Sustainability Lab Summer Camp in Minecraft Java (5-Session)
5 days of friendly learning through the lens of sustainability in Minecraft Java.
Infinite Mind Pictures Inc.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(45)
What's included
5 live meetings
5 in-class hoursClass Experience
The Sustainability Summer Camp is a 5 day camp full of learning and fun! Each day of the camp focuses on the different letters of EARTH. Ready to begin your adventure as an EARTH knight through the learning lens of sustainability? Let's get started! Students will log in to our tree-shaped multiplayer Minecraft Java Lobby at TheRenewal.Earth where they will then be guided to join a private class server on our bungee network. When they join their private class server, they will have a guided tour of "Caveia" - a sustainable village built by survivors of a disaster - and then meet their classmates. (Day 1) "E." is for "Empathize" Students are immersed in the StoryWorld of "Sam the Enderman" - a cautionary tale of a dimension gone wrong with climate change. Then students are quickly put into creative mode where they build a shelter for their E.A.R.T.H. Knight protagonist and special animal - both who have fled a disaster. This teaches "empathy for the protagonist" - a key starting point for many movies. (Day 2) "A." is for "Adventure" Students have a short time in creative mode to build a bunker where they will have to survive a new disaster in adventure mode (and possibly a Zombie invasion)! Life Skills such as hydration, nutrition and self-defense will be explored in bunker creation. (Day 3) "R." is for "Renewables" In the aftermath of the Day 2 disaster, students return to creative mode and engineer a renewable energy system, either as decorative builds or fully functioning redstone circuits. This emphasizes numeracy skills, logic and the physics of energy systems. (Day 4) "T." is for "Trade Fair" Students engage in trade with others, and build banners to represent their sustainable villages in exchanges of their own designs of Fairtrade products or prosocial services. Youth Justice is an optional exploration. Economics and ecosystems are explored through the metaphor of "Doughnut Economics" where a sprinkle doughnut discovers balance between the ecological ceiling and social equity. (Day 5) "H." is for "Highlight!" The cinematic journey of the Learner as Protagonist is highlighted by MOVIE KNIGHT! Each student revisits their 5 days of friendly learning through storyboarded "movie moments" that automatically populate into their personal certificate of learning. It's also a great time to take to the dance floor (both virtually and in reality) and celebrate our amazing week together!
Learning Goals
Students will increase their empathy for sustainability through engineering, storytelling, coding, STEAM and life skills.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Parents are required to create a Google Account for students to be able to complete an ongoing self-assessment and provide screenshots.
Google Forms will give the student to continuously update and provide evidence for their self-assessments, which will be promptly verified by the instructor. A pdf report card will be available at the end of the week that will include doughnut charts of student progress, instructor-verified assessments, and screenshots of their learning story in sequence.
We also use Padlet as a course outline, a place to receive daily announcements, and sometimes an interactive earth map, so a Padlet account will be required.
Lastly, a Minecraft Java account is needed to access our multiplayer server on TheRenewal.Earth where students may access our public bungee Lobby and receive guidance to join their private class server.
Supply List
A computer capable of running Minecraft as well as a Java Minecraft username. Please set up a parental Google Account so that students can make submissions via Google Forms.
Language of Instruction
English
Not an official Minecraft product. Not approved or associated with Mojang.
Joined July, 2020
4.9
45reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
At Infinite Mind Pictures we engage world citizens by creating thrilling movies, lighthearted games and deep StoryWorlds. Our goal is to help imagine a sustainable future by making students more aware of our planet through Minecraft.
Infinite Mind Pictures helps learners build sustainable StoryWorlds in Minecraft. As the founder, Stefan Rasporich is a teacher and has done research with the University of Calgary "Imagining A Sustainable Future" in Minecraft - (find this project's publication at: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030294885 )
“I have worked with Stefan for a number of years. He is a passionate teacher, creative designer and enthusiastic learner who explores new ways of teaching and learning to draw best out of his students. With Stefan, learning becomes a joy and the discovery of self, others, and our worlds. I have also learned so much about how students could drive their curriculum by visiting his classes and co-authoring a book chapter.”
Beaumie Kim, Associate Professor, Werklund School of Education, University of CalgaryReviews
Live Group Class
$88
for 5 classes5x per week, 1 week
60 min
Completed by 13 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-12
2-6 learners per class
