International Scratch Creative Programming Olympiad

INTERNATIONAL SCRATCH CREATIVE PROGRAMMING OLYMPIAD 2026


The 10th International Scratch Creative Programming Olympiad
will start since April-May.

Registration will open on webpages of the national selection stages.

Regulations of the national selection stages 2026.



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Starting 2017 Scratch Olympiad unites participants from all continents. Scratch is a visual event-driven programming environment designed for children and adolescents, while at the same time finding millions of adult fans. Scratch is the door to the world of "big programming" and the Scratch Olympiad brings together the most talented future developers and innovators.

Students from 7 years old and adults from any corner of the planet can become participants in the Scratch Olympiad.

Scratch (scratch.mit.edu) is a free programming environment designed to engage children in creative learning experiences. The International Scratch Creative Programming Olympiad is not affiliated with Scratch or the Scratch Foundation.
Overall statistics
  • 74
    Countries of participants
  • 41
    Countries of national selection stages
  • 25k+
    Participants
of the Scratch Olympiad 2026
Main Points

Nominations
Scratch
Creative programming on Scratch or
RobboScratch.
No equipment required!
  • My world, 7-8 year old
  • My book, 9-10 year old
  • Know-all, 11-12 year old
  • Games, 13-14 year old
  • STREAM-project, 15-18 year old
  • Scratch School, 18 and older
RobboScratch
Сreative programming on RobboScratch using mobile robots ROBBO Robot kit and digital labs ROBBO Lab.
  • Control center
    7-10, 11-14, 15-18 and 18+
  • Mobile robot
    7-10, 11-14, 15-18 and 18+
  • ROBBO team
    7-10, 11-14, 15-18 and 18+
Your Steps

Choose your

nomination

1

Create your project at Scratch or at RobboScratch

2

Test

your project

3

Finalize

your project

4

Submit

your project

5

Get

a confirmation

6

Wait for

the results

7

Get a certificate

and an award

8
National selection stages
Albania
Algeria
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Cuba
Ecuador
Egypt
Georgia
Greece
India
Indonesia
Iran
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Lebanon
Malaysia
Moldova
Morocco
New Zealand
Nigeria
Pakistan
Paraguay
Philippines
Russia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Tunisia
U.S.
Vietnam
Consolidated national selection stage
(Other countries)
to the Scratch Olympiad
Participation in the Scratch Olympiad requires free open-source equipment and selection stage of the Olympiad is absolutely free for everyone. However, you can financially support us in order to allow young people around the world to improve their creative capabilities.

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