What's included
5 live meetings
5 in-class hoursClass Experience
In this 1 week long camp, students will be taught to code using Minecraft. There will be lots of projects to cover, from magical mobs to Greek mythology, from fairground fun to witches and wizards, from amazing rainforests bursting with life to African safaris. Come join the fun with lots of different topics around which to build and learn to code. Daily Class Agenda: - Welcome and Introductions (5 minutes) - Overview of the topic (5 minutes) - Coding and testing in Minecraft (30 minutes) - Creative time tinkering code, decorating and experimenting (10 minutes) - Show and tell (5 minutes, but may be longer on Friday) - Wrap up and questions (5 minutes) Teaching Methodology: Our approach is project-based. We strongly believe that engaged, happy students are the best learners. Our projects have an end goal, and most are game based. We use coding to solve a problem. We have up to 6 student in this class, allowing the class to be interactive with lots of opportunities to ask questions and share knowledge. What you would need: Please make sure that the learner has downloaded and installed Minecraft Education Edition prior to joining the class (available for PC/Mac/iPAD). Will NOT work with Chromebook or tablets other than Apple iPads. Please check system requirements prior to booking with us if you're not sure. Age Requirement: 7 to 12 No prior coding experience necessary. Minecraft playing experience would be really helpful, but not absolutely necessary.
Learning Goals
Learn block-based Microsoft MakeCode coding similar to Scratch
Use loops and conditionals (IF/THEN/ELSE)
Understand variables (number, Boolean, string)
Create and use functions
Use all of the above to make games and build structures
Other Details
Supply List
Minecraft Education Edition downloaded and installed on iPad, MacBook, Windows PC or Chromebook (other tablets such as Android are not supported). Please see system requirements under materials. We will provide you with our Minecraft Education Edition login.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Not an official Minecraft product. Not approved or associated with Mojang.
Teacher expertise and credentials
We are a London (England) based team of engineers, coders and developers who specialise in hands on learning. Our approach is project based. We don't teach coding for the sake of coding. We engage the children in coding projects that have a goal that is aligned to the students' interests. We may be new to Outschool, but we are 6 years old and have spent over 6000 hours teaching online since March 2020. We have a 5-star rating on Google and Facebook!
All our instructors have enhanced background checks on an annual basis, and have paediatric first aid certificates that are renewed every 3 years. We are also registered with the information commissioner's office and are general data protection regulation (GDPR) compliant (which means all your personal data is safe when you book with us, and is never shared with anyone else).
Here are the sort of classes that you might like to book with us:
- Minecraft Coding
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- Roblox Coding
- Python Coding
- Augmented/Virtual Reality Coding
- Game development with MakeCode arcade
- Game development with Bloxels
- Stop Motion Animation and Film making
- Virtual Robotics with VexCode
Reviews
Live Group Class
$120
for 5 classes5x per week, 1 week
60 min
Completed by 768 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
3-7 learners per class
Financial Assistance
Tutoring
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