In this game, primary school pupils in grades 5 and 6 can practise what they have learned in traffic lessons in a virtual world. According to VVN, there are four reasons why VVN Minecraft Traffic Education is a good idea for schools:

  1. VVN Minecraft Traffic Education was specially designed for use in the classroom. So it is genuinely more than just a game. It is intended to let pupils practise what they have learned in traffic lessons in a virtual world, through play.
  2. With VVN Minecraft Traffic Education, you can very easily add a surprising supplement to your regular traffic lessons. You download it for free, it is ready to use, and the children can get started with it themselves.
  3. Children quickly become familiar with games, and many children already play Minecraft. This helps to get your pupils enthusiastic about traffic lessons.
  4. VVN Minecraft Traffic Education also calls on children's 21st-century cross-curricular skills, such as problem-solving, basic ICT skills, self-regulation, critical thinking and communication.

VVN Minecraft Traffic Education is a first for the Netherlands, in which Veilig Verkeer Nederland has joined forces with Minecraft Education and IT Randsteden. “With VVN Minecraft Traffic Education, we want children to apply theory in a familiar and motivating game. They practise not only traffic situations, but also 21st-century cross-curricular skills. Two birds with one stone,” says VVN director Evert-Jan Hulshof.

The storyline of VVN Minecraft Traffic Education

What a mess! Things are going wrong all over the city. It seems as if nobody knows what the traffic rules are! You are going to help make the city safer. After every four workbooks, you receive new assignments to help the residents travel safely through the city. You begin this adventure in the middle of the headquarters of Veilig Verkeer Nederland. Here you will find all kinds of information about road safety, as well as materials you need to make the city safer.

VVN Minecraft Traffic Education can be downloaded from the VVN website from 15 March.