Dupoto Craft School Pack

The short version

Your questions, answered in a line

The eight things a Trust leader usually asks first. Each one links to the detail further down.

How would it work in our schools?

One trained facilitator, one class, one hour a week.

Each student builds one part of their life map per session in a shared class world, then visits classmates' maps.

How a session runs

What value does it add?

Personal development you can see, with evidence.

Values, wellbeing, relationships and ambition, learned by designing and making. Every student ends with a portfolio, a goal and a tour.

What students gain

How long will it take?

About two weeks from training to Session 1.

A one-day Dupoto training for the facilitator, a 90-minute staff briefing, then 12 hours with students across a term.

The launch plan

Is it flexible?

Six ways to run it, two lesson lengths.

Weekly or fortnightly, intensive days, a club, a holiday camp or a Year 6 transition project. 60-minute or 30-minute lessons.

Delivery models

Can it be printed, or run through Teams?

Both, and it works without screens too.

Print-ready PDFs for every sheet. Microsoft 365 files to share in Teams. Minecraft worlds can be shared or assigned in Teams.

Print and digital

Who leads it?

A Dupoto-trained teacher, backed by your leaders.

A Dupoto Ambassador or Expert runs the sessions. IT, your safeguarding lead and the Dupoto team each play a small, clear part.

Roles

What do students gain?

A clearer sense of who they are and where they're going.

They name their values and strengths, map their support, set a big goal with next steps and present it with confidence.

Outcomes

How does it help parents?

It gives families a way into the conversation.

A clear letter, questions to ask at home, and an invitation to the Showcase, where their child gives a tour of their world.

Families

Why it matters

Students are asking big questions. So are schools.

From the age of 10, students start to ask who they are and where they're heading. Dupoto gives them a way to answer, by mapping who they are, where they are and where they're going.

"Why am I learning this?"

Mammoth Goals and Spears connect learning to where students want to go.

"What am I good at?"

The Tree of Growth and the Shield of Values name strengths and values.

"What impact can I make?"

The Community Hut and a team challenge turn the map outward.

Schools ask too: how do we develop character, improve wellbeing and strengthen student voice, in a way students actually enjoy?

How it works

Every session follows the same simple rhythm

Students always know what comes next, so the hour goes on thinking and building rather than instructions. Watch one session play out in time and in the class world.

Minute 0 · Campfire at Base Camp

Campfire · 10 min

Everyone meets at Base Camp in the game, hears a short story and gets today's big question.

Build Quest · 35 min

Students sketch their idea in their journal for 3 minutes, then build it on their own plot. What matters is what the build means.

Gallery Walk & Journal · 15 min

They visit 2 friends' plots, leave a kind comment on a sign, take a photo and write in their journal.

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Base Camp The Commons (Session 10) Your plot, 32 × 32 blocks

The Territory is the class's shared flat world. Each student owns one plot, separated by paths so classmates can visit. A setup script in the pack builds it.

1Build only on your own plot, unless someone invites you.

2Make every comment kind, and say exactly what you liked.

3Keep real names and personal details off the map. Everyone uses a made-up explorer name.

4Meaning matters more than perfect building. A two-block shield with a story beats a castle with none.

Design skills · Architecture

They design it on paper first, the way architects do

Before each Build Quest, students sketch their idea. On isometric paper they draw it in 3D, label what each part means, colour it in, and only then build it, block by block. A game becomes a design project.

Example sketches drawn on paper before building. Pencil first, then colour.

Coloured-pencil isometric sketch on grid paper: a river across a grassy plot, a wooden bridge with four lantern posts, steps down to the near bank, and two stepping stones. — Example sketches drawn on paper before building. Pencil first, then colour.

