Kickoff class materials 2026–2027 | Supercomputing Challenge

October 10–11, 2026

Material and forms from Kickoff 2026.

Slides, code, and forms from Kickoff at New Mexico Tech.

Talks from the opening sessions.

Students and adults seated in the Kickoff auditorium

Class slides and code from the weekend.

Students working at desktop computers during a Kickoff class

Python class. Nickolas Bennett, contract-driven development for Schelling’s model of segregation.
NetLogo ecosystem slides. Susan Gibb. NetLogo code.
Carlos Alvarez’s Challenge 101 slides.
Report writing. Jessie Crawford.

Forms and handouts from the teacher workshop.

A small group talking around a table during Kickoff

A few frames from the weekend. The full set is on the Kickoff pictures page.

The full Kickoff group posed in front of the Challenge welcome screen

A school team posed in front of the Challenge welcome screen

Students working on laptops during a Kickoff class

Students seated in rows during a Kickoff session