Adventurers: Ages 8-12

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Create a snowy winter wonderland in your minecraft world this December camp. Learn how to code and game design with your fellow blueshift campers.
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Suitable for beginners and experienced students alike
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There will be NO extended day option this December

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In this camp, create Christmas themed mods and expand on your minecraft knowledge whilst learning key computing skills. Our students will be using block-based programming language to code and create their own snowy winter wonderland.

Learning outcomes

This course aims to engage kids through creative coding projects in the popular online game, and give them a thorough grounding in computational principles. They will code using Microsoft’s Blockly language, applying coding skills to Minecraft to learn how to use loops, functions, variables, and conditionals, amongst other things. We’ll introduce them to text-based coding through JavaScript and will give them an understanding of the behind the scenes of the Minecraft universe. Their team-working skills will grow through the collaborative testing of multiplayer mods and their understanding of how the internet, IP addresses and web servers will improve. Finally, students will work on projects that utilise both off-screen activities and programmes outside of Minecraft to develop their imagination and practical skills, which can then be applied to their in-game servers!

Information for parents

Please note that if your child has attended an online Minecraft course they may find some of the content of this course repetitive. Get in touch with our team if you have any questions.

Chromebooks are not suitable for this course as they are not compatible with Minecraft Java Edition. A laptop with minimum i3 processor and 4GB RAM is required - you can find more detailed information HERE. If you’re not sure whether your laptop is suitable, get in touch and we can help. If you do not have a suitable laptop for this course, you can borrow one at checkout.

Camp structure

This is a sample schedule for a typical day at camp. In between each lesson there will be a 15-minute snack break, or a 1-hour lunch and play break.
10.00 - 11.00
Lesson 1
First off we'll get to know our teacher and classmates through some great mini games. Once we're all friends, we'll be introduced to our activity for the day. Let's jump in to coding!
11.15 - 12.30
Lesson 2
Now that we've had a healthy snack, we're ready to get right back into our activity. We'll carry on flexing our creative muscles by designing, coding and building our project.
12.30 - 13.30
Lunchtime
After half an hour for lunch it's time for some offline, outdoor time. Students take part in activities ranging from inflatable obstacle course races to football tournaments, scavenger hunts to water games (fingers crossed for some sunny weather!).
13.30 - 14.45
Lesson 3
Let's refocus after lunch and playtime by diving into building our robots!
15.00 - 16.00
Lesson 4
It's time to finish off our project for the day and show it off to the rest of the class. Time has flown by - let's tidy up our work stations, pack up our things and get ready to go home!
My favourite part was making the texture packs

Student, aged 9

  • "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