Session 7 · River of Risk

A bridge across the River of Risk

Design choices on the sketch

A wooden bridge: the careful way across
Two stepping stones: a brave leap
Lanterns on the posts to light the way
Steps down to the near bank

**Then they build it**The pack's model build for Session 7, for comparison.

The design link

Sketch, build, compare, improve: how designers work

Planfrom above, on the worksheet grid Sketchin 3D, on isometric paper Labelwhat each part means and is made of Buildit in The Territory, to scale Improveby comparing the build with the sketch

Spatial thinking

Turning a flat idea into a 3D drawing, then into blocks, builds the spatial thinking used in maths, science and engineering.

Real scale

In Minecraft one block is about a metre, so a 32 × 32 plot is about the size of four tennis courts. Students design real-sized spaces.

Explaining ideas

Labels and arrows make students say why, not just what. It's the same habit as an architect's annotated drawing.

A door to design careers

Architecture, engineering, landscape and game design. A student who loves this can make it their Mammoth Goal.

Linked to England's National Curriculum Key Stage 2, with Key Stage 3 for Year 7

Design and technology · KS2

"generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion, annotated sketches…"

Art and design · KS2

"to create sketch books to record their observations…" and learn "about great artists, architects and designers in history"

Mathematics · Year 6

"recognise, describe and build simple 3-D shapes, including making nets"

For Year 7 · KS3

Design and technology: "annotated sketches, detailed plans, 3-D and mathematical modelling". Art and design: "the history of art, craft, design and architecture".

Quoted from the National Curriculum in England programmes of study, checked October 2026.

In the School Pack

Sketch it in 3D

A four-page sheet for any session: how to draw a block, isometric grid paper, an annotated example with a teacher note, and more ideas to try.

The student journey

Twelve sessions, four phases, one map

One icon per session. Session 6 is the midpoint check, and Session 12 is a showcase for families and guests. Choose a session to see what students think about, build and write.

Arrive · Who am I?

Grow · Where am I now?

Venture · Where am I going?

Share · Who am I becoming?

Arrive · Who am I?Session 1 of 12

Welcome to The Territory

If your life was a map, what would it show?

Model build for Session 1: Claim your plot. Build a Base Camp marker and a sign with your explorer name. — Model build from the pack

Icon · it stands for: The Map · All of you: the map of your life
Students build: Claim your plot. Build a Base Camp marker and a sign with your explorer name.
Journal question: Which icon do you think will be easiest for you? Which will be hardest? Why?
Photo for the portfolio: Your plot entrance and sign

Curriculum links for this session

England · PSHE (KS2): Respecting self and others 11, Online life and safety 24, Online life and safety 28
England · statutory RSHE (primary): Online safety and awareness 1, Online safety and awareness 4, Wellbeing online 4
Scotland · CfE HWB: HWB 2-09a, HWB 2-10a
Wales · Health and Well-being: 2.2.5 Healthy relationships are fundamental to our well-being.
Northern Ireland: PDMU KS2: their self esteem, self confidence and how they develop as individuals
UAE · Moral Education pillar: The Individual and the Community and Character and Morality
UAE · inspection framework: 2.1.2 Behaviour; 2.1.4 Adoption of safe and healthy lifestyles

Inside the School Pack

Everything a school needs, in one download

Thirteen folders, each matched session for session to the Teacher Guide. Nothing to write, nothing to design. Edit what you want in Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

256slides across 18 decks

311print-ready PDF pages

13MakeCode build files

5editable Word files

1Excel class tracker

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Start Here

A three-page guide to the pack, printing notes, and the free Poppins and Mulish fonts.

PDFFONTS

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Teacher Guide

25 pages: every session plan, assessment, setup, safeguarding and a facilitator toolkit.

PDFWORD

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Lesson PowerPoints

12 decks, 12 to 17 slides each, with the full teacher script in the speaker notes. Timers, build cards and journal prompts are built in.

PPTX166 SLIDES

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Student Worksheets

Core and support versions for every session, an editable journal, a self-assessment, a before-and-after survey and a Sketch it in 3D sheet.

