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Coding Club

A free online club for high schoolers eager to excel in competitive programming

October 2025 - May 2026

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  1. Codeforces contests with live discussions, led by Pavel Mavrin (@pashka) – ICPC World Champion 2004, IOI 2002 Silver Medalist, and Instructor at JetBrains Academy.

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What is included in the Coding Club:

A new three-hour mashup of tasks from previous contests every week.

Participate in virtual contests at any time before the deadline.

Discuss the solutions in live sessions.

Join and learn

The new season starts in October 2025

Step 1

Register using your Codeforces handle. New to Codeforces? Join now!

Step 2

Soon

Pass the self-evaluation test.

Step 3

Get a Discord invitation in your email inbox and meet your peers and coaches.

Step 4

Participate in Codeforces contests each week.

Step 5

Ask questions directly in Discord chats or on Codeforces.

Step 6

Discuss solutions in a weekly live session with Pavel on Thursdays.

Step 7

Improve your skills and earn the JetBrains Certificate of Achievement.

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A Codeforces handle is your username or identifier on the Codeforces platform. We will use it to add you to the competition.

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If you have any ideas you’d like to share or just want to say hello, please contact us at youthcodingclub@jetbrains.com. We will be glad to hear your ideas and suggestions.

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