Welcome to the Comox Valley School District’s Seventh Minecraft Build Challenge!
2026-2027
Beyond the Stars:
The Ultimate Alien World Challenge
Calling all alien inventors and Minecraft builders – your next adventure is beyond the stars! In Beyond the Stars: The Ultimate Alien World Challenge, you will dream up an alien species and build an extraordinary civilization in Minecraft Education. Show how your aliens survive, care for their planet, and welcome humans for a safe, accessible tour. You are even encouraged to submit a drawing of your alien! Enter individually or in groups, and use the judges’ rubric to turn your big ideas into a creative, sustainable, and accessible world. There are prizes for first, second and third place in all four grade categories: Grades K-3, 4-5, 6-7, and 8-12. There is also a class or club prize at each level! Teachers, rally your builders; students, unleash your imaginations! Submit by March 12, 2027, and show us a world like no other!
Watch this video to learn more details and use the resources on this page to help guide your builds.
Good luck competitors, we can’t wait to see what you create!
Deadline March 12, 2027
How do I enter?
- If you don’t already have it, you can download Minecraft Education Edition from here: https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/get-started/download
- You log in to Minecraft the same way that you log in to Office 365 at home. Your username is your email address: your student#@learn71.ca (if you don’t know your student number you can ask your teacher). Use the same password that you use at school (if you do not know this you should be able to ask your teacher).
- You can click Play and then click on Biomes and Worlds to pick the biome that you would like to build your resort in. Click here for some resources to help you get started
- When you are finished you will need to send in a three minute video walkthrough of your world explaining your build and all the great features that you have created. If you are using a computer you can do this using screencast software of your choice-you can also use ⊞ + G (click here for instructions for how to do this). If you are using an ipad or iphone you can send in a screencast (click here for instructions on how to do this.)
- When you have completed your screencast, you will need to click here or click on the link on the right to open the form to enter the challenge. You will need to upload your video for the last question in this form.
Can we work on this in teams at home?
Yes, absolutely! If you can’t get it to work at the same time in different houses (it seems to work with some and not others) with Minecraft Education Edition, you can build and pass. Here are some instructions for build and pass: