{"id":9752,"date":"2017-06-22T10:43:47","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T17:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=9752"},"modified":"2023-10-27T03:57:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T10:57:50","slug":"week-3-summer-code-a-thon-challenge-change-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/week-3-summer-code-a-thon-challenge-change-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 3 Summer Code-A-Thon Challenge: Change the World!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Week 3 Summer Code-A-Thon Challenge: Change the World!<\/h2>\n<p>For Week 3 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/play\/summer\/\">Summer Code-A-Thon<\/a>, we&#8217;re asking kids a question: How are you going to change the world?<\/p>\n<p>Kids can code a project about how they hope to have an impact in their local community or on the whole world. 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