Girls' Survival Club in Minecraft: Play, Survive, and Thrive Together! (Ongoing)
Join a community of young Survival enthusiasts who meet once a week to overcome challenges in a custom Minecraft world under the mentorship of a skilled female counselor (Java or Bedrock Edition for PC, Mac, iPad, Tablet, or Console).
Connected Camps
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What's included
1 live meeting
1 hrs 30 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
This class does not require any out-of-class work. We do offer optional challenges that students can work on as an extension of what is taught in class. We provide guidance and instructions for students who are inspired to delve deeper into the topic. The purpose of these challenges is to give students the opportunity to supplement their learning with additional material that aligns with their passions and goals. Students may then integrate their learnings into their project and showcase their accomplishments to their classmates. With this approach, students can explore the subject on their own. We give students the opportunity to share what they’ve explored independently with the class.Assessment
At Connected Camps, we assess each student’s progress by engaging them in reflection of their own work and the work of their classmates. By building in Minecraft and applying concepts taught in class, our students are able to solidify their learnings through hands-on application. Our counselors’ focus is to provide qualitative feedback to further each students’ individual goals and interests, and we do not use letter or number grades. In addition to our in-class reflections, our counselors also provide post-session recaps that offer a summary of what is accomplished each day. Through these summary reflections, students are able to review the material and share with their parents what they did in class. We find this approach allows kids of different interests and abilities to engage with our teachings in a way that is particularly relevant to them.Grading
includedClass Experience
Note: Our girls programs are inclusive learning environments where we welcome any child who identifies as female regardless of assignment at birth. Our programs for girls also welcome children who identify as non-binary or gender-nonconforming and want to be in a female-identified environment. PLATFORM: Minecraft Java or Bedrock Edition for PC, Mac, iPad, Tablet, or Console. SKILL LEVEL: This program is meant for Basic level players. This program requires Basic reading comprehension, Basic proficiency with computers, and some prior experience with Minecraft. PROGRAM OVERVIEW: Our Survival Club is an adventure-filled guild where a community of like-minded gamers gather and overcome obstacles together. Like all Connected Camps programs, this class offers a project-based, exploratory classroom environment that sits at the intersection of learning and playing. After all, kids learn the most when they're having fun! With a strong focus on team-building, you’ll play with other gamers like yourself to help each other survive in an exciting custom Minecraft world. You’ll learn different mechanics and how to set goals and achieve them. As you level up and unlock hidden parts of the world, you and your friends will face new challenges that can be conquered together with strategic planning. Survival Activities include: — A diverse custom world for you to explore with your friends — Quests you can tackle independently to achieve higher ranks and unlock more content. — Dungeons filled with mobs and bosses for you and your friends to conquer — The value of a supportive community – and how to reflect and communicate effectively with each other. Unlike camps and courses, this is a club that meets once a week with constant fun new things to do! You’ll play in a Minecraft world filled with other students who love the thrill of a good adventure so you can connect with them and make new friends. Best of all, you’ll have the help of a counselor to guide you through this journey should you ever get stuck or need any tips. PARENTS: This club is tailored as a friendly online club for kids to connect and experience the bond of a supportive community working collectively to create positive storytelling. Your child will learn to exercise their fundamental critical thinking and interpersonal skills that can benefit their interactions wherever they go. Our girls programs celebrate girls by encouraging individuality, collaboration, and creative problem solving. Our friendly atmosphere is the perfect antidote to the sometimes over-competitive and intimidating online social world. In our girls programs, all campers share something in common: being girls who love Minecraft and are ready for new friends and new adventures. In this class, we incorporate time for students to reflect and share ideas to bolster team cohesion and practice positive emotional management techniques. As your child sets and meets their goals, they will develop their self-confidence while they enjoy Minecraft. Please note that we will be asking for your camper's in-game username so that we can add them to our server's safelist.
