The CodeHS Sandbox is a place where you can write programs outside of the bounds of an exercise. In the Sandbox, you can start a program starting from scratch in any of our programming languages and create anything that you can imagine. 

Teachers can use the Sandbox to assign individual projects, midterms, and end of year assignments, or as a way to encourage students to work on their coding skills outside the classroom. Learn more about Assigning Sandbox Programs.

You can also upload a multi-file program from a .zip file, which will unzip and import all files into a new program:

Choose a student from the roster page, and then click Student Sandbox, listed under Teacher Links on the left side-navigation bar. 

Please note, on the Free plan, teachers can only view student Sandbox programs one at a time.

Students can also create and edit their very own website, which is hosted by CodeHS, by clicking Edit Homepage. Every student can access and share their personalized web page by going to their username followed by .codehs.me. Learn more about creating your personal homepage.

There are many ways to share a Sandbox program, including sharing a link and embedding it in another webpage. Click here to learn more about sharing and embedding Sandbox programs.

Multiple users can access and edit Sandbox programs together. This enables seamless virtual collaboration between students. Learn more about Collaborate.

To retrieve deleted programs, navigate to your Account Settings from the dropdown menu in the upper left corner. Open the Code History tab and then open the Sandbox Trash. Lastly, click the three dots (...) next to the program and click Restore.

With CodeHS Pro, you can view all your students’ Sandbox problems in one place. Simply navigate to your Sandbox and click View Class Sandbox! From there, you are able to easily filter and sort through student programs. To view a student's Sandbox page, you can select their name and press View Student Sandbox or you can click their name in the table.