Learning through Minecraft: Mini Camps

These two-day mini camps are a fun, welcoming introduction to the MCKids community and our inclusive day camps at Creekside. We focus on time management, positive multiplayer social skills, and how to participate in a safe, respectful Minecraft community together.

M Tu
Jun 29-Jun 30

9:30 AM-3:30 PM

$170/2 sess
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Th F Jul 02-Jul 03

9:30 AM-3:30 PM

$170/2 sess

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A 'Lets Play' Summer Start: Learning through Minecraft

Wk 1 - An expanded discovery of our MCKids community. Children will  help design a new game together in the latest version of Minecraft. We?ll learn about how games are built with datapacks, plugins and more!

M Tu W Th F

Jul 06-Jul 10

9:30 AM-3:30 PM

$425/5 sess

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A Minecraft Master Class: Mini Game Design

Wk 2 - Design and prototype mini-games?parkour challenges, PvE arenas, puzzle rooms, adventure maps, and multiplayer experiences inspired by popular YouTube gameplay. Player flow, rules and balance, level layout, redstone mechanics, testing, iteration, and feedback will be key!

M Tu W Th F

Jul 13-Jul 17

9:30 AM-3:30 PM

$425/5 sess

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A Minecraft History Quest: Ancient Civilizations

Wk 3 - Travel back in time in this immersive Minecraft camp exploring ancient cultures of Asia, the Americas and Europe on our new Ancient Civ server. Discover iconic armor, tools, exotic foods, and learn about architectural styles from temples, castles and pyramids to fortresses and walled cities. Learn how culture, geography, and technology shaped civilizations through the ages. Not to miss!

M Tu W Th F

Jul 20-Jul 24

9:30 AM-3:30 PM

$425/5 sess

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A Minecraft Master Class: Builder/Engineer/Architect

Wk 4 - Explore advanced building tips and techniques, better understand how structural and visual design, scale and aesthetics impacts our design, learn redstone basics and game mechanics like command blocks C a new guided multiplayer game to help expand content in our worlds.

M Tu W Th F

Jul 27-Jul 3

9:30 AM-3:30 PM

$425/5 sess

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A Mid-Summer Minecraft Adventure: Four Days to The End!

Wk 5 - A mid-summer camp dives into the original lore of Minecraft?from the Overworld?s hidden history to the mysteries of the Nether, the Deep Dark, and The End. We will plan, prepare and and ultimately ?win? the game in just four days, celebrating teamwork, persistence, and mastery of the worlds we love.

Tu W Th F

Aug 04-Aug 07

9:30 AM-3:30 PM

$340/4 sess

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Mythopoeia: Storytelling in Minecraft

Wk 6 - A week of folklore, fantasy, and legends in this magical Minecraft adventure! Each day, Momibelle will read a new tale filled with mysterious encounters, brave heroes, and thrilling quests. What new friends will she meet? What dangers lie ahead? We bring these stories to life in our Minecraft world. Scribe your own adventures alongside.

M Tu W Th F

Aug 10-Aug 14

9:30 AM-3:30 PM

$425/5 sess

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Pokemon in Minecraft with Cobblemon

Wk 7 - Embark on an electrifying adventure where the worlds of Minecraft and Pokémon collide! Immerse ourselves in the virtual world of Cobblemon, capturing and training Pokémon within the vast overworld of our game Minecraft. (Bring your cards, we'll play with those, too!)

M Tu W Th F

Aug 17-Aug 21

9:30 AM-3:30 PM

$425/5 sess

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Minecrafts Next Features: Snapshot Lab

Wk 8 - Learn how Minecraft is made. (A snapshot is a preview version of Minecraft that lets players try new features before release). Test unfinished mechanics, and learn how updates evolve from idea to final game release. Identify bugs and ?glitches?, learn how to write bug reports, and discuss balance, usability, and player experience.

M Tu W Th F
Aug 24-Aug 28

9:30 AM-3:30 PM

$425/5 sess

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Back to School in Minecraft: Stay Safe

Wk 9 - We explore our latest virtual worlds and learn about essential online safety skills and staying safe in virtual environments. Develop strategies for navigating online spaces responsibly, protecting our personal information and fostering positive online and in-game interactions. We'll empower ourselves with new knowledge about how to stay safe online while we practice and model our MCKids Academy Code of Conduct in Minecraft.

M Tu W Th F

Aug 31-Sep 04

9:30 AM-3:30 PM

$425/5 sess

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A Minecraft History Quest: Ancient Civilizations

Travel back in time in this immersive Minecraft camp exploring ancient Asia, the Americas (Mayan civilizations), and Europe on our newest Ancient Worlds Java server. Children will discover iconic armor, tools, exotic foods, and architectural styles—from temples, castles and pyramids to fortresses and stone -walled cities. (And discover if these designs keep out our hostile Minecraft enemies!) We’ll work in small teams to research, plan, and build our own ‘ancient’ bases in Minecraft, role-play while we learn about how culture, geography, and technology shaped each civilization or simply head out on an adventure to find epic monuments of the past!

