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Challenge Overview

Minecraft Education and C40 have joined forces to create an opportunity for students to get involved creating change in their cities. Through this challenge, you’ll be able to propose social and environmental solutions for your city. It’s your chance to be a real superhero for your city by coming up with fantastic ideas to help your environment and community.

Unleash Your Creativity

This is your chance to let your imagination run wild! Picture your city as a place where everyone breathes clean air, has fresh water, and lives happily. You can design a city where people walk, bike, and use public transportation instead of driving cars everywhere. You can make a city where parks and green spaces are everywhere, and everyone has a beautiful place to play.

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What is C40?

C40 is a global network of nearly 100 mayors of the world’s leading cities that are united in action to confront the climate crisis.

New York City is a part of this global network.

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Challenge Overview

Get Ready for Fun and Impact

But here's the best part - it's not just about learning; it's also about having a blast! You get to use Minecraft Education to turn your ideas into virtual reality. And you know what? Your ideas can turn into real solutions for your city!

Are you excited? We are too! Let's team up and make our cities greener, fairer, and more prosperous places. We believe in you, and we know you can make a positive impact. Get ready to learn, play, and change the world – one Minecraft block at a time.

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Challenge Prompt

Are you ready ? Your challenge is HERE.

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Words to Know

Word	Meaning	Example	Supporting Image
sustainable	When something is sustainable, it means it can be kept up over a long time.	The new slide on the playground is sustainable because it doesn’t break even though many children use it every day.
inclusive	When someone is inclusive, they are trying to include everyone’s needs.	The classroom is an inclusive place.
adapt	Adapt means to change for a specific reason.	The animals adapted to the colder weather.

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Words to Know

Word	Meaning	Example	Supporting Image
armory	An armory is a place where weapons and other military equipment are made or stored.	The Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx was a place for the military to make weapons.
entrepreneurship	someone who takes the financial risk of beginning and operating one or several businesses.	The girls began making and selling bracelets during recess as part of their entrepreneurship.
flourish	Flourish means to grow in a strong and healthy way.	If you eat a well balanced diet, you will flourish!

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How can we repurpose New York City spaces to create a sustainable, inclusive, and future-ready city?

Challenge Prompt

What are your ideas to change the Kingsbridge Armory to benefit the community?

Kingsbridge was also used as a place where military staff would gather.

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Less construction means less pollution. Before demolishing and constructing new buildings, we should look at what already exists in our city and think about how to renovate it, adapt it and use it better.

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Focus Area#1

Community Garden/Market: We need healthy meals and places to learn about creating a healthy environment.

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Focus Areas#2

Cultural spaces: We need spaces to learn and connect to our history and culture. These can include art and museum spaces or areas for community cultural organizations to connect, grow, and share their history with the community.

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Focus Areas#3

Community centers: Whether after school programs for youth or seniors, spaces for exercise, or places to connect, we want to make sure the space serves the full needs of the area’s families and communities.

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Focus Areas#4

Entrepreneurship: Local businesses and owners need space to create jobs and opportunities for the whole community to flourish*. Beyond that job training and career development for both new and returning workers will further that effort.

*Flourish means to grow in a strong and healthy way.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Choose at least ONE SDG to integrate into your project.

17 Goals to Transform Our World

The Sustainable Development Goals are a call for action by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. They recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and environmental protection.

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Helpful Links to Tackle this Challenge

Inclusive Climate Action and Green Jobs

“Your design should not only aim to address the causes and impacts of greenhouse gas emissions, but also raise the quality of life of local communities.”

Buildings and Construction

“The energy consumed by construction of buildings and infrastructure can be one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in urban neighbourhoods.”

Sustainable Food

“A sustainable diet is one that is good for people and the planet. It generally includes plant-rich foods, ideally from organic and regenerative agriculture.”

Climate Action in Cities

“To protect all of us, including future generations, we must transform our cities. To avoid climate breakdown, emissions from urban consumption must halve by 2030.”

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Think of all of the residents who live in the Bronx and neighboring boroughs.

Design a space that is good for people who are different sizes, different ages, people in wheelchairs or with other disabilities, people who come from different countries, or those who speak different languages.

This space should be accessible for ALL!

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In This Challenge, You Will:

Speak with and learn from a variety of experts from the City of New York

Design and build a solution to build a helpful and useful Kingsbridge Armory
Use coding in your build to make it even better
Submit a three-minute video overview of your build

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Explore the Space

Take a virtual 3D tour of the Kingsbridge Armory

What looks interesting in the space?

What could make it better?

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Rubric: Minecraft Education Challenge

Rubric Round 1 - Battle of the Boroughs

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Guiding Questions

Who did you learn from?
What new things have you learned about the various armories throughout the city?
What did you see or hear about that you would want to build?
What area of the challenge will you focus on (Community Garden/Market, Cultural spaces, Community centers, Entrepreneurship?
What is interesting about what you will build?
How did your build help to reduce emissions while creating methods
How did working together with your teammates help you come up with an exciting idea for your build?

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The History of Kingsbridge

Want to learn more about Kingsbridge?

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The History of Kingsbridge

“The Kingsbridge Armory was built between 1912 and 1917 and designed by architect Lewis Pilcher for military use. At the time of construction, it was an engineering *feat.

The building was in military use until 1994, and in 1996 ownership of the Armory reverted to the City. Since the 1990s, the Armory has largely been vacant. The City has tried twice to redevelop the Armory and community groups have organized around advocating for a renewed Kingsbridge Armory.”

The Kingsbridge Armory Community Vision Report EN/SP

*a feat is a product of ingenuity and difficult achievement. It’s impressive.

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Economic Development Corporation (EDC)

Kingsbridge Vision Plan

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