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Minecraft Education for Distance Learning

Explore free resources for educators and families. Discover build challenges, immersive worlds, STEM lessons, and more!.

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Educators

Explore resources for remote and hybrid learning, training opportunities for teachers, and hundreds of hours of free lessons, challenges, and curriculum for students.

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Resources for teachers

This toolkit includes more than 100 lessons and activities to help you engage students learning from home.

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Hold a digital event in Minecraft

Learn about virtual graduations and school campuses created by Minecraft players around the world, then find out how you can host your own event!

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Run Minecraft challenges with your students

Whether they're building a better bedroom or exploring Mars, these easy-to-implement build challenges activate student's individual or collaborative creativity.

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How Educators are using Minecraft for distance learning in Florida.

Minecraft support players and families learning at home

Educational content supports Minecraft players and families learning at home.

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Students are rebuilding their schools in Minecraft as campuses are closed

More Minecraft learning resources

Remote learning YouTube Series

Watch on-demand webinars with experienced educators.

Online courses

Build your Minecraft teaching skills with free courses.

Learn to Play YouTube series

Watch videos outlining core game features and teaching tips.

Parents

If you have students at home, discover ways to ignite learning with hundreds of free activities in a game your learners already love.

Parents' guide to Minecraft

This guide takes you through the story of Minecraft, the basics of gameplay, and how players build collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills.

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Play Minecraft at home

Bedrock players can access free learning content from the Education Collection in the Minecraft Marketplace.

Explore Content

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Minecraft Hour of Code

Minecraft Education is a great way to learn coding! Start with an Hour of Code, available as a free demo lesson for Windows, Mac, iPad, and Chromebook.

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Family-friendly learning

Find fun activities to spark the imagination! Check out these 15 build challenges you can use with any version of Minecraft.

IT Admins

If you manage your school or district's technology, find information about deploying, managing, and supporting Minecraft Education during remote learning.

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TROUBLESHOOTING SOLVERS

Start Learning Remotely with Minecarft

Check your eligibility and get started with Minecraft Education

How to set up a Multipalyer Game at Home

Learn how to host and join a game on your home network.

Hold a Digital Event in Minecraft

See how students are finding creative ways to bring their communities together in Minecraft.

Camps and Clubs

Minecraft Education is now available for camps, clubs, institutions, and homeschool organizations. Inspire creativity, collaboration, STEM learning, and more!