What Is Minecraft Education?

Game-Based learning with Minecraft

See what makes Minecraft Education a great tool for learning.

Educators find interactive ways to bring STEM into history classes.

Learn about the benefits of using Minecraft to teach math.

Using curriculum-aligned lesson plans to develop new sustainable cities of the future.

Empowering students to co-learn and co-teach through a Minecraft Student Ambassador program.

Educators

Features designed for teaching

Minecraft Education has features built specifically for learning environments to support collaboration, assessment, coding, and more.
Pre-built Lessons

Browse over 600 standards-aligned lessons to engage students across the curriculum. You can even write and submit your own Minecraft lessons!
Cross-curricular Support

Learn with Minecraft across the curriculum. We have coursework spanning STEM, Coding, SEL, History, Language Arts, 21st Century Skills, and more!

Parents

Free Educational Content

Try a demo of Minecraft Education, do an Hour of Code, and explore the Education Collection in the Minecraft Marketplace.
Build real-world skills

Minecraft Education prepares students for the future workplace by helping build skills like collaboration, creative problem-solving, communication, and systems thinking.
Homeschooling

Minecraft Education is available to homeschool organizations.

IT Admins

Secure through Microsoft 365

Minecraft Education offers a secure platform for teaching and learning.
License management

Minecraft Education is licensed via yearly subscriptions.
Technical support

Our online resources and support team are here to help with any issues.

Camps and Clubs

Camps

Camps around the world are using Minecraft Education to engage learners in STEM, coding, and self-directed learning with classroom-tested activities and curriculum.
Clubs and after-school programs

Minecraft Education provide creative problem-solving challenges, collaborative learning, and esports to clubs, learning centers, and after-school programs.
Nonprofit organizations

Nonprofits, from libraries and museums to mentor programs, are bringing learners together to collaborate, create and problem-solve together.