Drop-In Day: Build Your Own Adventure App

Drop-In Day: Build Your Own Adventure App

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Event Notes: OH YES. If your kid is the type who narrates the "Wheel of Doom" at dinner, quotes Ryan Trahan in the carpool line, and has 14 unfinished Mr. Best-style "plans" in the Notes app - pull up a chair. This is the one. One of our founding students dreamed up a 3-state road-trip challenge, helped design the app that runs it, AND open-sourced his code so other kids could remix it. He's raising real money for No Kid Hungry along the way. Sam open-sourced his code. Your kid can build theirs. That's the whole deal. On Drop-In Day, your child picks a cause, designs a trip, and ships a real, live-on-the-internet app - in one 2-hour sprint with our pathway team. Bring snacks. Leave with URL. FORMAT A — IN PERSON Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2026 Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET Where: The Talent School Network Campus · Denver, NC Cost: Free (legitimately, $0, no asterisk) Ages: Grades 4–10 (rising) Cap: 24 kids Parents: Stay, lurk, grab coffee, judge our snack curation — your call FORMAT B — VIRTUAL Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2026 Time: 9:00 – 11:00 AM ET Where: Zoom (link drops 24h before — refresh your inbox like it's a Joyride video) Cost: Free Ages: Grades 4–10 (rising) Cap: 40 kids Pre-mail: A "Wheel of Doom" prompt packet shipped to families who RSVP by July 1. Yes, with stickers. We know our audience. WHAT YOUR KID WILL LEAVE WITH - A published, sharable app (their own Adventure Wheel — chaos optional, encouraged) - A cause they actually picked (we'll spotlight one nominated nonprofit in our journal) - A foundation for a real summer pathway — not a worksheet, not a "fun activity," a thing they made - Bragging rights in the family group chat for approximately 6–8 weeks WHAT TO BRING In person: Laptop or iPad (loaners available — don't stress), a parent phone for testing, hydration like an athlete Virtual: Same + a Zoom-ready device + a willingness to unmute REGISTRATION talentschoolnetwork.com/events/drop-in-day [Eventbrite tags: Social Media, Science & Technology, Class, Training, or Workshop, Creative, Innovation, Appdevelopment, Buildyourown, stem_education, technology_innovation, joyride, dropinday, adventureapp]