Future Frontiers

We are happy to announce the 2021 Canadian Minecraft Challenge: Future Frontiers, winners!

This year’s Canadian Minecraft Challenge has come to an end and we want to thank everyone who participated – we really enjoyed watching your submissions! You can watch the Flipgrid and YouTube submissions on the Logics Flipgrid site www.Flipgrid.com/Logics.

Canadian Minecraft Challenge 2021 Winners

First Place

Niharika, Julia, Simar, Lorraine, Bavsehaj, Vicky – A.H.P. Matthew Elementary School,
Surrey BC

First Place Video
First Place Team Response
First Place Winners tell us the story behind their Future Community and what inspired them.

Second Place

Gr 5/6 Students, Mr. Kishi’s Class – Waverley Elementary School, Vancouver BC

Second Place Video
Second Place Team Response

Third Place

Kaycee, Timmy, Ralph, Prabhdeep – Thames Valley Online School, London ON

Third Place Video
Third Place Team Response

Special Awards

Musical Production

Gr 6 Students, Mr. Stewart’s Class – Hillcrest Elementary School, Surrey BC

Special Effects

Gr 6 Students, Mr. Taylor’s Class – Thames Valley Online School, London ON

Creative Introduction

Gr 6/7 Students, Mrs. Kelly’s Class – General Wolfe Elementary School, Vancouver BC

Congratulations from our Sponsors and Judges!

Watch our Live Awards Ceremony!


Welcome to the 2021 Canadian Minecraft Challenge: Future Frontiers

The year is 2049 and your students are set to blast off and travel to one of humanity’s future frontiers. Will it be Mars, the Moon or destinations on Earth that will challenge your students’ creativity, collaboration and critical-thinking skills?

WHY USE MINECRAFT EDUCATION EDITION

1. Provides a platform that gives students the freedom to create using their imagination.

2. Problem solving inspires students’ higher level critical thinking.

3. Students working and building together fosters natural teamwork and collaboration.

4. Helps improve computational thinking, mathematical and coding skills.

ABOUT THE CHALLENGE

What it is

An opportunity for students across Canada to build a future community in Minecraft EE and compete in a FREE challenge to win prizes for your school.

Eligible Participants

Grades 1 – 12 individual students/student groups in Canada.

Dates

April 1 – May 31, 2021 (submission date).

Winners announced June 15, 2021.

GETTING STARTED

1. Download the Future Frontiers Minecraft World HERE and follow these instructions to complete the challenge.

2. Watch the instructional video HERE: Future Frontiers Teacher Walk-Through Guide – YouTube.

3. Upon completion of your world, upload your Future Frontiers video (maximum 10 minutes) to Flipgrid HEREAll student videos will be available for viewing throughout the challenge.

4. To view the success criteria and compete in the challenge for prizes for your school, complete the submission form HERE.

SUPPORT

1. Want to engage LIVE with Minecraft Mentors to help navigate the challenge and integrate it into the classroom?

Sign up for a LIVE 60 minute hands-on submission tutorial on May 20, 6:30pm-7:30pm EST HERE.

2. Want to chat online with our support team about a specific question(s)?

By registering for the Challenge you automatically get access to our Minecraft Support Team.

RESOURCES

1. Check out some of the Frequently Asked Technical Questions document HERE along with other resources such as the Upload Minecraft World Guide and the Host World Troubleshooting Guide.

2. If you need to host a Minecraft EE server from home for remote teaching/learning, use these resources: How to Set up a Multiplayer Game and Remote learning with Minecraft EE

3. If you’d like to use Immersive Reader in Minecraft EE to support your students, click HERE for instructions.

ADDITIONAL CANADIAN MINECRAFT LESSONS

Thanks to the support of our partners, we are able to offer over $20,000 in prizes to the winning student/schools.

1st Place Prize pack:
  • 3 x iPads
  • Viewsonic 65” ViewBoard, 4K interactive flat panel, a LB-WIFI-001 wireless AC adapter, and a VB-STND-005 slim trolley cart.
  • Kano PC
  • mBot Classroom Pack
  • 6 Bose build-your-own speaker cubes
  • $500 Staples Gift Card
  • Trophy
  • Team medals
  • Live Minecraft training class
2nd Place Prize Pack:
  • 2 x iPads
  • Poly Studio personal video bar with 4K resolution for sharp, crisp images, powerful integrated speaker, multi-microphone array and more
  • Acer 27″ monitor
  • Ranger Robot
  • Botley The Coding robot
  • Kano Disney Coding Set
  • $300 Staples Gift Card
  • Trophy
  • Team medals
  • Live Minecraft training class
3rd Place Prize Pack:
  • 1 x ipad
  • Poly Studio personal video bar with 4K resolution for sharp, crisp images, powerful integrated speaker, multi-microphone array and more
  • HP Envy Pro 6455 all-in-one printer
  • 4 Bose build-your-own speaker cubes
  • Makeblock Neuron Inventor kit
  • $200 Staples Gift Card
  • Trophy
  • Team medals
  • Live Minecraft training class

Go to Canadian Minecraft Challenge | Logics Academy to see information on previous years’ Challenges.