Join the leading scholastic esports community
NASEF, the founding organization of scholastic esports, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
We're on a mission to provide opportunities for all students to use esports as a platform to develop STEAM-based skills and social emotional attributes such as communication, collaboration, and problem-solving abilities needed to thrive in work and in life.
It's free to join! Enter tournaments, follow our club frameworks, learn about esports careers, and more.
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Venture Valley
Join the NASEF x Venture Valley Entrepreneurship Beyond the Game™ Challenge.
CIF Esports Initiative
California CIF members, enter the competitive esports tournament through the CIF Esports Initiative.
Why We Play & How We Practice
Join the NASEF Beyond the Game™ Video Challenge by exploring two different options of why we play and how we practice.
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Research
NASEF incorporates the knowledge and expertise of national leaders on gaming and education. Our ongoing research examines learning in an esports environment, producing data to further enhance our coaching, curricula, and club programs.
Curriculum
We’ve created state-approved curricula that fosters social-emotional learning and integrates STEM and esports in middle schools, high schools, and community-based organizations. These programs are certified to meet California English Language Arts, Career and Technical Education and Social Emotional Learning standards. We also provide healthy gaming & tailored esports education plans from our global learning community of NASEF Scholastic Fellows.
Clubs, Coaching & Competition!
NASEF equips you with the proper tools and support to become a scholastic esports educator. We provide you a Club Structure, Coaching Certification, plus access to Esports Tournaments, Minecraft competitions, and more.
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Get access to the leading scholastic esports solution including: competition, curriculum, club toolkits, research, and a global community of esports educators.
Adopted by educational leaders, school systems, and community organizations worldwide.
"No one better prepares stakeholders to deliver meaningful scholastic esports programs than NASEF."
- Chris Aviles, Garden State Esports
"Four years of empirical research confirms the benefits of NASEF's scholastic esports approach. Our findings demonstrate that, through its system, NASEF helps students increase their interest and affiliation with school, improve STEM learning and interest, build positive relationships with peers and adults, and strengthens self-regulation."
-Dr. Constance Steinkuehler, UC Irvine | Connected Learning Lab
"NASEF’s vision and commitment to esports are rapidly becoming well-recognized in Japan and Asia Pacific. Students and teachers are exceptionally motivated to join competitions and educational activities like Farmcraft. I would like to see more nations join the NASEF Family of Esports."
- Yoichi Hosoi, NASEF Board member, Japan
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