PDFWORD70 PAGES

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Model Answers

All 12 worksheets completed by a fictional student, with a note on why each answer works.

PDF27 PAGES

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Model Builds

A 30-page build guide, a render and layer plan for every icon, and MakeCode that builds each model.

PDFMAKECODEPNG

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Printables and Display

Icon and activity cards, lesson cards, A3 posters, a working wall, feather tokens and a fillable certificate.

PDF59 PAGES

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Assessment

A class tracker for attendance, icons built, rubric scores, the impact survey and certificates.

EXCEL

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Parents and Carers

An editable letter with a consent slip and an invitation to the Feathers Showcase.

WORD

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Staff Training

A 90-minute facilitator session for everyone who will deliver, with speaker notes.

PPTX23 SLIDES

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For School Leaders

A 14-slide overview for heads and senior leaders: outcomes, fit, delivery and what you need.

PPTX

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Curriculum Links

47 pages of session-by-session links to UK frameworks and UAE Moral Education, with official sources.

PDFWORD

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Unit 2: My World

A short follow-on unit: 4 sessions in which students build their real world, their cultures and identity, using the same prompts. Guide, 4 decks, booklets, a model answer and cards.

PDFPPTXWORD

The presentations

Ready to put on the board

Flip through real slides from the pack. Every lesson deck carries the teacher's script in the speaker notes, so a facilitator can teach it on the day.

Session 1 title slide: Welcome to The Territory.

1 / 16Session 1 title slide: today's icon, phase and big question

Same shape every lessonTitle, journey, Campfire, big question, build card, Build Quest timer, Gallery Walk, journal and a look ahead.

Written for ages 10+Short sentences, everyday words and sentence starters on every writing task, checked for reading age.

Yours to adaptStandard PowerPoint files. Present them in class, from OneDrive or in a Teams meeting.

Worksheets and model answers

One session, three versions

Every session has a double-sided core sheet, a support sheet for the same task and a model answer to discuss before students write. Core and support sheets can be mixed in one class.

Core

For most students: plan, sketch, build and reflect, with feeling words to help.

Support

The same task in larger type on a tinted page, with idea banks and sentence starters for every answer.

Model answer

Completed by "Explorer Comet", a fictional 11 year old, with a teacher note on why it works. For discussion, not for copying.

Session 8 · Dream Bigger Core worksheet for Session 8, Dream Bigger: big question, plan, and picture the day your dream comes true.

Support worksheet for Session 8 with larger type, mammoth ideas and sentence starters.

Model answer for Session 8 written by Explorer Comet.

For the teacher

A guide, a one-page card and a plan for every session

The 25-page Teacher Guide holds every session plan, the rubric, the setup checklist and safeguarding notes. A one-page lesson card per session keeps the plan on the desk.

Teacher Guide session plan for Session 1

One-page facilitator lesson card for Session 8

Printables and display

A classroom that looks the part from day one

A3 posters, a working wall, icon build cards, activity cards, feather tokens and a fillable certificate. All print-ready.

A3 poster: The Territory golden rules — Golden rules poster (A3)

A3 poster: Our Journey, all twelve sessions — Journey poster (A3)

Activity cards: too safe, brave, too risky — Activity cards

Class feather tokens for courage, kindness, creativity and teamwork — Feather tokens

Working wall display: Mammoth Goal — Working wall

Dupoto Craft certificate of completion — Fillable certificate

A3 poster: If your life was a map, what would it show? — Big question poster (A3)

Model builds

An example build for every icon, and code that builds it

Students see what a good build looks like. Teachers get a render, a layer-by-layer plan and the materials for each one, plus MakeCode that places the model in the world from a chat command.

