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Minecraft Coders
Code your own world
- AgeAges 8–12
- LevelBeginner
- Duration7 weeks · 14 classes of 90 min
- FormatLive online
- Start dateJanuary 4, 2027
What will we study?
Code your own world.
Block-based coding and logic inside Minecraft Education. Your child will automate builds, program a helper robot (the Agent) and design their own adventure minigame, which they'll present at the World Fair.
Tools: Minecraft Education, MakeCode (block-based coding) and first steps in Python.
What will they learn?
- 01
Computational thinking: sequences, loops, conditionals, variables and functions.
- 02
To find and fix bugs in their own code.
- 03
3D coordinates and geometry, as math reinforcement.
- 04
Level design and storytelling for video games.
- 05
Teamwork and presenting projects in public.
Curriculum
5 modules, 14 classes, 7 weeks.
Every class ends with something the student has built.
- 1Module 1
Fundamentals and space
Week Class Content What they build 1 1 Welcome, safe world, digital etiquette rules, controls and X-Y-Z coordinates My home base 1 2 First code in MakeCode: events and chat commands Magic commands 2 3 Loops: repeat to build faster Automatic towers and pyramids - 2Module 2
The Agent, challenge lab
Week Class Content What they build 2 4 Programming the Agent: move, turn and follow sequences The Agent's route 3 5 Conditionals: the Agent detects blocks and decides Explorer Agent 3 6 Automating tasks and debugging Automatic farm - 3Module 3
Adventure and storytelling
Week Class Content What they build 4 7 Creating the story: non-player characters (NPCs) and dialogue Scene with characters 4 8 Variables: points, lives and timer Game scoreboard 5 9 Quests with goals and rewards Mini adventure - 4Module 4
Arcade and progression
Week Class Content What they build 5 10 Functions: reusing code Maze generator 6 11 Levels, difficulty and game design 3-level parkour - 5Module 5
Final project
Week Class Content What they build 6 12 Idea, sketch and team roles, with AI as guided brainstorming Design document 7 13 Building, coding and testing between teams Final world 7 14 World Fair with families and certificate ceremony Final presentation
By the end, they take home: their programmed world, the course certificate and a progress report.
What's included
All in the course.
- 14 live classes with a specialized teacher.
- Digital materials and supporting recordings.
- Progress report for parents halfway through and at the end of the course.
- Final project presented or published.
- Matefácil Academy certificate.
- Free trial class.
Free trial class
Shall we start with Minecraft Coders?
Start: January 4, 2027. 2 classes a week of 90 minutes, 100% online and live with a teacher.