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🧱 April Minecraft Challenges: Build vs. Code!
With the school holidays starting in Australia next week, I’ve put together two different ways for your students to stay creative and keep learning in Minecraft.

Whether they are budding architects or future software engineers, there is a 30-day challenge ready for them:

Option 1: The Creative Build Challenge 🏠
Perfect for all ages! Daily prompts to build everything from secret tunnels to circus tents. Great for sparking imagination and design thinking.

Option 2: The Code Builder Challenge 💻
A "Pro" progression for older students using the Minecraft Code Builder. It starts with basic Agent movements and builds up to complex loops, logic gates, and automated city generators!

Both are designed to be accessible but progressively challenging throughout the month of April.

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Get AI ready with Minecraft Education.

Join Standout Education this week for a free teacher workshop. Through interactive demos and ready-to-use resources, you’ll explore how to make AI concepts engaging and accessible for students—no prior experience with AI or Minecraft required!

Thu 19 Feb, 12:30pm, AWST: 07b37166-213e-42bc-99f2-fa39c8fd9d94@8360a7a0-531a-473f-a73a-01a2bf962893" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/07b37166-213e-42bc-99f2-fa39c8fd9d94@8360a7a0-531a-473f-a73a-01a2bf962893

Thu 19 Feb, 3:30pm AWST: a8605a5f-fa92-4942-a498-c7f45e5d8e16@8360a7a0-531a-473f-a73a-01a2bf962893" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a8605a5f-fa92-4942-a498-c7f45e5d8e16@8360a7a0-531a-473f-a73a-01a2bf962893

FREE PL for teachers in 2026!
Kicking off next week is a series of short, focused Minecraft training sessions!
✅ Free to join
✅ Designed for Australia 🦘 but open to all 🌏
✅ Each session runs twice (join us at a time that suits)
✅ Recordings provided for every webinar (catch up at a time that suits)

📅 Topics include:
10 Feb: Craft a Game-based Learning Classroom (perfect if you are new to Minecraft Education)
19 Feb: AI Foundations
26 Feb: Assessment & Learning with Minecraft
9 Mar Cyber Safety
…and more!
👉 Register now and secure your spot:
https://standouteducation.com.au/minecraft/

Let’s make 2026 the year of game-based learning and innovation!

Thanks to Minecraft Education for supporting these events.

❤️ FREE webinars to help you run a Minecraft Education Hour of AI. ⛏️
This week we are running two webinars to help teachers in Australia to facilitate Hour of AI: The First Night.
Thu 4 DEC 3:30pm AEDT or 3:30pm AWST
👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gt8Hz3Qt
(If you can't make it, register and we'll send you the recording!)
We will give you all the resources you need and a quick playthrough of the game.

In this year’s Hour of AI activity, students will train AI agents to tackle one of Minecraft’s most iconic challenges: surviving the night.
Along the way, they’ll solve coding puzzles, explore creative collaboration with AI, and discover why human oversight of AI is essential.
Perfect for classrooms, clubs, or any Hour of AI event. Learn more at https://msft.it/6046t358G

🎉 We’re proud to be a Microsoft Global Training Partner for 2025–26!
Helping schools and universities unlock the power of tech globally, but especially here in WA! 😄💻🦘