Base Camp marker build — Base Camp markerSession 1

Campfire with three story seats — CampfireSession 2

Shield of Values wall — Shield of ValuesSession 3

Tree of Growth with visible roots — Tree of GrowthSession 4

Community Hut with three rooms — Community HutSession 5

Mountain with a path, rest point and lookout — MountainSession 6

River of Risk with a bridge and stepping stones — River of RiskSession 7

Path with three spear signposts — SpearsSession 9

Feathers celebration sculpture — FeathersSession 12

Three circles teaching demo — Three circlesSession 5 demo

River challenge teaching demo — River challengeSession 7 demo

MakeCode, from the pack

player.onChat("mammoth", function () {
    player.say("Building model 8: Mammoth statue...")
    // Clear the space above ground (air)
    player.execute("fill ~3 ~ ~-9 ~11 ~12 ~9 air")
    // Build the model
    player.execute("fill ~4 ~ ~-8 ~10 ~ ~5 smooth_stone")
    player.execute("fill ~5 ~1 ~-6 ~6 ~6 ~-5 brown_wool")
    // …

Type in the game chat mammoth and the model builds itself

A separate setup script builds The Territory before Session 1: Base Camp, the Commons, the student plots and the paths between them. The Model Build Guide walks through it step by step.

In your school

From yes to the Showcase, step by step

Once your facilitator is trained and Minecraft Education is on your devices, a school can launch in about two weeks. The pack's launch plan sets out what happens when.

Talk
Discovery session
- Explore how Dupoto Craft fits your schools
- Choose a model, group and facilitator
Train
Train the facilitator
- One-day Dupoto training, online or in person
- 90-minute pack briefing for anyone else delivering
−2 wks
Two weeks before
- Parent letter goes home
- Set up and test The Territory
- Print journals, cards and posters
- Plots and trail buddies in the tracker
- Book the Showcase
S1
Session 1
- Before survey
- Explorer names and trail buddies
- Keep the first build small
S6
Midpoint check
- Rubric in the tracker
- Who needs support or stretch?
S12
Feathers Showcase
- Families and guests visit
- Tours and Feathers
- Final rubric and after survey
After
After the course
- Certificates issued by Dupoto
- Save the world and portfolios
- Unit 2, if you want it

Time

What it asks of your people

Facilitator1 day + 12 hours

Dupoto training, then twelve 60-minute sessions. Lesson decks, cards and the script are ready to use.

Other delivering staff90 minutes

The facilitator training session in the pack, run in school before the course starts.

IT leadSetup and backups

Confirm licences, install and test on every device, then back up the world after each session.

Students12 hours

Twelve 60-minute sessions, or 24 of 30 minutes. Unit 2 adds 4 hours if you choose it.

Senior leadersA slot and a showcase

Choose the delivery model and timetable slot, then join the Feathers Showcase in Session 12.

FamiliesA letter and an invite

Read the letter, return the reply slip and come to the Showcase if they can.

Flexible by design

Built to fit your timetable

Run it the way each school's year works. Any model can run as 24 lessons of 30 minutes, with each session split into two halves.

10 to 30students per group, best at 15 to 20

Year 6 or 7also P7, and Grade 5 or 6 in the UAE

On its ownor alongside Dupoto Pathfinder

Weekly, one term

12 × 60 min, one a week

Best for: A PSHE, wellbeing, careers or advisory slot
Tips: Keeps momentum from week to week. The Showcase lands at the end of term.

PSHEWellbeingCareers educationAdvisory and tutor timeEnrichmentTransitionAlternative provisionDigital skills

Print, digital or both

Print it, project it, or share it in Teams

The course is built for the classroom, with students together in the room. How you hand out and collect the materials is up to you.

On paper

311 print-ready pages in A4 and A3
One double-sided worksheet per session
Cards, posters, tokens and certificates
Printing notes in Start Here

In Microsoft 365 and Teams

Slides, guides, letters and the tracker are PowerPoint, Word and Excel files
Store and share them in OneDrive or a Teams class
An editable Word journal for students who work digitally
Present slides in class or in a Teams meeting

In Minecraft Education

Students sign in with their school Microsoft 365 accounts
Share or assign the class world through Microsoft Teams
Or share a join link by email or another tool
Photos go to each student's Portfolio for export

Teams sharing is available on Windows and Chromebook. Source: Minecraft Education support, checked October 2026.

