Minecraft Python programming
Learn real programming language through games? Yes! In this course, we move from block–based programming to text–based Python in the world of Minecraft Education. Children learn Python syntax, debugging, and the basic principles that form the foundation for their future studies of “regular” Python.
- For 11-12 years olds
- Online private class
- Prerequisite: none
Private lesson: £55 / hour
Minecraft Python programming
Python basics in Minecraft
During the course, students work with the text–based Python interface of Minecraft Education. They learn how to write real programs: instructions, loops, variables, and functions. After block–based programming, they gradually transition to a real, widely used language while remaining in a playful environment.
3D projects
In the world of Minecraft, children build and control objects using their own code. They place structures using coordinates, create repeating patterns using algorithms, and automate tasks using Agent. Python opens up the possibilities of creative building and professional programming at the same time.
Transition from block coding to "professional" coding
The aim of the course is not only to develop programming skills, but also to encourage creativity and strengthen problem–solving thinking. In the world of Minecraft, everyone is free to create and experiment, so students acquire skills that will be useful to them later in life, such as algorithmic thinking, decomposition, abstraction, pattern recognition, and testing, while playing the game.
Creativity and problem solving
In the world of Minecraft, code comes to life in real time, giving children instant feedback. This helps develop debugging, algorithmic thinking, and logical problem solving. Students not only write code, but also experiment, improve, and experience how an idea becomes a working program.
Did you know?
Minecraft programming is not just a game! During this course, children learn the basics of programming and artificial intelligence in a playful way, while acquiring digital skills that will be useful in the long term. The world of Minecraft automatically captivates most children, but carefully prepared worlds designed for educational purposes provide children with frameworks and challenges that encourage creative thinking and problem solving instead of simple construction and play, while also allowing them to learn from the background stories of the tasks.