At the BETT Awards 2026, CoastCraft was awarded Best Secondary Digital Learning Product. Congratulations to all the team involved!!
From the description:
CoastCraft is an educational game developed for Minecraft Education Edition (MEE) by Cornwall Council and the Environment Agency, as part of the £200m Flood and Coastal Innovation Programme. Supported by Microsoft and aimed at students aged 9-14, it aligns with Key Stage 2 and 3 of the National Curriculum and introduces learners to coastal processes, climate change, and sustainable decision-making.
Set in Bude, Cornwall, the game uses real-world data and future modelling to simulate environmental scenarios. Students explore erosion, dune ecosystems, and coastal adaptation through two minigames, then take on the role of a coastal manager in the main game. They make strategic choices, from present day to 2060, receiving feedback and sustainability scores based on the social, economic and environmental impacts of their actions or inactions.
CoastCraft is learner-led, supports inquiry-based learning, and includes a virtual careers fair in the endgame. It builds on the success of Rivercraft and Rivercraft 2, and is accessible globally via MEE, which used in over 40,000 school systems.
By combining immersive gameplay with curriculum relevance and real-world application, CoastCraft fills a gap in climate education and empowers students to explore the complexities of climate and coastal resilience.
I am proud to have been part of this project and to have worked on the Teacher Pack that goes along with the game to help its use in the classroom. See the game and the additional resources here.
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