Game Studio using Minecraft Education for 8–11 year old gaming enthusiasts live from Lauttasaari, Helsinki. In the club, children learn game development, digital citizenship, problem-solving skills, communication, and teamwork.
Creating Tomorrow's Games Today! Game Studio is where games are created! This club is especially suitable for children who dream of making their own games but haven't yet gotten familiar with programming languages. Minecraft's Education version is excellent for learning the basics of game development. It contains a diverse range of blocks that can be used to create exciting games. Additionally, block coding can be used to add functionalities to the game, thus introducing the basics of programming.
In Game Studio, children:
Where: Itälahdenkatu 22 A, Helsinki (bus number 21 from Kamppi and Lauttasaari comes almost to the door) 4h free parking along the street. When: every Thursday 17:00–18:30 (for July we're moving the clubs to morning hours, so late afternoon vacation activities don't need to be interrupted because of the club) Note! Summer vacation absences can be compensated through our online clubs, which you can join even from your summer cottage with an internet connection!
Concrete Skills Development: Your child will learn block-based coding that transfers directly to programming languages, master game design documentation, and create a portfolio of playable games.
Safety First: Our educators undergo thorough background checks and are trained by School of Gaming for their role. Unlike unsupervised gaming, there's no exposure to inappropriate content or strangers online in the game club. Parents are welcome to observe club sessions anytime.
Active Creation, Not Passive Consumption: Every session includes practical game development, teamwork, and project-based work. Club members create, test, and continuously improve their own games.
Perfect Fit Promise: If your child doesn't connect with game development, we'll suggest alternatives or refund your payment. We want every child to find their passion.
Valuable Learning Investment: €69/month for specialized game development education is an investment in future career skills. Our gaming space has all the equipment and licenses, so you don't need to make purchases for home. However, if your child wants to continue with the game project at home, you'll get access to a Minecraft Education license from the club. The game can be downloaded for free online and runs on low-powered computers (you don't need a powerful machine humming in the corner).
Balanced Screen Time: Structured 90-minute sessions include planning on paper, peer discussions, and exercise breaks. We prevent gaming addiction by teaching healthy technology habits.
Work in the Parents' Lounge While Your Child Learns - stay productive in our comfortable workspace while your child develops valuable future skills.
Club membership also includes access to our community events and closed Discord community, as well as Lauttasaari's own WhatsApp group, through which we announce events and open gaming nights.
Our Game Studio is perfect for 8–11 year olds who love Minecraft and want to learn game development, but are not yet familiar with logic or basic programming.
All School of Gaming materials are designed to be neurodiversity-friendly, and our gaming educators are trained to accommodate different types of gamers. Our standard club size is about 12 children, but if you believe your child would do better in a smaller group, our schedule also includes online neurodiversity-friendly gaming clubs with just 6 children per group.
Your child's online safety is of utmost importance to us. We provide instructions on how you, as a parent, can ensure your child's online safety, and we do everything possible on our end to keep your child safe.
Each group is led by a trained professional in game education. Game instructors, or "gedus," provide a safe and positive gaming environment for gamers. They can always be reached via email.
We guarantee that every week your child cannot wait for this club to start. We utilize their love for games for their own benefit and sneaky teach them vital skill that every citizen of digital world needs in order to thrive.
In addition to the weekly gaming club, your child can join our safe gaming community. We have zero tolerance for toxicity and bullying. Our moderators have eyes and ears everywhere and we have strict procedure against all bullying.
Our gaming community always has someone to play and chat with. We also organize various community events and challenges almost weekly, to which your gamer is warmly welcome to participate.
Minecraft Education Edition is rated E for Everyone
Minecraft Education Edition is a version of Minecraft designed for educational purposes, allowing teachers to incorporate the game into their lesson plans and students to learn through play.
