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Microsoft Minecraft Cup Japan 2024

The Microsoft Minecraft Cup is an annual competition that focuses on The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and aims to allow students’ creativity to come alive as they develop Minecraft worlds that are in line with these goals.

In collaboration with our sister campus, Coding Lab Japan, we are inviting our Coding Lab students (ages 7-18) to participate in the competition and join the Coding Lab team!

Students from both Singapore and Japan work together in teams to come up with innovative ideas and make them come to life in the Minecraft World through code.

Creativity & Code Combined

Combine a love for Minecraft with creativity, code, and care for the environment!

Cross-cultural Teamwork

Cross borders and work together with participants from various countries!

Full support from Coding Lab

Build a sustainable Minecraft World with help from our experienced, dedicated educators!

Innovate, Automate, and Create a beautiful, sustainable Minecraft World with Code!

The winning entry by team Urban Coders (Ages 13-18) in 2022

  • The Japan Microsoft Minecraft Cup is an annual competition that focuses on The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and aims to allow students’ creativity to come alive as they develop Minecraft worlds that are in line with these goals.

  • A collaboration with our sister campus, Coding Lab Japan, we are inviting our Coding Lab students (ages 7-18) to participate in this competition!

  • Comprising of students from both Singapore and Japan, participants will work together in teams to come up with innovative ideas and make them come to life in the Minecraft World through code.

  • Participants will get the full support from both Coding Lab Singapore and Japan, as they will be coached by our experienced, dedicated educators weekly until the project completion date. Our impressive track record of winning the Grand Prize and Best Programming Award (2023), the Tokyo Bay eSG Award (2023) , the Sustainable City Development Award (2022), the Creativity Award (2021), and the Best Coding Award (2019) speaks for itself!

  • Winning teams will get the opportunity to travel to Osaka, Japan for the awards ceremony and presentation this year. (Details to be confirmed, dates likely to be in September 2024)

    • Complimentary Official Minecraft Cup Registration + 1-year Minecraft Education License (worth US$10 / SGD$15)

    • Full support from Coding Lab tutors through our training camps and weekly coaching sessions

    • Practice and learn new coding skills

    • Teamwork and leadership

    • Research and learn about Sustainable Development Goals

    • Learn PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act)

    • Be creative and innovative

    • Access to Minecraft servers

      • Servers maintained by Coding Lab

      • 10am – 10pm, during competition

    • Ages 7 to 18

    • Grouping will be based on student’s age as of 1 April 2025.

    • No prior experience in Minecraft Education needed

    • Prior experience in coding required:

      • Ages 7-9: Must have completed P102 Scratch 2

      • Ages 10-12: Must have completed P206 Python Junior 2 and P202 App Inventor 2

      • Ages 13-18: Must have completed S112 Python 2

Team Urban Coders winning the Sustainable City Award in 2022

Minecraft Cup 2024 Competition Training Package (Online)

Training Programme

    • 6 June – 11 August (Every Sunday)

    • 9 sessions x 2 hours (1 hour Group meeting + 1 hour Minecraft Coding)

    • 1615 – 1815 SGT (Ages 7-9) / 1715 – 1915 SGT (Ages 10-12, Ages 13-18)

    • All participants must attend the 5 core meetings (Compulsory dates: 16/6, 23/6, 28/7, 4/8, 11/8) AND

    • At least 2 out of the 4 optional sessions (See Course Schedule), although full attendance for all meetings is encouraged

Weekly Coaching Sessions Timeline

Date Meeting Details
16 June 2024 (Sun) Core Meeting (Compulsory)
– Kick-off Meeting
– Initial Planning/ Ideation
23 June 2024 (Sun) Core Meeting (Compulsory)
– Decision on Project Ideas and Focus
- Selection of Team Lead
30 June 2024 (Sun) Optional Meeting*
7 July 2024 (Sun) Optional Meeting*
14 July 2024 (Sun) Optional Meeting*
21 July 2024 (Sun) Optional Meeting*
28 July 2024 (Sun) Core Meeting (Compulsory)
4 August 2024 (Sun) Core Meeting (Compulsory)
11 August 2024 (Sun) Core Meeting (Compulsory)
– Final Meeting
* All participants must attend at least 2 optional meetings

Course Fees

  • Includes:

    • Weekly Minecraft Coaching Sessions

  • Includes:

    • Weekly Minecraft Coaching Sessions

  • Includes:

    • Weekly Minecraft Coaching Sessions

Locations & Schedules

  • Live Online E-Learning from the comfort of home

Check out our other classes: Ages 7-9 | Ages 10-12 | Ages 13-18

FAQs

  • We require our students to meet certain pre-requisites in coding experience based on our Coding Lab curriculum. As such, we will only accept Coding Lab students.

  • While we will train participants in Minecraft Education, we require prior experience in coding as this would make learning how to code using the Minecraft Education interface much easier. This would also enable the participants to get the most out of their training camps and be able to contribute meaningfully to the competition.

  • Participants are required to attend all 5 of the compulsory Core Meetings, as well as at least 2 of the Optional Meetings. Participation in all weekly meetings is strongly encouraged. This is to ensure that all participants take part in working together with their teammates in coming up with ideas, taking part in the creation of their project, and completing their project in time before the project completion date.

  • Participants will get the full support from both Coding Lab Singapore and Japan, as they will be coached by our experienced, dedicated educators weekly until the project completion date. Our impressive track record of winning the Grand Prize and Best Programming Award (2023), the Tokyo Bay eSG Award (2023), the Sustainable City Development Award (2022), the Creativity Award (2021), and the Best Coding Award (2019) speaks for itself!

    What’s Included

    • Complimentary Official Minecraft Cup Registration + 1-year Minecraft Education License (worth $12.99)

    • Full support from Coding Lab tutors through our training camps and weekly coaching sessions

    • Access to Minecraft servers (Servers maintained by Coding Lab 10am – 10pm, during competition)

    What You’ll Learn

    • Practice and learn new coding skills

    • Teamwork and leadership

    • Research and learn about the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

    • Learn PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act)

    • Be creative and innovative

  • As the themes for the Minecraft Cup differ from year to year, we still encourage students to participate in the full training workshops allocated so as to be able to ensure they are well prepared to contribute optimally for this year’s competition. On a case-by-case basis, students with prior experience may be allowed to skip (1) Minecraft Education Training Camp and attend (2) Weekly Minecraft Coaching Sessions only.

    Please contact front desk at +65 6977 9641 or email learntocode@codinglab.com.sg for assistance to register your interest, subject to final approval.

  • Participants are encouraged to attend ALL the optional meetings. In previous years, participants usually have attended a majority of the weekly meetings. As every participant needs to contribute meaningfully to the final project in terms of the code and design, we strongly recommend attendance at all meetings.

    That being said, we understand that students may be busy and may have other things on on weekends (e.g. Family dinners, etc.), and that’s why we allow the flexibility of choosing which Sundays to attend. The fees for the training is also based on a minimum attendance of 2 optional meetings (i.e. we do not charge for the other 7 that we hope you’ll attend!). The important thing is to learn and contribute, and have fun along the way!

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