GamED Academy https://gamedacademy.com Where Learning and Gaming Collide! Sun, 07 Jan 2024 16:47:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.2 https://gamedacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/GamED-AcademyHUBICON-50x50.png GamED Academy https://gamedacademy.com 32 32 Christmas Mini Courses Available! https://gamedacademy.com/christmas-mini-courses/ Sat, 09 Dec 2023 19:28:44 +0000 https://gamedacademy.com/?p=2984

It’s almost Christmas! But why do we celebrate Christmas, and what are some of the traditions surrounding Christmas? Let’s learn together in some Christmas mini courses! Here is a selection of mini courses you can choose from so you can learn about your favorite part of Christmas!

The True Meaning of Christmas

This is such a great time of year but in all the hype and excitement it is easy to lose sight of the true meaning of Christmas. Join us in this mini course as we focus our attention on the greatest gift of all.

A Traditional Christmas

Join us in this mini course and let’s learn about some of the traditions that help make this the happiest season of all.

A Musical Christmas

Christmas wouldn’t be the same without some of the hymns and songs that we have all come to know and love! So journey with us this Christmas season as we learn all about their origins.

Enroll in a subscription now and request one of the Christmas mini courses!

Winter Camp is included at no extra charge for all active subscription students

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Christmas Camp 2023 https://gamedacademy.com/christmas-camp-2023/ Sat, 09 Dec 2023 19:15:29 +0000 https://gamedacademy.com/?p=2981

This years Christmas Camp is packed full of all things Winter. From snowflakes to avalanches and everything in between let’s learn about this icy season. Minecraft fun and learning alongside interactive live events will be sure to warm your hearts.

Enroll now for just $15!

Winter Camp is included at no extra charge for all active subscription students

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A Super Hero Summer 2023 https://gamedacademy.com/summer-camp-2023/ Fri, 12 May 2023 03:15:45 +0000 https://gamedacademy.com/?p=2957 Join us this summer as we delve into the world of superheroes – be they fictional, real life or even 4-legged! Each week we will look at a new hero who will blow your mind with their amazing achievements while also learning what it takes to be a superhero! Jam packed with fun learning, live events and Minecraft building, we can’t wait for you to join us for an action packed summer. Summer Camp runs for 14 weeks and you can sign up for the whole camp at a discount.

Enroll now for 14 weeks of fun!

Ungraded: $45
Graded: $55

Summer Camp is included at no extra charge for all active subscription students

If you only want 7 weeks of Summer Camp you can enroll as a regular session student. Just select Summer camp as your chosen course.

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Winter Camp 2022 https://gamedacademy.com/winter-camp-2022/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 03:01:21 +0000 https://gamedacademy.com/?p=2926 This years Winter Camp goes interactive! Join us for lots of fun, action-packed Christmas cheer as we celebrate the season together. Christmas crafts, cookie baking, story telling, movie watching, seasonal themed build and club events and of course our festive filled parties. It’s sure to be just what you need to make this the Merriest Christmas of all!

Week 1 ( Dec 12th-18th)

  • Christmas Build Events
  • Arts and Crafts: Christmas Ornaments
  • Movie Night
  • Christmas Party
  • The GamED Cookie Exchange
  • Server Access

Week 2 (Dec 19th- Dec 25th)

  • More Christmas Build Events
  • Christmas Scavenger Hunt
  • Gingerbread Houses
  • Christmas Art Club
  • Movie Night
  • Server Access

Week 3 ( Dec 26th- Jan1st)

  • New Years Build Events
  • Arts and Crafts: New Years Celebrations
  • New Years Party GamED with GamED Staff
  • GamED Night
  • New Years Eve Countdown Party
  • Server Access

Enroll now for just $10!

Winter Camp is included at no extra charge for all active subscription students

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Holiday Courses Now Available! https://gamedacademy.com/holiday-courses-now-available/ Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:18:25 +0000 https://gamedacademy.com/?p=2920 The holiday season is right around the corner and with it are two of our special seasonal courses: A Very GamED Christmas and Home for the Holidays!

A Very GamED Christmas

Join us as we discover the true meaning of Christmas! We start with the biblical meaning of Christmas where we will learn about the nativity and birth of Jesus. Then, journey with us as we explore Advent and discover what a Jesse tree is before uncovering the reason why we put up a Christmas tree. And finally we share the story of St. Nick and close our course with the great GamED Academy bake off. Can you wow us with your favorite Christmas cookie recipe or Gingerbread House? This is going to be a very GamED Christmas indeed!

