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Coding within Minecraft.
By leveraging your child’s enthusiasm, the Minecraft Coder course will teach them how to code.
They will develop logical and critical thinking skills as they learn fundamental coding constructs such as variables, conditional statements, loops, functions and so much more.
It’s a fun and engaging course that teaches your child how to create and code complex and innovative projects in Minecraft.
Virtual course format
Our courses are divided into two parts, each of which can be taken as a standalone one-week course.
| Part 1 | Beginner to Intermediate | Mon - Fri | AM |
| Part 2 | Advanced | Mon - Fri | AM |
| Mon - Fri | |
| Part 1 Beginner to Intermediate |
AM |
| Part 2 Advanced |
AM |
What your child will learn
Part 1 - Beginner to Intermediate
Pre-requisites: None
- Minecraft Introduction (Survival Mode, Mining, Smelting, Fighting)
- MakeCode Introduction
- Co-ordintates (World, Relative)
- Block Management (Placing Blocks, Filling Areas, Clearing Areas, Cloning Areas)
- Iteration (Repeat)
- Events (On Step, On Died, On Item Used, On Shoot)
- Actions (Spawn, Teleportation)
- Commands (Custom, Execute)
Part 2 - Advanced
Pre-requisites: Part 1
- MakeCode
- Variables (Co-ordinates, Numbers)
- Branching (If, Else, If Else, Nesting)
- Relational Operators (Equals, Greater Than, Less Than)
- Logical Operators (AND, OR, NOT)
- Iteration (Forever, For Loop, While Loop, Nesting, Pause)
- Agent (Moving, Destroying, Collecting Blocks, Placing Blocks, Place On Move, Detecting Blocks)
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Tech requirements
Chromebooks and iPads are not supported
Internet speed requirements
- 5Mbps download speed and 3Mbps upload speed (per user)
- If using FunTech Virtual Machine at least 6Mbps download speed and 6Mbps upload speed; lower speeds will work, but the quality of the remote computer experience will deteriorate (per user)
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Minimum system requirements
- OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or later or OS X 10.9 or later
- Processor: Intel Core i3-3210 / AMD A8-7600 APU or equivalent
- Memory: 8GB (8,192MB) RAM
- Free HDD space: 2GB
- Graphics requirements known as GPU (Graphics Processing Unit): any GPU that supports OpenGL 4.4
- Hardware: keyboard, mouse, and headset with microphone
- Admin access required
IMPORTANT – FREE TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Course software must be installed before the start of the camp. Instructions on how to do this will be in your FunTech Parent Portal and includes free technical support.
If the software is not installed prior to the start of the camp, then your child will miss some of the course and their may be an additional charge to catch up on missed content.
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Book with confidence
We understand that your summer plans and child’s passion change. So, our Camp Swap gives you the flexibility to change your camp as many times as you like.
| Virtual Camps | |
|---|---|
| To another virtual course or date (same course) | FREE |
| To another higher course fee | Pay difference |
| To another lower course fee | Difference credited |
| From virtual to location | Pay difference |
| From virtual to residential | Pay difference |
| Day Camps | |
|---|---|
| To another location or date (same course) | FREE |
| To another higher course fee | Pay difference |
| To another lower course fee | Difference credited |
| From location to virtual | Difference credited |
| From location to residential | Pay difference |
| Residential Camps | |
|---|---|
| To another location or date (same course) | FREE |
| To another higher course fee | Pay difference |
| To another lower course fee | Difference credited |
| From residential to location | Difference credited |
| From residential to virtual | Difference credited |
Camp Swap are available up to two weeks prior to camp start date and subject to availability.