Welcome to the Comox Valley School District’s Fifth Minecraft Build Challenge!
Comox Valley Epic School Build Off
Are you ready to unleash your creativity? Our exciting Minecraft challenge this year gives you the opportunity to design your own epic dream school! Imagine a school that could be anywhere in the world and have anything you can dream of—floating classrooms, underwater libraries, or even a space station gym! Or how about a treehouse classroom, a high-tech science lab on Mars, or a magical castle with secret passages! Use your imagination to build the ultimate learning environment. Make sure your awesome school is accessible to everyone, no matter their abilities! Also, let’s make your school self-sustaining with its own energy source, so it leaves a positive impact on our environment. Can’t wait to see your amazing creations!
Watch this video to learn more details and use the resources on this page to help guide your builds.
Good luck competitors, we can’t wait to see what you create!
Deadline March 6, 2025
How do I enter?
- If you don’t already have it, you can download Minecraft Education Edition from here: https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/get-started/download
- You log in to Minecraft the same way that you log in to Office 365 at home. Your username is your email address: your student#@www.learn71.ca (if you don’t know your student number you can ask your teacher). Use the same password that you use at school (if you do not know this you should be able to ask your teacher).
- You can click Play and then click on Biomes and Worlds to pick the biome that you would like to build your school in. Click here for some resources to help you get started
- When you are finished you will need to send in a three minute video walkthrough of your world explaining your build and all the great features that you have created. If you are using a computer you can do this using screencast software of your choice-you can also use ⊞ + G (click here for instructions for how to do this). If you are using an ipad or iphone you can send in a screencast (click here for instructions on how to do this.)
- When you have completed your screencast, you will need to click here or click on the link on the right to open the form to enter the challenge. You will need to upload your video for the last question in this form.
Can we work on this in teams at home?
Yes, absolutely! If you can’t get it to work at the same time in different houses (it seems to work with some and not others) with Minecraft Education Edition, you can build and pass. Here are some instructions for build and pass: