ABOUT
What is MSEA?
Manitoba School Esports Association is a not-for-profit organization committed to connecting, informing, and supporting competitive gaming in schools across Manitoba.
MSEA is an amalgamation of the former MYEMB (Middle Years Esport Manitoba) and MHSeA (Manitoba High School eSports Association). With the expansion of esports in Manitoba, MSEA was developed to bring all scholastic esports under the same organization.
MSEA exists to support schools to provide the opportunity to help students develop 21st Century Skills while promoting well-being and community belonging through competitive gaming,
Melissa Burns, the founder of MYEMB, set out to support educators, administrators, and parents in creating these spaces for students to grow.
Our Mission
To foster the growth of esports programs in Manitoba schools through collaboration, curriculum, and competition with diverse communities provincially, nationally, and internationally.
Our Vision
To provide opportunities for students to develop holistically as learners, community members, gamers, and competitors equipped with future ready skills through esports programming.
Driven by the strengths of our respective communities and experiences, MSEA is committed to a student-centred approach to esports that values the learning and holistic development that gaming provides for our students. Built upon our core values, we strive to bring together communities across Manitoba to support the growth and development of digital literacy, global competencies, social emotional learning, sportsmanship, and excellence in our students. We aim to provide opportunities for them to compete, play, and explore career possibilities in partnership with leading industry experts that support local economy and future development.
Community & Competition
MSEA is committed to fostering a community of gamers who demonstrate sportsmanship, leadership, accountability, commitment, teamwork, and global citizenship both on and offline. These characteristics lead to a stronger sense of belonging that supports our students well-being and serves the greater community as a whole.
our Core Values
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility
MSEA recognizes that all students are gamers and we are committed to fostering safe and inclusive spaces for our students to play, compete, learn, and belong, but we also recognize that change starts with us. We are committed to systemic change through policies, representation, and ongoing learning with Indigenous, racialized, minority, LGBTQ2S+, varied physical and mental abilities, and religious/belief communities.
Education
MSEA is committed to developing training and resources to support educators in providing quality esports instruction for curricular, competitive, and community/club based programming.
Collaboration
MSEA will continue to advocate for esports in schools and equitable access to technology for students across the province while collaborating with local stakeholders to support career and learning opportunities for students.
Land Acknowledgement /
Reconnaissance des territoires
Greetings, fellow gamers and pixel adventurers! As we power up our consoles and navigate the virtual realms of esports, let us also honour the tangible lands upon which we stand.
We acknowledge that the Manitoba School Esports Association (MSEA) operates within the bounds of Treaty 1 territory. Just as we strategize in-game, let us recognize the strategic alliances forged by the Cree, Ojibwe, Dakota, Ojibwe-Cree, and Dene Nations—their ancestral lands interwoven with the very code of this place.
In this pixelated landscape, we pay homage to the Red River Métis, whose legacy flows like a hidden Easter egg through our history. And let us not forget the northern expanses, where the Inuit once roamed, leaving their footprints in the snow.
As we level up our understanding, let this acknowledgment be our save point—a checkpoint where we commit to truth, reconciliation, and collaboration. May our controllers be guided by respect, and our high scores reflect the honour we bestow upon this sacred terrain.
Salutations, camarades joueurs et aventuriers virtuels ! Alors que nous allumons nos consoles et explorons les mondes numériques de l'esport, n'oublions pas les terres tangibles sur lesquelles nous nous tenons.
Nous reconnaissons que l'Association d'esports scolaire Manitobain (AESM) opère sur le territoire du Traité 1. Tout comme nous élaborons des stratégies en jeu, honorons les alliances stratégiques forgées par les Nations Cree, Ojibwe, Dakota, Ojibwe-Cree et Dene—leurs terres ancestrales entrelacées dans le code même de cet endroit.
Dans ce paysage pixelisé, rendons hommage aux Métis de la rivière Rouge, dont l'héritage coule comme un secret bien gardé dans notre histoire. Et n'oublions pas les étendues du nord, où les Inuits ont autrefois erré, laissant leurs empreintes dans la neige.
En montant de niveau dans notre compréhension, que cette reconnaissance soit notre point de sauvegarde—un point de contrôle où nous nous engageons envers la vérité, la réconciliation et la collaboration. Que nos manettes soient guidées par le respect, et que nos meilleurs scores reflètent l'honneur que nous accordons à ce terrain sacré.