Learning Goals
— Collaborate Through Teamwork: Our students are encouraged to work together and collaborate towards a common goal! Students may mine for resources and share their loot or tag-team to defeat enemies in a dungeon.
— Learn Conflict Resolution Skills: As every student is different, they may encounter differing opinions or wants and needs from another student. Our counselors are available to help facilitate students in finding a common ground during times of emotional stress.
— Build Character and Confidence: Like the real world, social situations can be difficult to manage in certain situations. Our aim for this club is to build students’ confidence and enable students to communicate in a group setting. They will also learn how to self-reflect and take in consideration of theirs and others’ needs.
— Set and Achieve Personal Goals: It’s simple to just dream but it’s harder to achieve! In this club, kids will set daily goals and learn how to take the necessary steps to achieve them. Students are also motivated through social reinforcement by their peers and counselor!
Possible Activities Include:
— Complete quests and challenges to advance through character ranks
— Mine for resources and farm for the team
— Help guide newcomers and make friends
— Defeat mob bosses
— Build settlement and houses for the main village
— Create and manage a shop
— Participate in setting community goals and guidelines
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Internet safety is a top priority for us and our goal is to create a safe, connected community of learners that is moderated by our instructors. Throughout our programs we strive to educate our learners on internet safety and best practices for connecting online.
In our programs, our learners are often making friendships and connections with others in class. While we encourage positive online friendships, we think it’s important to practice these principles of internet safety:
— Do NOT ask others to connect online outside of our programs without first confirming with your parents. Our programs are a safe, moderated space for learners to engage but we can’t moderate connections outside of our classes.
— Do NOT give away personal information which includes but is not limited to: your name, address, phone number, passwords, location, email address, and parental information.
— If an individual asks for personal information, you should inform a counselor or your parent for guidance.
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Common Sense Media Resources for Parents:
https://www.commonsense.org/education/videos/keeping-games-fun-and-friendly
Keeping Games Fun and Friendly: learn how to keep your child's experiences positive and fun when communicating in online games with others.
https://www.commonsense.org/education/video/modal/4141366#
The Power of Words: help your child learn that words exchanged online are indeed powerful, and offer strategies to use when confronted with cyberbullying.
https://www.commonsense.org/education/videos/private-and-personal-information
Private and Personal Information: learn the difference between what personal things your child can safely share online and private information that should not be shared.
Supply List
A Minecraft Java or Bedrock Edition account must be purchased by the learner. Participants will receive access to the Connected Camps Minecraft Server where the program will be run. A pair of headphones and microphone are also needed for communication with the class.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Not an official Minecraft product. Not approved or associated with Mojang.
Joined June, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Connected Camps is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2015 with the mission to build a global online community where kids build, code, play, and learn alongside one another. Our programs are designed based on extensive research in the learning sciences. The founders and leaders of Connected Camps, Mimi Ito and Katie Salen, are professors at the University of California, Irvine, who specialize in the design of online learning experiences that are fun, social, and directly tied to academic outcomes. Learn more about the research behind Connected Camps at the Connected Learning Alliance resource site: https://clalliance.org/
One thing that makes our programs unique is our near-peer mentorship model. Our programs are led by young adults and college students, often with the help of high school volunteers. We hire counselors and coaches from top universities in computer science, game development, economics, social studies, and the arts, and train them on how to facilitate project-based learning with younger kids. Our young instructors have the same passion for technology, games, and digital making as our learners, and take on the role of instructors, as well as fellow enthusiasts and relatable role models.
The curriculum for this program was designed by a team of counselors pursuing degrees relevant to the material at hand. The learning experiences in this class are driven by these counselors’ academic expertise in the field, along with their desire to share their passion for the subject with a group of excited learners. All of Connected Camps’ curricula are vetted by the organization’s Product Manager, Matthew, who possesses a Masters in Secondary Education and a deep belief in the power of collaborative virtual learning.Reviews
Live Group Class
$20
weekly1x per week
90 min
Completed by 190 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
2-10 learners per class