No devices today? The course still runs.

Swap the Build Quest for a paper Territory Map on A3 card, a LEGO or junk-model build, or a shared classroom wall map. The Campfire and Gallery Walk stay exactly the same.

Who leads it

One clear lead, with small, clear parts for everyone else

Leads the sessions

A Dupoto-trained facilitator

Every Dupoto programme in school is delivered by trained staff. The facilitator runs the Campfire, keeps the rhythm and assesses growth with the rubric.

Dupoto AmbassadorTrained staff who deliver Dupoto sessions with the provided resources, guided by the school's Dupoto Expert.

Dupoto ExpertCertified leaders who drive school-wide implementation, plan and adapt, mentor staff and work directly with the Dupoto team.

"You don't need to be a Minecraft expert to run this course; you need to be a good Campfire host. Students will happily teach you the game."

From the Teacher Guide's facilitator toolkit.

Sponsors it

Head or senior leader

Chooses the delivery model and slot
Reviews the tracker summary
Hosts guests at the Showcase

Sets it up

IT lead

Licences and devices
Install and test with a full class
World backups after each session

Keeps it safe

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Briefed before Session 1
Told the same day about any disclosure

Backs it

The Dupoto team

Training and certification
Issues the completion certificates
Ongoing support and resource updates

Across a Trust

Trust lead (optional)

Picks pilot schools and models
Brings Experts together across schools
Compares evidence at Trust level

What students gain

What every student leaves with

Growth in thinking matters more than building skill. A simple build with a deep reflection scores higher than an impressive build with none.

Learning outcomes

By the end, students can

Describe who they are using the Dupoto language: values, strengths, challenges, risks, support and goals
Tell a short personal story and connect it to who they are becoming
Name one challenge they face and a way to climb it
Set a long-term Mammoth Goal and break it into next actions
Work in a team on a build that considers People, Planet and Purpose
Present their thinking with confidence to an audience

CreativityCommunicationCollaborationCritical thinking AdaptabilityResilienceEmpathyLeadershipEntrepreneurshipSelf-awareness

Inclusion

Every student can map their territory

Students always choose what to share. Every session has a support route and a stretch task.

New to MinecraftA trail buddy and ready-made templates to customise.

Reading and writing supportSupport worksheets, picture-based cards, voice-recorded reflections.

SEND or anxietyA smaller plot, a quiet corner of the map, written tours.

EAL learnersIcon cards with visuals and a word bank. Reflect in a home language first.

Experienced buildersRedstone, Code Builder and character dialogue tasks.

More confident learnersFind out about a real person who reached a dream like their mammoth.

Editable in Word, with a consent slip and Showcase invitation

Parents and carers

Families get a way into the conversation

The letter goes home two weeks before Session 1. It explains the course in plain words, sets out how children are kept safe and gives parents questions that open up real conversations at home.

"What did you build on your map this week?"

"Which of your values did you put on your shield?"

"What's your mammoth, your big goal?"

"What's one small step you could take this week?"

Nothing needed at home

Children don't need Minecraft at home. Everything happens in school, in supervised lessons.

Clear choices

The reply slip asks for consent to take part, and separately for screenshots in portfolios and on displays.

An invitation

Families are invited to the Feathers Showcase, where their child gives a guided tour of their world.

Their stories count

Unit 2 adds optional "ask at home" questions about family languages, stories and traditions.

Curriculum and inspection

Mapped to the frameworks your schools work to

Session-by-session links for the UK and the UAE, with the exact wording and links to the official documents, are in folder 11 of the pack.

