Adventurers: Ages 8-14

Minecraft Modding: Control the Elements (2 hours)

Featuring brand new challenges, the latest addition to our Minecraft Modding series teaches students to master new mods and progress their programming skills in the block-based world of Minecraft.
Age 8-14
Difficulty Level
Suitable for those with previous block-based coding experience
Date & Times 19th - 23rd December / 10:00 - 12:15 (duration 2.25hrs)
Price £150.00 (25% off the second course when booking 2 or more)
£150.00
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In this course, students will learn to master earth, wind, water, and fire through block-based coding and JavaScript in their Minecraft universe. Featuring brand new challenges, this course will advance students’ programming skills by introducing new mods, as well as encouraging them to use and develop valuable engineering and problem-solving skills. And don’t forget to look out for the festive fifth element: snow-bending!

Learning outcomes

In this course, students will use a block-based programming language to code and create their own in-game superpowers. The course aims to engage young learners through creative coding projects in the popular online game, and give them a thorough grounding in computational principles. By applying coding skills to Minecraft, students will learn how to use key coding concepts like loops, functions, variables, and conditionals.

Information for parents

We ask that - for at least the first session - an adult is available to help your child with their set-up in order to avoid any delays. Setting this software up is easy and we will provide you with comprehensive set-up instructions before your lessons begin, so do check your email! Minimum computer specs can be found on the Minecraft website. As part of the course you will need to download Minecraft Java Edition. We will provide LearnToMod accounts, but you are welcome to purchase your own if you want to continue using your account after the course ends. But don't worry! We will provide more information on everything you need to set up once you have booked.

Class structure

This is a sample schedule to show how our virtual lessons are structured.

10.00 - 10.15
Set-up
Students will set up their coding environments, share any work from the previous day or projects they have done independently.
10.15 - 11.00
Coding
45 minutes of focused coding, led by our fantastic teachers. Students will face new challenges, solidify their knowledge of coding concepts and flex their creativity!
11.00 - 11.15
Wrap-up
Students will complete quizzes and challenges to test their knowledge and share their work.
I liked getting to play on the server with all of the others

Student, aged 11

Policies

Lateness policy

Customer feedback has told us that students joining late can be disruptive for other learners. Therefore, we have imposed a cut-off time for joining lessons. If a student is more than 15 minutes late to a lesson, they will not be admitted. Late students will be able to catch up using recordings of the lesson and additional learning resources.

Recordings of lessons

All online lessons will be recorded, and recordings will be uploaded to the class padlet as a resource for students who have missed a lesson, or who want to watch again. Recordings will only be available to students in the class, the class teacher and the BlueShift team. Recordings will be deleted seven days after the course ends.

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  • "Thank you BlueShift for doing such a great job. My son is so excited about coding and learning made fun."

    Natalia, parent

  • "These courses are an amazing way to get kids interested in coding and robotics. Fun and educational"

    Isabel, parent

  • "My son was very keen to advance in programming. Not only has this been achieved, but his self-esteem has been greatly raised through your work. Thank you!"

    Marcos, parent

  • "The teachers have been excellent, full of enthusiasm and patience making the whole experience really fun"

    Angela, parent