Minecraft

In one of our planning meetings, where our winning Patrol were represented by their Patrol and Assistant Patrol Leaders. we heard of our Scouts’ desire to introduce Minecraft to our programme.

Alongside our programme, which was designed in part by our winning Patrol, we included Minecraft. Specifically, we explored some things we’d learnt IRL (that’s “in real life” if you’re a n00b 😉 ) for our Fire Safety badge.

We’ve had a number of challenges this term, including:
- Building houses to a specific constraint (must have a bed, with restricted building materials, etc.)
- Flammability of certain materials and how to slow down fire spread
- Race to the finish in a virtual Parkour course

We’ve had lot of fun and we know our Scouts have enjoyed it, sharing their personal achievements with each other and sharing tips and tricks. It has been a great opportunity for Scouts to meet in a different context/world yet still work as a team to build or race.