England

PSHE Association Programme of Study (2026 edition)
Statutory RSHE guidance, in force from 1 September 2026
Computing, SMSC and character education
Ofsted personal development and well-being

Scotland

Curriculum for Excellence: Health and Wellbeing, second level

Wales

Health and Well-being: statements of what matters

Northern Ireland

PDMU at Key Stage 2
Learning for Life and Work at Key Stage 3

Strongest curriculum links by theme
Strongest links	Sessions
Mental health and wellbeing	2, 4 and 6
Relationships and belonging	5
Online respect and privacy	1 and every Gallery Walk
Risk	7
Careers and aspirations	8 and 9
Community and teamwork	10
Transition	12

Links checked October 2026. PSHE references use the 2026 Programme of Study's headings and numbers. Check against your own copies.

Curriculum links at a glance, session by session

Assessment and evidence

Evidence from the first session

Dupoto Craft is new, so there is no impact data for it yet. The pack gives every school the tools to build its own evidence from day one, using the same rubric and survey in every class.

Dupoto_Craft_Class_Tracker.xlsxExample rows

Plot	Explorer name	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10	S11	S12	Icons
1	Comet	P	P	P	P	P	P	·	·	·	·	·	·	5 / 9
2	River Fox	P	P	A	P	P	P	·	·	·	·	·	·	4 / 9
3	Blue Heron	P	P	P	P	A	P	·	·	·	·	·	·	4 / 9
4	Ember	P	P	P	P	P	P	·	·	·	·	·	·	5 / 9

Plot

Explorer name

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A five-strand rubric

Self-awareness, reflection, collaboration, action and planning, communication. Assessed at Session 6 and Session 12.

ExploringDevelopingMappingLeading

A before-and-after survey

Eight statements at Sessions 1 and 12, on values, support, challenge, bravery, big dreams, next steps, teamwork and feedback.

A portfolio per student

12 screenshots and 12 reflections, plus a self-assessment at the midpoint and the end.

A class summary that adds itself up

The tracker averages the rubric by strand and shows the change from midpoint to final, ready for your reports.

It gave me clarity on what I stand for, and how to lead others with it.

Grade 12 student, Oakridge International (IB), India

Every cell of my body resonated with what was said.

School principal, Future of Education Forum, Latvia

It's okay to stop, absorb your surroundings, and trust your future will come.

Year 6 student, age 10, Shireland Collegiate, UK

5,000+students mapped with Dupoto15+countriesThese comments are about Dupoto programmes in general.

Included: Unit 2 · My World

Then they build their real world

A short follow-on unit of four 60-minute sessions. Students answer the same Dupoto prompts, now about their real life: the places, people, languages, stories and celebrations that make them who they are. Then they visit each other's worlds.

Unit 1 · Tree of Growth

What helps you grow?

Unit 2 · My World

Where do your roots come from?

Session 1

From Map to World

Identity and culture, and a world that shows the real you.

Session 2

Roots and Values

What families teach, and the communities we belong to.

Session 3

Bridges and Dreams

What a stereotype is, and a bridge built with a partner.

Session 4

World Fair

Tours, an Explorer Passport and what we have in common.

Unit 2 slide: two key words, identity and culture

Across your Trust

One pack, the same language in every school

When every school uses the same nine icons, the same rubric and the same tracker, a Trust can compare, share and grow practice together.

Consistent quality

The same pack and the same training in every school, so the experience doesn't depend on who teaches it.

Year 6 into Year 7

Run it as a summer-term transition project. Students take their map and next steps to their new school.

Evidence you can compare

One rubric, one survey and one tracker layout make school-by-school summaries easy to read side by side.

Experts who grow others

Dupoto Experts can mentor Ambassadors, so expertise builds inside the Trust over time.

Stage 1 · one term

Pilot

Start with one or two schools. Train an Expert and the facilitators, and choose a delivery model for each.

Stage 2 · end of term

Review

Read the tracker summaries, the before-and-after surveys and the Showcase feedback together.

