Minecraft EDU

Minecraft EDU is changing how we teach students by utilizing the game mechanics inside Minecraft to teach STEM education. Allowing students to interact with their lesson plans in fun and exciting ways.

Students participate inside a digital world where they are given responsibilities and challenges to overcome in a familiar gaming environment. This approach encourages student growth in 3D Thinking, Problem Solving, and better Student Group Interactions.

The most common approaches to Minecraft EDU has been teaching basic coding, but at 8Bit Education, we strive to set ourselves apart from other After School Programs. We offer classes that touch on Mathematics, Social Studies, 3D Problem Solving, Leadership and Team Building. Essentially using Minecraft to help instill the desire to always seek improvement and never shy from a challenge in our students.

Minecraft Construction

In this popular course, students utilize basic mathematics while team building with others. Minecraft Construction presents students with different structures to build and students must plan, design, and construct projects meeting specific guidelines. Students work individually within a group and are assigned building projects. Each project will consist of various restrictions such as limited resources, time limits, and environment challenges. Students learn how to read and write structural blueprints, and from these plans, they calculate building quantities and cost which they then list out through a building proposal. Through experimenting and working together, students will develop skills in creative thinking, budgeting, math, and team building.

Minecraft Societies

We challenge students to discover teamwork, challenge their ingenuity, and enhance their social and problem-solving skills while learning about the pillars that make a great society. Students start in a harsh environment and discover what it takes to start out as a outpost. From there, students vote on what they would like their city to focus on; Security, Education, Healthcare, and Public Works. Students interviews a video flyby of their city will be posted on 8Bit’s site.​

Minecraft Creations

​Redstone Creations focuses on the construction of projects powered by Redstone. Students learn the basics of circuitry with the tools that are already built into Minecraft, such as Red Stone Torches, Levers, Buttons, Repeaters, and Detectors. 

Utilizing Redstone inside Minecraft, students are taught how power works inside the game. How far a signal can be sent before it loses signal, how to extend the signal over great distances, and incorporate this knowledge in building projects. The various projects students will choose from range from fun Roller Coasters to automation in Farming.