen!2sza" width="600" height="450" style="border:0;" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe>
+[Blue Roof, the Bluff](https://maps.app.goo.gl/FkTmnHq23H3cUMxLA)
+178 Austerville Drive, Wentworth, Durban
+
+## EC: East London:
+
+Mandle Makupula Education Leadership Institute in East London. 
+
+Maps and directions:
+<iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d3433.4220495285226!2d27.926852935335567!3d-32.99321769385759!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x1e671e2b819c439d%3A0x14511516d72e3db1!2sEducation%20Leadership%20Institute!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sza!4v1730995868151!5m2!1sen!2sza" width="600" height="450" style="border:0;" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe>
+[MMELI](https://maps.app.goo.gl/CjogSkSVUaP1s46d6)
+Epsom Rd, Stirling, East London
+
+# How do I enter?
+
+Register here: 
+
+[Link coming soon...]()
+
+# Who can enter Coolest Projects?
+ * any young person up to the age of 18 (or still in school)
+ * from any coding background whether part of a Coder Dojo, Code Club, or school society, learnt with mom/dad/aunty/etc, self-taught
+ * living and learning in South Africa!
+
+# Why enter?
+ * Certificates: Everyone submitting a valid project will get a certificate
+ * Show-casing your talent: you'll show off what SA talent can do!
+ * Swag: prizes and give-aways!
+
+# What sort of projects?
+Lots! 
+
+This isn't supposed to be a totally new project (although it can be), it can be anything you might have created this year that you would like to share. Whether the work of an hour or a hundred hours, all projects are cool and welcome :)
+
+Entries can be in one of the following categories:
+ * visual programming: projects made in scratch, blockly
+ * web: a page or site made in HTML, CSS and optionally javascript
+ * games: a game you coded on any platform
+ * hardware: projects involving robotics and/or electronics
+ * mobile apps: a mobile app project
+
+# How do I take part?
+
+Register here: 
+[Link coming soon...]()
+
+## In Person
+Simply bring yourself and your project to the event!
+
+The in-person event will be held in Cape Town, Durban and East London on the morning of Saturday 15 November 2025.
+ * 10:00 Project exhibitors arrive and set up at their desks
+ * 11:00 Open to public / friends / judging starts
+ * 13:00 Ceremony, judges awards
+
+The event is open to the public to come and see the coolest projects!
+
+ * Closing date for registration: Please try register to let us know you're coming ASAP, ideally before 1 Nov, but we will accept late registrations unless the venues are full.
+ * Event date: 15 November 2025
+
+# About Coolest Projects
+
+Coolest Projects is an initiative of the [Raspberry Pi Foundation](https://www.raspberrypi.org/) brought to South Africa by Coder:LevelUp, a South African non-profit focused on growing coding & coders in South Africa and Africa. 
+
+We're looking forward to announcing more sponsors soon, please get in touch if you'd like to sponsor! 
+
+## Contact details
+For most things, mail to coolestprojects@coderlevelup.org
+or for urgent contact, whatsapp/phone :David on +27 82 829 7212 or Anelisa 079 115 0597