Check the class schedule at Playful Digital Learning. If you have special needs or want a custom group lesson, please check our class descriptions and contact us to request a class, date, and time. Then we will open classes for your homeschooling groups. Note that we generally require at least 2 students for each class but we can make exceptions. 

Playful Digital Learning (PDL)

Have you played Minecraft Survival before and always wanted to face the Wither and power up a beacon?  What about raiding the Woodland Mansion, or taking on the Warden?  In this class, students will work as a team to encounter various aspects of Minecraft Survival and acquire the knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary to explore and conquer every dimension!  Each day, students are given the instruction and resources to take on some of Survival Minecraft’s most exciting bosses and fortresses.  Class will begin with a guided lesson and end with the completion of a major goal in the game.

We strongly encourage students to have some experience with crafting, mining, and fighting mobs in Minecraft Survival. If your student is not familiar with Minecraft Survival, they are invited to take our previous class, Survival Minecraft Camp: Journey to the Ender Dragon! which has been tailored for beginner students. The ultimate expeditions of the game await! Are you ready to go on quests beyond the Ender Dragon?

In addition to providing a fun experience students will learn how to:

- Collaborate with other students to complete different tasks in Minecraft Survival 

- Overcome obstacles by employing problem-solving skills

- Develop negotiating skills and multiplayer etiquette when conflict arises in a group setting and engage in teamwork

- Execute their creative ideas through conceptualization

- Use technology to accomplish goals

- Give instructions to others and accept feedback from teachers and peers alike

Shortly after the end of the class, students will receive access to their Minecraft map. They can be proud of all the progress they made together.

(For this class, only Minecraft Java Edition (not the Bedrock edition) for PC or Mac is supported. It is not compatible with iPads, tablets, phones, or game consoles. Students must purchase the Java Edition of Minecraft for their personal computers; tablets or consoles will not suffice.)

Learning Goals

Day 1 (1.5 hours)

-Learn the best ways to fight the Wither

-Construct a beacon

Day 2 (1.5 hours)

-Discover the mobs associated with the Ocean Monument

-Fight the Elder Guardians and uncover rare loot

Day 3 (1.5 hours)

-Explore a Woodland Mansion and learn how to fight the Evoker, Vex, and Illusioner mobs

-Learn about the different types of potions and hunt down the ingredients to make them.

Day 4 (1.5 hours)

-Learn about two unique structures in the game: the Bastion Remnant and the End City

-Practice fighting the mobs found in both 

-Loot both structures to uncover treasures like the elytra, netherite, and diamond tools

Day 5 (1.5 hours)

-Learn about the Deep Dark biome and the Ancient City

-Learn the best ways to fight the Warden

PDL is an AZ ESA vendor, and you can pay through ClassWallet.