Stage 3 · next year

Scale

Extend to more schools, run the Year 6 transition model and add Unit 2 where it fits.

A suggested rollout. Dupoto will shape the plan with you in the discovery session.

Working with Dupoto

How we work together

Dupoto training is required to deliver Dupoto resources in school. It keeps the vision and values consistent, and gives staff confidence with wellbeing and personal growth content.

Delivers

Dupoto Ambassador

Trained staff who deliver pre-planned Dupoto sessions using the provided resources, supporting students under the guidance of the school's Dupoto Expert.

Runs the 12 sessions with the School Pack
Ambassador certification from Dupoto
Backed by the school's Dupoto Expert

Leads

Dupoto Expert

Certified leaders who drive school-wide implementation, with the freedom to plan, adapt and mentor staff, working directly with the Dupoto team.

1-day training, online or in person
Certification and an annual licence
Ongoing support and resource updates

DiscoveryA free, no-obligation conversation about your schools' vision, priorities and challenges.
A tailored planThe delivery model, schools and timing that fit your curriculum and culture.
Training and launchFacilitators trained, the pack in place and the parent letter home.
Review and growPortfolios, the tracker and Showcase feedback shape what comes next.

Pricing for schools and Trusts on request

We'll put together a proposal for your schools after the discovery session.

Book a discovery session

FAQ

Questions leaders ask

Anything else, ask us in the discovery session.

Do our teachers need to know Minecraft?

No. The facilitator needs to be a good Campfire host, not a gamer. The staff training covers the six Minecraft Education features the course uses, and students pair up as trail buddies from Session 1.

Do we need Minecraft Education licences?

Yes, every user needs an account and a licence. Your schools may already have them: Microsoft says Minecraft Education is included in most of its software subscriptions for schools, such as Microsoft 365 A3 and A5. Qualifying schools can also buy licences directly. Check current options with your IT lead at education.minecraft.net/licensing.

What devices do students need?

One device per student: Windows, Mac, iPad or Chromebook, with Minecraft Education installed and tested. Host the world from a device that meets Minecraft Education's recommended specification, and test with a full class before Session 1.

Can we run it through Microsoft Teams, or online?

The sessions are designed for students together in a classroom. Teams helps around them: share the slides, the editable journal and the tracker through Teams or OneDrive, and share or assign the class world through Teams on Windows and Chromebook. Staff training can be online.

Is it safe?

Students play only in supervised lessons, in a private class world, with their school accounts. They use explorer names, never real names or personal details. In-game chat is off or moderated, and guests at the Showcase use teacher-issued accounts. Students always choose what to share, and any disclosure follows your safeguarding policy with the DSL told the same day.

Does it replace PSHE or Moral Education?

It sits alongside them. In England it links to the PSHE Programme of Study and statutory RSHE. In the UAE it complements Moral Education and does not replace Ministry of Education lessons or count towards their teaching time.

How is it assessed?

With a five-strand rubric at Session 6 and Session 12, a student self-assessment, a before-and-after survey and the portfolio. The class tracker records it all and builds a class summary.

What if a lesson has no devices?

Swap the Build Quest for a paper Territory Map on A3 card, a LEGO or junk-model build, or a shared wall map. The Campfire and Gallery Walk stay the same.

What happens after Session 12?

Dupoto issues certificates, students keep their portfolios and the world is saved so the map can keep growing. Unit 2: My World is ready to follow, with four sessions on identity and culture.

How does it build design skills?

Students sketch every build before they make it. With the Sketch it in 3D sheet they draw on isometric paper, label what each part means and is made of, then build it to scale and compare the result with the sketch. This links to annotated sketches in design and technology, sketchbooks and architects in art and design, and 3-D shapes in maths.

Is Dupoto Craft made by Minecraft?

No. Minecraft is a trademark of Mojang Synergies AB. Dupoto Craft is an independent resource, not affiliated with or endorsed by Mojang or Microsoft.

Personal development your students can walk through.