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Two Broward County Public Schools win championships titles at the Inaugural Minecraft Education South Florida Showdown (Courtesy: Broward County Public Schools)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Silver Palms Elementary and Coral Springs High School are officially the “best builders In South Florida.”

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The two Broward County Public Schools have earned bragging rights after winning the championship in the inaugural Minecraft Education South Florida Showdown.

The tournament asked teams of five students to design a school of the future with a rubric indicating what must be included for sustainability and resilience. The teams then had 30-minutes to all build together inside the same Minecraft Education world.

The tri-county competition which included Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties started off with participation from 31 elementary, middle, and high schools represented by more than 125 teams, according to Dr. Lisa Milenkovic, Supervisor, STEM+Computer Science for Broward County Public Schools.

In Round 1, the teams submitted video tours of their Minecraft-designed world for judges to determine the district semifinalists.

Teams were judged by a panel from outside South Florida and winners were selected based on points earned on the rubric.


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