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**If you are unable to play due to technical difficulties, I will refund you.  If you are only able to play for half of the class because of technical difficulties, I will give you a half refund.**

***UPDATE (active since 6/25/22): There is now a zero-tolerance level for deliberate acts of heightened animal cruelty.  It will be grounds for immediate removal of the class in progress, as well as the subscription itself.***

Hello, Minecraft gamers!  Come join my new Minecraft world, Cassie's Academy.  There are four classes in this school.  Math, reading, writing, and Minecraft Knowledge.  There are also parkours, a pool, a waterslide, a trampoline, mini-games, an indoor pool, lockers, rooms (like a university), and an indoor hide-and-seek game for near the end of every class.

What will each class cover?

Math - Students will be quizzed on simple math problems that don't go over 10 as the answer.  There will also be equations such as "2+2," but the answer will not be any more than 10.  For students that feel they need more of a challenge, there are equations that go over 10, up to 15, and 20.  There are also some very simple multiplication books if a student is at a higher math level.  No one is left out.

Reading - This class consists of very small, one to three-paragraph stories.  At the end of the story, there will be three to five simple comprehension questions to review what was read.  

Writing - As the title says, this class will be the students doing writing.  Everyone has an option of either writing their own story or following a short writing prompt that I give.  Grammar, spelling, and punctuation are not something that I focus on or correct.  The point of the class is for students to be creative and imaginative.  They have an option of reading it once everyone is finished, me reading it for them, or they can opt-out and it not be read at all.

Minecraft Knowledge - This one will most likely be the top favorite.  In this class, one of two things will take place, or even both.  One, blocks will be put on items frames that resemble a crafting table on the wall.  With the blocks I put up, they have to tell me what it would make.  Such as if I put a stick on an item frame and a coal on top.  That would make a torch in a crafting table.  Two, I will hold a block in my hand/also on an item frame, and students make guess what that block/item is.  This tests students' Minecraft knowledge of crafting recipes and Minecraft items.

Please read everything for a better experience for everyone.

Class format: There is no formatted curriculum we are following.  Each week will build off of the next.  Students that join in during any period won't miss anything.  This can be a come-and-go class or stay the entire time.  Students will have a blast each week!

There is a schedule that we go by *in* the Minecraft school.  Once enrolled, you will see a pdf you can download and print before the start of class, but it is not required.

Before class, I need every student's game tag for Minecraft.  The guardian, or learner, can send this to me.  If I do not have the student's game tag, I cannot invite them into the Minecraft world for class.

How the class will run:
If there are no students in class within 10 minutes, then it is automatically canceled and the next class will be the next meeting.  Within the first 5 minutes of class, everyone will say "hi" and introduce themselves if new.  If I do not have a game tag yet from some students, they can input it in chat (which will be directly to the host; me) during those 5 minutes.  If I don't have a game tag from students in class, they will only communicate via microphone.  They will be very, very bored.  To ensure that doesn't happen, please share the student's game tag with me before class.

After those 5 minutes, all students will disable their cameras but keep their microphones on.  Cameras being disabled (turned off) is a requirement as I can't supervise children via zoom (chat will be only to host) while playing Minecraft and supervising them there.  This is due to my teaching on a laptop and not having multiple monitors.  If students do not know how to turn off their cameras, I can do so myself.  I will not be screen sharing unless I feel the need to for helping parents, and students, or entertain some students while they are trying to get logged in or having account issues.  

Students will be talking while playing, but they may use the chat in Minecraft if they want to or perhaps don't feel comfortable talking through the mic yet.  That is not a problem at all; judging or harassing others is not accepted in this class.

Playing Minecraft and having zoom up on the same device is not suggested as I'm not sure this would work well, depending on the device you're on.  

Any device: All students will keep their microphones on, cameras off, zoom minimized, and play Minecraft.  

Things to know:
- Meet once a week
- 45 minutes long
- 5 students max (sometimes 6; depends)
- Can join the world by invite or friends list
- Fire spread is disabled
- Friendly fire is enabled
- TNT is disabled
- Keep inventory is enabled
- Coordinates are enabled
- World is kept on peaceful (no monsters)

Players may join me from:
Windows PCs, PlayStation, Xbox, Smartphone, Nintendo Switch, Series S/X, iOS devices, iPadOS devices, and Android devices. 
(I play on Minecraft: Windows 10 Bedrock Edition)

Rules (may be updated throughout time):
- Each student gets 3 chances.  Once 3 streaks are hit, that student is kicked out of that meeting and withdrawn from the course without a refund.  If they are in any of my other classes during that time, they will be removed from those as well.  This is a must as I cannot enforce behavior that upsets other students, or no one would have fun.

- If a student received a strike or multiple strikes, the guardian will be notified, and whether they respond will NOT change the strike the student has.  The student's action is what got them the strike.  Please keep in mind that when I give a strike, it is because they did something intentionally, to be funny but wasn't, or broke a rule.  I do often just give a warning instead of a strike if I feel something they did wasn't that bad as in it didn't harm anyone or affect anyone else.  So if a strike is given, it was given for a good reason.

- When a student breaks a rule, they will be changed to survival mode and put in a "timeout box" to rethink their behavior and actions.  This is to help them take some time to breathe and relax.  I have found this to also help students from getting multiple strikes within one meeting when given some time to think about their behavior and take some relax time.

Please keep in mind that depending on what rule was broken and the extremity of how much, more strikes may be applied.

Hit or kill anything in the game = 1 strike
Kill someone's pet = Removed from class 
Kill someone = Removed from class 
Animal cruelty = Removed from class 
Act inappropriate = 1 strike 
Break someone's things = 1 strike 
Steal things = 1 strike
Disrespectful/rude/insulting = 1 strike

Hide and Seek Rules (may be updated throughout time):

Invisibility without at least two pieces of armor = 1 strike
Break things = 1 strike
Build = 1 strike 
Cheat = 1 strike
Kill an animal = 1 strike

If a student has a strike or under 3 strikes, they will be removed in 5 weeks so as long as they don't gain another one, then those 5 weeks will restart.

In the game:
There are a total of 8 rooms in the school, including mine.  Students will get to choose what house they'd like to have (all of them are the same).  Once they've chosen one, they can put their name on the sign in front of their room, or I will so we know whose room is whose.  

If a student withdraws from the class, their room is automatically cleared.  This will mainly happen if A, the section is popular and gets lots of new learners, or B, there's an extra room already open.  When the room is cleared, all items put in chests and any book will be put safely into a chest for if they return.  No matter what, though, their room will, unfortunately, be cleared when needed if they are withdrawn.

                                               **Communication is the key!**