Students at Superior CVI in Thunder Bay play Rocket League during a Lakehead Public Schools eSports League session on Wednesday.
Thunder Bay's public school board is giving high school students a taste of competitive gaming through its new esports league.Posted: Oct 02, 2024 5:09 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
"With any team, you learn a lot of teamwork skills, how to cooperate, how to work together with one another towards a goal," she said. "But embedded in esports, there's also a lot of the curriculum." The league currently offers the games Rocket League, Roblox, and Minecraft. However, that list is expected to grow as well, said Kel Cullis, chair of technologies education at Superior CVI.
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