At Blakehurst High School in the south of Sydney 16 students play 90 minutes of competitive video games after school each week. About 45 minutes is practice and the rest is spent playing the hugely popular battle game "League of Legends" for points, as part of the META High School eSports league (MHSE) run by AFL club Adelaide Crows and game publisher Riot Games. “We have better group communication. Before that we didn’t have connections to some of the students. We have bonded and ask questions about school and help when we struggle with assignments and work." "The buried treasure for teachers is students building confidence in their skills," Mr Hewetson said. "There’s a lot of encouragement when someone pulls something off in the game and that gives a natural lift to everyone.

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