The 2025-2026 Minecraft Winter Parkour Design Challenge invites students from Grades 4 to 12 across Canada to celebrate the Olympic spirit through creativity, collaboration, and design in Minecraft Education Edition.
 
This year’s challenge aligns with the real-world 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan–Cortina, Italy, and asks students to imagine how their own Canadian province could host the next Winter Games.
 
Working in teams of 3 to 5, students will:
 

1. Design and build a complete Olympic Bid Experience that features a Winter Olympic–themed parkour course as its centrepiece. The course should reflect the excitement, challenge, and artistry of real Olympic competition, supported by creative world elements such as an Olympic Village, mascot, and visitor centre.
    

2. Compete in timed races on the top parkour maps from across provinces to see which team achieves the best completion times.

 
Through this two-part build, teams will demonstrate the Olympic values of excellence, friendship, and respect, applying design thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork to create an immersive Winter Parkour experience.