Japanese students hold graduation ceremony in Minecraft amid school cancellation

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Japanese students hold graduation ceremony in Minecraft amid school cancellation

As usual, kids are way ahead of adults.

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As usual, kids are way ahead of adults.

Japanese schools have been closed for over two weeks now due to coronavirus quarantine, and they will remain closed until after spring vacation.

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Because the Japanese school year ends in March and begins in April, for many students this closing period means that they mill miss their graduation ceremonies. Whether they're leaving elementary school, middle school, or high school, it's a sad feeling for them to go out with a whimper instead of a bang.

But some creative elementary school graduates in Japan came up with a great workaround. If they couldn't have a graduation ceremony at school, then why not have one digitally in a place they all meet often anyway… in Minecraft!

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We need this a LOT. Come on Microsoft, keep promoting Minecraft, and get the community to work together, learn together, and make school more fun at home.

In fact, if the servers are public, I would love to participate in one of those graduation ceremonies via Minecraft on Nintendo Switch 6000 miles away from Japan, just to be curious on a sight-seeing tour.

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[LightKiosk]

Minecraft is truly the game that keeps on giving years and years later for so many different uses.

 

[Deleted member 23850]

Sad state of affairs if this is what it's come to.

 

[delete12345]

Sad state of affairs if this is what it's come to.

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If it's to protect everyone from a gathering of more than 25 people from COVID-19, it's worth it.

 

[purplemonkey111]

As opposed to people knowing there is a pandemic, and choose to gather because "muh freedom" and possibly spreading and infecting others?

 

[Era Uma Vez]

 

[Kinanza]

Minecraft truly is the gift that keeps on giving.

 

[jukeboxhero2396]

middle school graduation, what a time

 

[DeoGame]

Sad but heartwarming too. Definitely a one to remember.

 

[Pyro]

Adorable

 

[Mekanos]

The world will be a better place when the zoomers take over.

 

[Tom Nook]

That's awesome

 

[Vex]

Sad but heartwarming too. Definitely a one to remember.

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It really is sad. Man things are bad....

 

[ApeEscaper]

Minecraft online servers are still disabled on PS4 isn't it how they get to do this button prompts shows played on PS4

 

[Cyberclops]

Japan loves these ceremonies so I'm not surprised kids are sad to miss out on them. Minecraft stays winning, thanks Miku.