Minecraft Day
Date: Sat, 31 May 2014, 11:00 - 16:00
Venue: Phoenix
Leicester City Council's BSF Programme is transforming the city! We are rebuilding and refurbishing 23 city schools, and working with our school communities to build better futures for all of our young people.
Leicester City Council's BSF team are taking time out to celebrate the building programme, and in partnership with De Montfort Video Gaming Society, Interact Labs, Phoenix and The Spark Arts for Children are organising a free to attend day of Minecraft and digital arts fun. We are also running an exciting competition for children and young people aged from 6 to 16 years old to show off their Minecraft design and build skills, by creating an exciting new building for Leicester!
Leicester in Minecraft Competition – closes Sunday 25th May 2014
The competition is run in partnership between Leicester City Council's BSF Programme and the Phoenix.
The competition is open to children and young people 6-16 years old, who live or go to school in Leicester city. We want children and young people to create a brand new building for Leicester in Minecraft, and send us screenshots of their building, along with a short explanation of why their building will make Leicester an even better city to live in.
Entries need to be made on the official entry form, which can be downloaded here as a word document: Leicester in Minecraft competition entry form.
Please get in touch if you need the form in an alternative format!
Minecraft Event at the Phoenix – Saturday 31st May 2014, 11am-4pm
In partnership with De Montfort Video Gaming Society, Interact Labs, Phoenix and The Spark Arts for Children, we are organising a free to attend day of Minecraft and digital arts fun. We are building on the success of last year's Minecraft Meetup event, which was attended by over 180 people!
Our keynote speaker will be Adam Clarke, a games based learning expert with a special focus on Minecraft in education, heritage and social settings. Adam will be talking about how Minecraft can be used to expand horizons and unlock opportunities. As well as talks, activities, games and interactive art, we will be announcing the winners of our Leicester in Minecraft competition.
The event is open to people of all ages - young people under 18 must be supervised by a parent or carer.
This event was hugely popular last year – so if you'd like to come, sign up as soon as possible! Click through to the Eventbrite page for activities and timings, and to get your free ticket!
Links
More information: http://lccdigilit.our.dmu.ac.uk/2014/04/07/leic-minecraft/
