It’s hard to believe it’s been more than a decade since Minecraft was first fully released. In the years since, the influential game has expanded to mobile devices and consoles, cementing itself as a true cultural mainstay.
Today, the game remains popular as ever as sales officially topped $200 million and monthly players climbed to 126 million this past year. Minecraft has also found a new home in the past years, as a teachable tool.
Minecraft: Education Edition is free for students and educators in Canada and features more than 50 lessons in the STEM curriculum teaching problem-solving and collaboration in an environment where many children already feel at home. Now, Minecraft: Education fans have an exciting new world to look forward to.
After more than a year of collaboration with Microsoft Canada, Minecraft: Education Edition, and the Louis Riel School Division (LRSD) announce the release of
Manito Ahbee Aki, the first Minecraft teaching resource of its kind in the world, that honours, celebrates and explores the Manitoba Anishinaabe community.
Players in
Manito Ahbee Aki, which translates to âthe place where the Creator sitsâ in English, are transported to
Manito Ahbee, a site located in Manitoba’s western Whiteshell area, before European contact in North America.
âIn the true spirit and intent of the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action, this project gives students in our schools and around the world an opportunity to learn and develop a deeper understanding about an Indigenous nation in Canada,â said Christian Michalik.