Big Idea
Students design a Wellbeing Hub for a school or community that supports:
- Calm – emotional regulation and quiet reflection
- Connect – positive relationships and belonging
- Move – physical activity and healthy routines
Teacher notes
- Register your school here: Minecraft Education Build Challenge – Fill in form
- Build deadline: Friday 5 June 2026
- Any questions, please contact Steven at Standout Education
Minecraft Education Resources
Australian Curriculum Links
Health & Physical Education (HPE)
Strands & focus:
- Personal, Social and Community Health
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Physical activity and healthy lifestyles
How the task aligns:
- Students design spaces that promote emotional regulation, positive relationships, and physical activity
- Students explain how environments influence wellbeing
Digital Technologies
Strands & focus:
- Designing solutions
- Computational thinking
- Digital systems
How the task aligns:
- Students design and evaluate digital solutions to a real‑world problem (wellbeing)
- Older students use Code Builder or Redstone to automate or simulate systems
- Emphasis on purposeful technology use, not just gameplay
Design & Technologies
Strands & focus:
- Designing for users
- Evaluating design solutions
- Sustainability and usability
How the task aligns:
- Students design spaces for specific user needs
- Students justify design choices (layout, materials, access)
- Focus on function, safety, and inclusion
General Capabilities
Personal and Social Capability
- Empathy, collaboration, resilience
- Working together in shared worlds
- Reflecting on wellbeing needs
Critical and Creative Thinking
- Designing original solutions
- Evaluating what works and why
- Iterating on builds
Ethical Understanding
- Inclusive design
- Fair access to wellbeing spaces
Student Task
Design a Wellbeing Hub that helps people feel calm, connected, and healthy.
Your hub should include spaces for calming down, connecting with others, and moving your body.
You must build 3 spaces:
- CALM: a quiet or peaceful place
- CONNECT: a place to meet or talk
- MOVE: a place to move your body
Remember to:
- Use signs or boards to explain your ideas
- Make your hub safe and welcoming
- Be creative!
Optional Extensions
Redstone
You could add:
- Light systems that change between calm/active modes
- Doors that open/close to manage noise or flow
- Timers or indicators for movement zones
Code Builder
You could add:
- An NPC or Agent that:
- Greets visitors and explains zones
- Guides users through a calm routine or movement path
- Asks reflection questions (“How are you feeling?”)
Build something that helps people feel safe, happy, and included!
Show your build with screenshots or a screen-recording.
✅ Student Rubric
How will my build be checked?
⭐ 1. We built all 3 spaces
- Awesome: We built CALM, CONNECT, and MOVE spaces
- Getting there: We built 2 spaces
- Keep going: We built 1 or none
⭐ 2. Our build helps people feel good
- Awesome: Our spaces clearly help people feel calm, included, and active
- Getting there: Some spaces help, but not all
- Keep going: It’s not clear how our build helps wellbeing
⭐ 3. I explained my ideas
- Awesome: We used signs or talked clearly about our build
- Getting there: We explained some parts
- Keep going: We haven’t explained our ideas yet
⭐ 4. We worked well as a team
- Awesome: We shared ideas, took turns, helped each other, and made decisions together
- Getting there: We worked together sometimes, but we needed reminders to listen or share jobs
- Keep going: We found it hard to work together and need more practice sharing and helping
Extra Challenge (optional):
- I used Redstone or Code Builder to make my hub interactive
Build something that helps people feel safe, happy, and included!
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