Minecraft free for every Northern Ireland Secondary School

Minecraft is praised for its emphasis on creativity, building, and exploration. The players learn about building and architecture and the simple joy of self expression. Many mods have been designed to help budding builders learn about coding, geography, and art. Recognizing its value as an educational tool, a free copy of the game is now available to every secondary school in Northern Ireland.

CultureTECH, an annual event that celebrates the creative and technology industries, has obtained funding from the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure for more than 200 schools to get download codes. Each license is for MinecraftEdu which is a specific version of Minecraft specifically designed for use in classrooms. While it is not uncommon to see Minecraft in schools however this is the first time that the game is being distributed across the entire area. Does anyone else wish that they were a student back in the past?

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Minecraft is free to every Northern Ireland secondary school