Empathize
Empathize
Students will interview various community helpers in San Jose, engage in role-playing scenarios to understand their roles, and create a personal reflection journal using multicultural symbols to express insights gained about the helpers' diverse impacts on the community.
Days 1 - 3
Define
Define
Students will analyze their experiences from 'Communities Come Alive Day' to collaboratively define the unique roles and contributions of community helpers in San Jose, using storytelling, role-playing, and group reflection to synthesize these insights into a visual map of community helper impacts.
Days 4 - 6
Ideate
Ideate
Students will brainstorm a variety of community helper roles from their diverse local surroundings, using creative arts and storytelling sessions, while incorporating multilingual and multicultural perspectives, to collaboratively ideate inclusive and respectful representations for their upcoming Community Helper Art Gallery.
Days 7 - 10
Test/Present
Test/Present
Students will present their collaborative art projects depicting community helpers at a 'Community Helper Art Gallery' to peers, families, and community members, explaining the multicultural symbols used and reflecting on how community helpers impact their lives.
Days 16 - 20
60 min over capacity (225 min available across 5 days)
Empathize
Days 1–3
Day 1
Meet the Helpers
Launch
40m
Day 2
Story Circle: Helpers from Our Neighborhood
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 3
Helpers Insight Journal
Deliverable
Define
Days 4–6
Day 4
Story Circles: Helpers in Our World
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 5
Multicultural Helpers Role-Play and Reflection
Project Work
50m
Day 6
Community Helper POVs
Deliverable
Helpers Perspective Posters
Deliverable
Ideate
Days 7–10
Day 7
Storytelling Circle: Helpers from Our Community
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 8
Thank You Card Studio for Helpers
Project Work
45m
Day 9
Role-Playing Helpers Parade and Reflection
Project Work
60m
Day 10
Community Helper Concepts
Deliverable
Prototype
Days 11–15
Day 11
Multilingual Listening Circles with Helpers
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 12
Safety Story Sequencing with Helpers
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 13
Craft Thank You Cards for Helpers
Project Work
50m
Day 14
Role-Play Parade Preparations for Helpers
Project Work
50m
Day 15
Prototype Iteration Log
Deliverable
Feedback Synthesis Report
Deliverable
Test/Present
Days 16–20
Day 16
Vocabulary for Community Helper Roles
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 17
Multilingual Listening Circles with Helpers
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 18
Design Thank-You Cards by Teams
Project Work
50m
Day 19
Coordinating Our Community Helpers Parade
Project Work
60m
Day 20
Community Helpers Gallery
Assessment
90m
August 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
24
Day 1
Empathize
Meet the Helpers
25
Day 2
Story Circle: Helpers from Our Neighborhood
26
Day 3
Helpers Insight Journal
27
Day 4
Define
Story Circles: Helpers in Our World
28
Day 5
Multicultural Helpers Role-Play and Reflection
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
31
Day 6
Community Helper POVs
Helpers Perspective Posters
1
Day 7
Ideate
Storytelling Circle: Helpers from Our Community
2
Day 8
Thank You Card Studio for Helpers
3
Day 9
Role-Playing Helpers Parade and Reflection
4
Day 10
Community Helper Concepts
7
Day 11
Prototype
Multilingual Listening Circles with Helpers
8
Day 12
Safety Story Sequencing with Helpers
9
Day 13
Craft Thank You Cards for Helpers
10
Day 14
Role-Play Parade Preparations for Helpers
11
Day 15
Prototype Iteration Log
Feedback Synthesis Report
14
Day 16
Test/Present
Vocabulary for Community Helper Roles
15
Day 17
Multilingual Listening Circles with Helpers
16
Day 18
Design Thank-You Cards by Teams
17
Day 19
Coordinating Our Community Helpers Parade
18
Day 20
Community Helpers Gallery