The world is in chaos at the moment. We are learning new words such as social distancing and contact trace. We also need to stop eating because we're bored. Everybody around the globe is coming together to do their part, whether it's trying to find the right vaccine, providing food and other supplies, or staying indoors. Whatever the situation the majority of our routines and routines have been totally out of balance. It is easy to become anxious in such a situation. This is why it is essential to keep your mind focused on something.

Educators around the world are doing everything they can to provide digital education to the half a billion children who aren't in school because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This isn't an easy task and we are determined to play our part to keep young minds active and engaged.

If you go to the Minecraft Marketplace If you visit the Minecraft Marketplace, you'll discover some of our most loved lessons from Minecraft Education Edition, which is the brand-new category Education. These educational worlds can be played by yourself with your kids or with your parents or other friends. You can even view the inside of the eye from the comfort of your home! We also have included ten worlds designed by Marketplace creators! Thanks to the creators of Everbloom, Jigarbov, Lifeboat, Razzleberries, The World Foundry, Blockworks, and Imagiverse you can explore renewable energy as well as marine biology, Greek history, and more! The worlds include lesson plans for creative writing, building challenges, and challenging puzzles.

These worlds are available for free download until June 30, 2020.

Anyone who has Minecraft for Bedrock platforms can access these worlds by starting Minecraft and then navigating to the in-game store. Minecraft is available on Android & iOS, Kindle Fire, Windows 10 PC, Gear VR, Oculus Rift, Fire TV, Xbox One, Windows MR, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

You can find the complete content list here: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/marketplace/education

To learn more about distance learning with Minecraft: Education Edition, visit: https://aka.ms/remote-learning-blog

Stay safe wherever you might be. We'll get through this.