Minecraft Coding Club for Beginners
Children learn real coding ideas by writing code that builds their Minecraft world for them: castles, towers, farms, aquariums, parkour courses and mini-games, with a new project every week. No coding experience needed.
Overview
- Live group course
- Meet over live video meetings
- 8 live meetings
- 8 hrs in-class hours
- Assignments
- About 1 hour a week: an optional extension to the week's project.
- Assessment
- The teacher follows each child's progress through their projects and gives feedback in class.
Class Experience
Ages 7–12
Children learn real coding ideas by writing code that builds their Minecraft world for them: castles, towers, farms, aquariums, parkour courses and mini-games, with a new project every week. No coding experience needed.
A weekly live class on Zoom in a small group of up to 4 children. The teacher explains one coding idea and why it works, then children write code that builds a project in Minecraft. Every week is a new project, so children can join the club at any time. The teacher helps each child debug, and children show their builds at the end.
Course details
- ⏱️ 8 live online classes · 50–60 min each
- 🎓 Recommended ages: 7–12
- 💻 A computer or laptop is required — not a phone or tablet
Learning Goals
Understand core coding ideas: commands, loops, variables, conditions and events.
Use code to build structures like castles, towers, farms and aquariums.
Design mini-games and challenges such as obstacle courses, parkour maps and arenas.
Syllabus
8 Lessons over 8 weeks
- 1
Class 1
Your first code: commands that place blocks
50–60 min live online lesson
- 2
Class 2
Loops: building a tower or wall in seconds
50–60 min live online lesson
- 3
Class 3
Variables: castles that change size
50–60 min live online lesson
- 4
Class 4
Coding a farm and an aquarium
50–60 min live online lesson
Other Details
Available times
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Teacher
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Reviews
What families say
“The teacher has a deep and solid knowledge and explains complex concepts in a very clear and structured way. Our son felt truly engaged in the course and confident to ask many questions, which speaks to the supportive learning environment she creates. The class is both motivating and intellectually stimulating.”
“My son likes to build projects with her. She is fun to learn with.”
“Fun class, engaging and interesting projects.”
“She explains complex concepts by systematically breaking them into comprehensive bytes, ensuring that I understand everything. She takes time to explain what the code is doing and why we are writing something rather than simply furnishing solutions. Her patience is immense.”
“I really liked how my teacher explained every line of code, and that we got to create so many fun games!”
“Clark enjoyed this Python class and looked forward to it every week.”
“Wonderful teacher who keeps connected well with the student, which is the primary aspect of happy learning. Thanks for this which helps my kid to get fully involved and enjoy learning coding.”