Mon - Fri
July 20-July 24

12:30 AM-3:00 PM

$325/5 sess
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A Minecraft Master Builders Class

Week 4 - Build, design, and problem-solve like the pros! Explore advanced building tips and techniques, better understand how structural and visual design, scale and aesthetics impacts our design, learn more about redstone basics and game mechanics like command blocks and datapacks while exploring the latest Minecraft snapshots, updates and features. Creative mid-week challenges emphasize planning, troubleshooting, teamwork, and more in a new guided multiplayer game to help expand content in our worlds."

Mon - Fri
July 27-July 31

12:30 AM-3:00 PM

$325/5 sess
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Lynn Creek Community Centre MCKids
MEET-UP

Join Momibelle and Emibelle at the new Lynn Creek Community Centre where we can explore and learn more about our awesome game, and the custom games that we have created for your children. We will participate in discussions about the latest snapshots and releases, consider how the game has evolved, play on various MCKids HUB and modded servers, learn how to troubleshoot our laptops and consider inclusive ways to play with one another both IRL and in our game. This will be a drop-in style format, but you will need to confirm attendance! Sessions begin in May.

Fridays
May/June

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

 

WATCH HERE FOR MORE INFO COMING SOON

SUBSCRIBE monthly to our learning servers & activities

HOW IT WORKS
Your child can join us from home most weekday afternoons on our Discord server and in our virtual Minecraft worlds/servers for a variety of curricular based learning activities. All times PST.

Winter 2026 server play schedule (may change):

Tues 7:00PM - 8:00PM "Let's Play"

Wed 7:00PM - 8:00PM "Snapshot" Report those bugs!

Thurs 7:00PM - 8:00PM "Ancien Monde" History learning!

Diamond Block Membership Ages 10+ ($85/month)

ALL server access
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Netherite Block Membership Ages 8+ ($115/month)
ALL server access + 1hr semi-private session per week
Unlimited access (all games). Includes 1 hour private session per week
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One-on-one Tutoring and Intro to the
MCKids Community

Ages 8+ yrs

ALL LEVELS

Momibelle and Emibelle provide one-on-one play-based learning opportunities for your child. We can assist you with your learning goals and can provide weekly reports to you and/or your school. In Minecraft we focus on social-emotional skills and interest-based learning through play. Emibelle who was diagnosed with Autism at age 9 (she's now 22 years old!) continues to be an avid Minecrafter and can support your child on our game. Minecraft became our family's respite and a learning playground for us many years ago. Let us help you now with your child who has an interest in, and is showing her own dedication to play and learning through our game.

$42.50/sess

REGISTRATION is ongoing and based on our weekly, schedule availability. Also see Netherite Subscription Tier.
Please email us for more information.
Member: BC Play Therapy Association

Does your child have minimal experience playing in a group setting? Are you worried about the influences that play on public servers pose? Is your child showing an interest in building and learning about how to modify their game or would like to learn how to create their own game using Redstone and command block science? We 'play' with all of the above and more at MCKids Academy.

     Anna 'Momibelle' Belluz has used online gaming to connect with her students for over 12 years. Trained in play-therapy concepts, and former creative director, Anna is mom to Emiliana 'Emibelle' Belluz now support instructor (age 20 and the reason we play Minecraft!). Together we incorporate a host of established learning plans with your children. We use a combination of aligned curricular subjects that can include Sciences, Math, Programming, Literacy and the Arts to connect and engage your child. A focus throughout our sessions together include self-management/regulation prompts, digital literacy and netiquette, collaboration and social-emotional learning skills on our private,  Momibelle -monitored custom built, Minecraft servers.

Check out our livestreams and videos here:
Twitch.tv/Momibelle and youtube.com/momibelle

 

What other's are saying:

“Our son joined MCKids with a love for the game and came away with new computing skills, friends, and more than a few new tricks. Anna has put together a wonderful, interactive program blending the real and imaginary worlds our kids traverse.” Bonnie M.

 

“Our son came to MCKids with enthusiasm, some nervousness, and no computer skills. Thanks to the week at camp with Momibelle our son was able to ‘get it’ and participate alongside all the other kids who had been playing Minecraft for 3,6,12 months or more. It was a great success for our son. Wyatt left totally turned on.” Jacquie S.

During the years that Momibelle homeschooled Emibelle, we discovered that in an educator -guided gaming environment, there were endless opportunities for learning through Minecraft. Most if not all curricular subjects can be incorporated while we play, with team-based building and exploration activities that encourage social-emotional growth, problem-solving and positive/supportive play practices. 21st century skills include critical thinking, creativity, communication, and collaboration, too! Our camps and online classes are an awesome educational enhancement for kids who already love the game. In addition to guiding your child through the technical aspects of play and socially acceptable behaviors, we provide planned opportunities that help reinforce past learning and encourages inquiry based learning and self-regulation practice all in the open-ended virtual sand-box playground, Minecraft!