[Fully Booked] 120 Elementary School Students Enthralled! Mitten Fuchu's 'LEGO x Minecraft' Programming Event Offers Learning Through Play
Pendemy Inc. held a 'LEGO Programming Minecraft Adventure!' event for elementary school students at Mitten Fuchu on April 4th and 5th, 2026, with approximately 120 participants. Children experienced developing programming thinking in the world of Minecraft.
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Pendemy Inc. (Head Office: Fuchu, Tokyo; Representative Director: Hayato Kimura), which plans and develops STEAM education integrating cutting-edge digital technology with manufacturing, held an experiential event for elementary school students titled 'LEGO Programming Minecraft Adventure!' at the Mitten Fuchu 9F event space for two days, Saturday, April 4th and Sunday, April 5th, 2026.
The two days were filled with the smiles and enthusiasm of many children and their guardians.
## Fostering Programming Thinking in the Beloved World of 'Minecraft'
This event was a special 30-minute workshop where children recreated the world of Minecraft, immensely popular among kids, with LEGO® blocks and aimed to retrieve treasure by moving robots with programs they assembled themselves. Participating children thought about 'how to make the robot reach its destination' and intuitively built commands (programs) using iPads. When things didn't work as expected, they identified and corrected their mistakes themselves. Through this 'trial and error' process, the event provided an experience that naturally fostered logical thinking (programming thinking) as an extension of play.
## Responding to 'I want to do more!' — Information on Robot Programming Classes (Free Trial)
After the event, many enthusiastic voices were heard from children who successfully completed the mission and obtained treasure, saying, 'I want to try more difficult courses!' and 'I want to build my own robot!'.
At 'Digital Academy Pendemy Robot Programming Class,' operated by Pendemy in Fuchu, Tokyo, they go beyond one-off experiences like the event, fostering deeper fundamental thinking and expressive skills by repeating the process of 'ideation, design, implementation, and presentation.' Currently, registrations for 'Free Trial Classes' are open for the new school year. They connect the 'interest in programming' sparked by the event to 'lifelong thinking skills.'
The two days were filled with the smiles and enthusiasm of many children and their guardians.
## Fostering Programming Thinking in the Beloved World of 'Minecraft'
This event was a special 30-minute workshop where children recreated the world of Minecraft, immensely popular among kids, with LEGO® blocks and aimed to retrieve treasure by moving robots with programs they assembled themselves. Participating children thought about 'how to make the robot reach its destination' and intuitively built commands (programs) using iPads. When things didn't work as expected, they identified and corrected their mistakes themselves. Through this 'trial and error' process, the event provided an experience that naturally fostered logical thinking (programming thinking) as an extension of play.
## Responding to 'I want to do more!' — Information on Robot Programming Classes (Free Trial)
After the event, many enthusiastic voices were heard from children who successfully completed the mission and obtained treasure, saying, 'I want to try more difficult courses!' and 'I want to build my own robot!'.
At 'Digital Academy Pendemy Robot Programming Class,' operated by Pendemy in Fuchu, Tokyo, they go beyond one-off experiences like the event, fostering deeper fundamental thinking and expressive skills by repeating the process of 'ideation, design, implementation, and presentation.' Currently, registrations for 'Free Trial Classes' are open for the new school year. They connect the 'interest in programming' sparked by the event to 'lifelong thinking skills.'