Starting a Club

Starting a Club

Everything you need to know to start a Hack Club at your school, from registration to your first meeting.

Clubs Getting Started

Starting a Hack Club

Starting a Hack Club is free, and Hack Club will support you every step of the way. Here’s how to do it:

Requirements

  • You must be a high school student (13 to 18 years old!)
  • That’s it! Really, all you need is the willingness and enthusiasm to lead a club.

Step 1: Register

Go to apply.hackclub.com and fill out the application, it’s that easy!

Step 2: Get Approved

The club operations team will review your application. Most are approved within 24 hours (Mon-Fri). You’ll then have a 30 minute chat with a team member to get to know you!

Step 3: Find Members

  • Put up posters around your school
  • Announce it in classes and the school newsletter
  • Ask friends and classmates

Step 4: Run Your First Meeting

See Running a Meeting for tips. For your first meeting:

  1. Introduce Hack Club (use slides from dozens of slideshows made by other hackclubbers!)
  2. Show a demo of something cool you built
  3. Have everyone do a quick workshops|workshop together
  4. Collect contact info for follow-up

Resources from Hack Club

Hack Club provides:

  • Free Stickers & Posters(is your club based in the US? you can get your posters here)!
  • A slack channel for club leaders where you can get advice, ask for help, and tell us about your club!
  • Access to all Programs|HQ programs
  • And much more…

Tips from Experienced Leaders

“The key is to make your first meeting fun. Show something impressive, then make it easy for beginners to make their first thing.” — Club leader, NYC

“Don’t try to teach everything at once. Pick one project, do it together, celebrate.” — Club leader, SF Bay Area