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Minecraft Game Coder

Age guide: 9 to 12

Course Options
Part 1 OR 2
Part 1 AND 2
Standard Fees
£395
£545
Early Bird Fees
Summer Only
£245
£495

From Player to Coder

Your child will learn to write real code that controls the game environment. They’ll build structures, place blocks, spawn mobs, trigger events, and create systems that respond to player actions, whilst gaining a solid foundation in coding logic, strengthen their problem-solving strategies, and build resilience through hands-on digital creation.

Course Journey

Starting with simple programs that place blocks and teleport players, your child will quickly build confidence working with world and relative co-ordinates. They’ll move on to creating condition-based code that detects player movement, spawns mobs, and triggers gameplay effects like speed boosts and jump power.

As their coding skills grow, they’ll combine loops, variables, and functions to build smarter systems, from designing custom mazes with hidden challenges to creating tools that flatten land or summon fireworks.

They’ll also unlock the power of Minecraft’s Agent, coding it to dig mines, collect resources, and make decisions based on the world around it — blending logic, automation, and creativity in every project while building their confidence, sharpening their problem-solving, and strengthening their command of real-world coding skills they can carry forward.

Final Outcome

By the end of the course, your child will have built their own fully coded Minecraft world, packed with interactive features, automated systems, and gameplay elements they’ve created from scratch. They’ll come away with real coding experience, stronger logical thinking, and the confidence to take on more advanced coding.

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Code it. Test it. Bring it to Life

What your child will learn

 

Part 1 - Beginner to Intermediate

Pre-requisites: None

  • MakeCode Introduction
  • Co-ordinates: World, Relative
  • Block Management: Placing Blocks, Filling Areas, Clearing Areas, Cloning Areas
  • Iteration: Repeat Loops
  • Events: On Step, On Died, On Item Used, On Shoot
  • Actions & Effects: Spawning Mobs, Teleportation


Part 2 - Advanced

Pre-requisites: Part 1

  • MakeCode Recap and Extension
  • Variables: Co-ordinates, Numbers
  • Branching: If, Else, If Else, Nesting
  • Relational Operators: Equals, Greater Than, Less Than
  • Logical Operators: AND, OR, NOT
  • Iteration: Forever Loops, For Loop, While Loop, Nesting Loops, Pause Blocks
  • Advanced Agent Coding: Moving, Destroying, Collecting Blocks, Placing Blocks, Place on Move, Detecting Blocks
  • Interactive Gameplay Features: Speed Boost, Jump Power, Detecting Player Actions
  • Other: Designing Custom Mazes, Building Smart Tools, Creating Automated Systems


Virtual course format

 

Our Minecraft - Game Coder course consists of two parts, which can be taken separately or as a full day course:

 

Part 1

Beginner to intermediate

AM or PM

Part 2

Advanced

AM or PM

Part 1 & 2

Beginner to Advanced

Full Day*

* Full Day option ideal for children who can maintain focus for longer sessions.

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Tech requirements

 

Device Compatibility
Not Supported: Chromebooks & iPads
Supported: Windows & Mac
Internet Requirements
Standard Use: Minimum 5Mbps download / 3Mbps upload per user
FunTech Virtual Machine: Minimum 6Mbps download / 6Mbps upload 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

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Software Installation Required

All course software must be installed before camp begins.

  • Instructions will be available in your  FunTech Parent Portal 3 weeks before the camp.
  • Free tech support is available until 72 hours before camp. After that, support is charged at £55/hour.
  • If Installation is needed during the camp, it’s charged at £75/hour and a catch-up session may be required.

Please check your Parent Portal early to avoid delays.

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About this camp

By leveraging your child’s enthusiasm for Minecraft, this course will give them an insight into coding.

Our course uses Minecraft Education Edition and MakeCode, a visual scripting language, to teach your child how to control and customise their Minecraft world.

Using the techniques in this course, your child can clear vast areas in their world with a click of a button, continuously spawn chickens from the sky, teleport home when they die or fill their entire home with gold – their imagination is the limit!

Your child will use coding constructs, such as variables, if, else and else if statements, for loops, while loops and much more, to control their Minecraft worlds.

With an introduction to boolean logic, using AND, OR and NOT, they’ll have greater power over when actions occur, based on more involved conditions.

That’s when they’ll be introduced to agents! Now your child has an automated robot they can program to move, interact and build. Soon they’ll be mining for ore, building complex contraptions and even fighting off enemies for them.