Minecraft Education

The Welsh Rugby Union joined forces with Minecraft: Education Edition and Hwb, the Welsh Government’s digital platform for learning and teaching to successfully launch ‘The Club of the Future Challenge’ on Monday 5th October.  This unique competition is part of an exciting, first of its kind partnership to use rugby and the digital gaming platform – Minecraft: Education Edition to enhance learning and engagement within the classroom in line with the curriculum for Wales.

Learners will have the opportunity to design and build their own virtual club of the future on the gaming platform starting with a virtual tour of the iconic home of Welsh Rugby, Principality Stadium!  Information gathered from the stadium tour and the subsequent tasks delivered in the classroom are geared up to challenge what each learner’s ‘Club of the Future’ might contain. The areas covered may include inclusion and diversity, team training regimes and player nutritional requirements to the fan experience.

Learners will be encouraged to consider their local community, research and explore the needs in their local areas to then start to develop a plan for a ‘rugby club of the future’. Rugby clubs are often the heart of local communities, so learners will learn about the values of rugby and how this can be used to provide everyone with a positive experience and contribute to the long-term health and wellbeing of society in Wales. From the plan, learners will then begin to bring their own vision for a club of the future to life within Minecraft: Education Edition.

The competition is open to all maintained schools across Wales however, they must register via the dedicated Microsoft competition Team: https://hwb.gov.wales/news/article/dfa48424-898c-4522-9b49-23062fc441e1