Gamified Coding with Minecraft (TradeTown)
Commerce-themed intermediate coding in Minecraft Education
For students ready to move beyond beginner programs, Trade Town introduces the next level of coding challenges inside Minecraft Education.
This program challenges learners to design, build, and code their own interactive marketplaces, creating shops, stalls, and trading systems within a thriving digital town. Through engaging quests that simulate running community businesses, students explore more advanced coding concepts such as loops, conditionals, and interactive automation. With functional builds, strategic challenges, and collaborative problem-solving, Trade Town delivers a game-like learning experience that strengthens STEM skills and real-world thinking.
What Kids Will Learn (Intermediate Level)
Your child will:
Strengthen their coding abilities using loops and conditionals inside Minecraft Education
Design and code interactive shops, stalls, and trading systems
Explore basic concepts of automation, resource management, and simple economic systems
Develop strategic thinking and problem-solving skills through commerce-based quests
Build creativity, independence, and resilience through trial-and-error coding
Work collaboratively to plan, build, and manage a shared digital town
Why Parents Love It
Trade Town combines the creativity of Minecraft Education with meaningful coding challenges that introduce real-world concepts in a fun, age-appropriate way.
It provides a clear next step within our Minecraft Education pathway, ensuring students continue to build skills at a level matched to their growing confidence.
The commerce theme keeps students engaged while reinforcing deeper STEM skills, teamwork, and entrepreneurial thinking that support future learning.
Gamified Coding with Minecraft (TradeTown) is available at
Please note
In order to enrol in a School Term Program, you must be a student of that school
Computer Requirements
Students are required to bring their own device and power cord. Accepted devices include laptops (Windows, Mac) and iPads/Tablets. If students are using an iPad, we highly recommend you also bring a detachable keyboard (Bluetooth tethered).
If your child is not proficient with using a laptop trackpad, please bring your own MOUSE. If you would like to save work to take home, please also bring along a USB.
Minecraft Education provides minimum recommended system requirements for Windows, Mac, iPad and Android devices. It is highly recommended that students’ device specifications are well above these requirements, as older slower devices can struggle with processing speed.
For current requirements: https://educommunity.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/360047556591
Installation Details
Minecraft Education user logins are included with the cost of this course. Please download and install Minecraft Education to your child’s device before attending the class.
Please download Minecraft Education here: https://education.minecraft.net/get-started/download
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