Home for the Holidays

Want to wow your family and Thanksgiving guests with your knowledge of this special holiday? Take a trip back in time and discover what Thanksgiving is and why we still celebrate it today. Learn who the Pilgrims were, what the Mayflower was, and how Americans celebrate Thanksgiving today. Then take part in our own Thanksgiving parade! How elaborate can you make your Thanksgiving float? The second half of this course has us taking a look at how the world celebrates the holiday season. We will begin by taking a look at Christmas traditions around the world – Does everyone eat turkey? What’s the deal with Christmas crackers? KFC for Christmas dinner – really? Then, we’ll move onto New Year and discover how different countries around the world welcome in the New Year.

Courses Available for Fall Session B and All Active Subscription Students

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The Land of Make Believe Summer Camp https://gamedacademy.com/the-land-of-make-believe-summer-camp/ Wed, 18 May 2022 02:40:56 +0000 https://dev.gamedacademy.com/?p=2891

Join us this summer as we take a journey of discovery into the land of make-believe from King Arthur to Cinderella, Humpty Dumpty to Robin Hood and so many other famous characters. We will be taking a deep dive into the classic childhood stories that we have all come to know and love as we learn about fairy tales, nursery rhymes, fables and legends all wrapped up in Minecraft fun and imagination.

This is a single 14-week course that runs from May 30th to Sept. 2nd

Ungraded$44
Graded$55

Prefer a subscription? Simply ask for the “Make Believe Summer Camp” course at subscription signup or via email. Or only want to take half? You can also request the “Make Believe Summer Camp” in the Summer A or Summer B Session enrollments as well.

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A Test Post https://gamedacademy.com/a-test-post/ Wed, 18 May 2022 02:29:17 +0000 https://dev.gamedacademy.com/?p=2889 This is test post to see what get’s displayed on the home page

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Learning with Minecraft… https://gamedacademy.com/why-choose-minecraft-schooling/ Sun, 31 May 2015 00:21:01 +0000 http://minecrafthomeschool.com/?p=533 Exciting Academic Curriculum, Safe & Monitored Minecraft Servers, Voice Chat with Peers, Growing Social Skills, Team Building, Creativity and Fun! With courses in History, Science, Creative Writing , World Studies, Geography and more, it is a great choice for adding excitement to your education!

Great Curriculum! 

Each course is authored by seasoned teachers, authors, or subject experts who are intent on providing excellent academic value to your student.  Each course provides a unique learning experience that is made up of a combination of videos, reading materials, and hands on experiments outside of the computer environment. 3 to 6 activities per week, depending on grade level, are provided to engage your student in the topic of study.

Safe Minecraft Servers

We have a full enrollment form that requires all contact information for the parent and logs the IP/location of the person enrolling. Our Minecraft systems log everything typed by each player, whether it is sent as a private or public communication. Our administrators in game have full visibility to all private and public messages. Our chat filtering keeps a long list of negative words from ever reaching the screen and immediately notifies us when one of these words is used.  We believe we are taking every precaution available to us. We remove any player breaking a rule and call the parents for a conference prior to allowing them back in game.

It is our belief that if parents are properly preparing their students with internet safety topics, and we are protecting them by tracking and monitoring everything that is associated with communication on our servers, that this is a safe environment.

Voice Chat Server

We also offer a TeamSpeak server for students to chat with others who are in game. It is not required, but for students that prefer to use a headset instead of typing, it can be a great way for them to meet other GamED Academy students. Using TeamSpeak will involve downloading a client application to your computer and entering our IP and password to connect. The orientation course provides detailed directions for this installation and setup.

Social Skills & Creativity

At GamED Academy we believe that learning should be FUN! Combining hands on building, teamwork, and creativity with an engaging academic curriculum shows students that the information they are learning is valuable and exciting. Not only will they learn important information about Ancient Rome and gladiators, they will compete in gladiator tournaments themselves! In some of the classes they will study outer space, the Hubble Telescope, or Mars and then join the Minecraft server to build a real moving rocket to the moon! Creativity is an integral part of everything we do at GamED Academy.

In addition to creativity and hands on application of knowledge, student will engage in a global environment where friendships grow and cultural knowledge is shared. What is it like living in Australia? Why do our kids from the United Kingdom have such an amazing accent? Can you actually enjoy winter without snow? These are just a few of the questions that students discuss with each other, creating friendships and broadening their horizons.

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