Joe Lumsden, Head of School at Stonehill International School, highlights 24 hour hackathon, makeathon builds and Formula 1 RC racing across 13 participating schools
More than 400 students from over 13 schools across India converged in Bangalore for Stonehill Technofest 2026, a two day inter school competition focused on coding, product design, and engineering challenges. Schools from Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Kochi, and Warangal participated, along with several government schools from Karnataka.
The event featured three core segments: a 24 hour Hackathon, a Makeathon, and a Formula 1 RC car racing competition. Over 60 teams competed in the Makeathon, 40 teams participated in the Hackathon, and nearly 45 teams entered the Formula 1 RC car racing contest.
Participating institutions included Canadian International School, Bangalore International School, Jain International School, Legacy School Bangalore, Inventure Academy, Chaman Bharatiya School, The International School Bangalore, The Gaudium School in Hyderabad, and Manchester International School in Coimbatore, among others.
Stonehill’s laboratories served as active workspaces during the Hackathon, where teams developed technology driven solutions within a 24 hour window. The Makeathon encouraged students to conceptualise and build functional products that addressed practical challenges, combining design thinking with technical execution.
In the Formula 1 RC car racing competition, teams engineered remote controlled cars and competed in a 10 lap race on a specially designed track. The event drew enthusiastic participation from both competitors and spectators.
Joe Lumsden, Head of School, Stonehill International School, said, “The Technofest is the perfect opportunity for students to engage in the kind of thinking and creativity that will serve them well in the future. It was great to see students working collaboratively to identify real world problems, design potential solutions, create the products, and pitch them to experienced judges all in the space of 30 hours.”
Stonehill Technofest has evolved into an annual platform that encourages students to apply technical skills under time bound conditions while collaborating across disciplines.
Established in 2008, Stonehill International School is an International Baccalaureate World School located on a 34 acre campus in North Bangalore. The school offers the Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme, Diploma Programme, and Career related Programme, and holds accreditation from the Council of International Schools and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
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