Minecraft Coding
Unleash your imagination and develop lifelong skills with Minecraft coding for kids. Find out how to conquer cool challenges, build amazing structures, and create your own games within the game you love — all with fun coding!
What is Minecraft?
Can you learn to code with Minecraft?
How do I start coding in Minecraft?
How do you teach kids to code in Minecraft?
You can teach kids to code in Minecraft with online classes. Online classes provide a structured learning environment that guides kids through learning new concepts, and provides hands-on practice. A live expert can also help students learn more quickly with immediate feedback, especially in small group classes.
Try free Minecraft coding classes
Free Minecraft coding classes are a great way to get started with Minecraft coding. These live online free classes are designed by experts from MIT, Google, Stanford, and Code.org. Check out options for beginner elementary students through intermediate middle school students.
Minecraft Coding Intro - TimeTravel! (free event)
- Grades 3-6
Does your child love Minecraft? This awesome 1-hour free event will introduce your child to another dimension of Minecraft - Learn Coding!. We will setup Minecraft Education first and then get everyone started on a self-guided tutorial that teaches basics of block coding on Minecraft. Your child will be introduced to Minecraft coding by completing a series of challenges with code to save the future by solving mysterious mishaps in time.
For students who enjoy Minecraft or want to learn more advanced coding skills after Scratch coding, join our small group Minecraft Coding Quest classes with experienced teachers. We will go a lot deeper into Minecraft coding and build fun structures like super long roller coasters or Minecraft mini-games all with code! Learn and have a fun ride! :)
Notes - This free event covers the same content each time and will have many students attending unlike our small group classes which include 3-5 students max.
- 65 minutesSingle Session
- Average 5 Students Per Class
- Computer - MacWindows PC
You don't need to own Minecraft to join this class. We will email you instructions about Minecraft after registration.
Creative Minecraft Building (free event)
- Grades 2-5
Join this free, live virtual event to start creating with one of the most powerful elements in Minecraft - Redstone. Through a series of fun activities and puzzle-solving, students will be introduced to how different power sources such as Redstone blocks, torches, and switches can be used to power blocks around them in different ways. These skills will form the foundation of creating more advanced structures that can be powered up or automated. The same event is run once every month.
If you want to become an expert in building advanced Minecraft structure with powered sources, join the full course Minecraft Redstone Engineering class to build automatics doors, flying machines, and a lot more.
If you are interested in learning coding using Minecraft or creating Minecraft mini-games, then sign up for Minecraft Coding Quest.
Notes:
This free event is not required for taking Minecraft Redstone Engineering or Minecraft Coding Quest classes.
Free events will likely have a lot more students than our regular classes, which at capped by 3-5 students per class.
- 65 minutesSingle Session
- Average 5 Students Per Class
You need Minecraft to take this class. Any version of Minecraft is fine. The versions that run on Windows and Mac Computers will work a lot better than those on iPad for the purpose of this class.
Join the best Minecraft coding classes
The best Minecraft coding classes equip your child with the most important skills for the future. According to the World Economic Forum, the top skills required for the future are higher order thinking skills such as problem solving and creativity. But, studies show that only 4% of U.S. classroom work requires these skills.
Our Minecraft modding classes introduce students to essential coding knowledge, while also helping them build their problem solving, creativity, and critical thinking skills. Every class includes cool hands-on projects, relatable real-life examples, and lively expert teachers to keep your child on track and having fun. Learn modding, game design, and much more today!
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Create a Minecraft mod and skins
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