# Terms of use for Educational purposes - Arcade Makecode **URL:** \ **Category:** Educators' Lounge\ **Created:** [April 11, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/terms-of-use-for-educational-purposes-arcade-makecode/13067 "2022-04-11T18:48:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JonatasVarela](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jonatasvarela/32/6059_2.png) [@JonatasVarela](https://forum.makecode.com/u/JonatasVarela)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/terms-of-use-for-educational-purposes-arcade-makecode/13067/1 "2022-04-11T18:48:59Z")
Hi, my name is Jonatas, and I’m an Educator in Brazil. I really want to use arcade makecode to teach programming game to my students in YouTube videos. But my school says that the Microsoft terms of use don’t say anything about educational purposes, so I can’t use. Is there any document saying that I can use or an email that you guys can send me? I would appreciate that. ---
**Author:** ![KIKIvsIT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/kikivsit/32/10492_2.png) [@KIKIvsIT](https://forum.makecode.com/u/KIKIvsIT)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/terms-of-use-for-educational-purposes-arcade-makecode/13067/2 "2022-04-11T23:08:22Z")
Jonatas, if you send me an email, I can give you permission to use for education. ~Kiki ---
**Author:** ![JonatasVarela](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jonatasvarela/32/6059_2.png) [@JonatasVarela](https://forum.makecode.com/u/JonatasVarela)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/terms-of-use-for-educational-purposes-arcade-makecode/13067/3 "2022-04-12T16:38:47Z")
Email sent. Tks ~Jo ---
**Author:** ![Vegz78](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/vegz78/32/1201_2.png) [@Vegz78](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Vegz78)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/terms-of-use-for-educational-purposes-arcade-makecode/13067/4 "2022-06-29T16:57:40Z")
Hi @KIKIvsIT, Could you please elaborate here and for the masses the terms of use for MakeCode(arcade and others) in school education, in general and internationally? As I understand, all source code except the web simulator is open source and as freely licensed as about possible for any use under the MIT license? For the educational content, tutorials, projects, curriculum, AP CS principles, it is broadly advertised as free and/or mostly linked to MIT/CC licenses:(“[Kostnadsfrie læreplaner og prosjekter for lærere](https://www.microsoft.com/nb-no/makecode?rtc=1)”, “[The **AP CS Principles with Microsoft MakeCode** curriculum is free and…(CC-BY-4.0, MIT licenses found)](https://microsoft.github.io/makecode-csp/)”, “[Explore free resources](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/makecode/teach/arcade?rtc=1)” etc.)? Academically, in most places, the pursuit and spread of knowledge is also totally free, as long as one gives the proper citation/attribution? From what I can gather, it is also Microsoft’s publicly expressed and recorded wishes that as many people/schools as possible should use and contribute MakeCode, totally free(as in beer(gratis) and as in thought/use(libre)) and without any strings attached, except maybe the opportunity to sell other products and services(totally voluntarily and separated from MakeCode software and educational contents)? How could it get any freer than this? Thanks for your great **_free_** product and all your great work, and hope to hear back from you with your elaborations and corrections where my above assumptions might be wrong! Br, Vegard ---
**Author:** ![KIKIvsIT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/kikivsit/32/10492_2.png) [@KIKIvsIT](https://forum.makecode.com/u/KIKIvsIT)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/terms-of-use-for-educational-purposes-arcade-makecode/13067/5 "2022-07-06T20:33:41Z")
You’re right on all counts. They just needed special permission as required by their school. No worries, it was a very specific request. ---
**Author:** ![bpikaar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a4c791/32.png) [@bpikaar](https://forum.makecode.com/u/bpikaar)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/terms-of-use-for-educational-purposes-arcade-makecode/13067/6 "2025-02-12T18:18:15Z")
I would like to know how and where I can except these special permissions for my school. Woudl really appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![KIKIvsIT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/kikivsit/32/10492_2.png) [@KIKIvsIT](https://forum.makecode.com/u/KIKIvsIT)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/terms-of-use-for-educational-purposes-arcade-makecode/13067/7 "2025-02-14T20:59:41Z")
You only need special permissions if your school requires it. Otherwise, it’s absolutely free and you don’t need to ask. The only caveat is if you’re trying to teach Intro to CS or AP CSP. Then you also need to be Educator Verified through GitHub. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XYErnMTILEQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Signing-up for a Github Educator Account") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYErnMTILEQ&t=2s)