Esports with Minecraft Education

Capture the energy and passion of esports and build pathways for future ready skills, inspire STEM learning, and support social-emotional development with esports in Minecraft Education. Discover engaging challenges, playbooks and lesson plans, plus educator trainings to bring esports to your learners.

Watch esports in action

Unleash creativity in Minecraft Education build battles and strategy games. Encourage collaboration, problem-solving, and communication skills through fun, competitive, and inclusive esports programs.

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A Minecraft stadium at night with colorful fireworks, featuring a play button and the Minecraft Education Esports logo.

Get the Minecraft playbook

Whether you are setting up a classroom build challenge or running a regional tournament, our playbook provides technical guidance, competition rubrics, examples from other school systems, and more!

Group of Minecraft Education students celebrating winning a throphy.
A competition arena is divided into four sections, with flower sculptures in each section. 'Make and Model' is written in the sky.

Start an esports club

This step-by-step guide will help you start an esports program in your school with Minecraft Education—no high-tech gear or gaming experience required.

FREE TRAINING FOR EDUCATORS

The Minecraft Esports Teacher Academy is an introductory training available as an on-demand webinar. Learn how to establish an academic esports program as well as how Minecraft esports can help build a school-to-career pipeline.

Learn from the community

See how schools around the world use Minecraft Education in game-changing esports programs.

LESSON PLANS & WORLDS

Explore standards-aligned lessons and esports arenas designed to help students build future ready skills and have fun in creative challenges.