Empathize
Empathize
Students will investigate the campus woodland and the people connected to it by comparing healthy habitat conditions to the school site, documenting species and site features in field notebooks, gathering early stakeholder input, and turning observations into a first evidence-based understanding of what the land could become.
Days 1 - 7
Define
Define
Students will synthesize site evidence, user input, and ecological findings to define a community-centered problem statement for the campus woodland. They will sort patterns from field notebooks and surveys, examine how human activity and habitat conditions shape possible uses, and refine a clear design challenge that can guide later ideation and proposal work.
Days 8 - 13
Draft
Draft
Students will turn their research, maps, user-needs findings, and site data into first-round land-use prototypes for the campus woodland. They will learn just-in-time drafting and modeling techniques, build evidence-based concept artifacts, participate in structured critique cycles, and revise toward a clearer team proposal that can be tested in the next phase.
Days 22 - 32
Critique
Critique
Students will use structured critique protocols to strengthen their campus land-use proposals, test the alignment between evidence and recommendations, revise maps and design artifacts based on peer and stakeholder feedback, and prepare a stronger justification for the next phase.
Days 41 - 47
Notice & Reflect
Notice & Reflect
Students will synthesize evidence from their field notebooks, maps, surveys, and redesign work to prepare a polished public exhibition and leadership pitch, participate in one final critique-and-revision cycle, present their proposal to authentic audiences, and document how their scientific understanding, design reasoning, and collaboration developed across the project.
Days 48 - 54
Empathize
Days 1–7
Day 1
🌿 Ozark Habitat Field Launch
Launch
60m
Day 2
🧭 Campus Woodland First-Walk Notes
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 3
📘 Invasive Species and Site Clues
Knowledge/Skill Building
55m
Day 4
🗣️ Stakeholder Interview Sprint
Community Experience
60m
Day 5
🧩 User Needs Affinity Map
Project Work
65m
Day 6
📝 Field Notebook Portfolio Check
Deliverable
55m
Day 7
🚦 Problem Framing Conference
Assessment
60m
Define
Days 8–13
Day 8
🧭 Site Evidence Pattern Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 9
🌿 Biodiversity and Disturbance Claims
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 10
👥 Stakeholder Needs Affinity Map
Research
60m
Day 11
✍️ Problem Statement Studio
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 12
🔁 Problem Statement Feedback Round
Deliverable
60m
Day 13
📌 Woodland Problem Statement Checkpoint
Assessment
60m
Ideate
Days 14–21
Day 14
🧭 Site Criteria and Tradeoffs
Knowledge/Skill Building
55m
Day 15
🌿 Model Campus Redesign Review
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 16
📐 Zone Sketches with Scale
Knowledge/Skill Building
55m
Day 17
💡 Eight Woodland Use Concepts
Project Work
60m
Day 18
🗂️ Affinity Map and Problem Fit
Deliverable
60m
Day 19
✏️ Three Concept Boards
Project Work
70m
Day 20
🔁 Peer Critique on Concept Boards
Deliverable
60m
Day 21
✅ Concept Selection Matrix
Assessment
60m
Draft
Days 22–32
Day 22
📐 Scale Maps for Property Zones
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 23
🌿 Habitat Constraints Mini Models
Knowledge/Skill Building
50m
Day 24
🧭 Decision Matrix for Land Uses
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 25
📝 Team Problem Statement Revision
Deliverable
45m
Day 26
✏️ Concept Sketches and Zone Overlays
Project Work
60m
Day 27
🗣️ Peer Critique on Site Concepts
Project Work
55m
Day 28
🧱 Woodland Prototype Build
Project Work
120m
Day 29
Day 30
📊 Evidence Panels for Prototype Claims
Deliverable
60m
Day 31
🔁 Draft Revision Studio
Project Work
65m
Day 32
✅ Draft Prototype Milestone Review
Assessment
60m
Test
Days 33–40
Day 33
🧭 Testing Questions and Feedback Codes
Knowledge/Skill Building
50m
Day 34
🗺️ Scenario Walkthrough with Zone Maps
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 35
👥 Peer Protocol on Proposal Boards
Deliverable
60m
Day 36
🏫 Stakeholder Interviews on Campus Use
Community Experience
60m
Day 37
📊 Feedback Sorting and Tradeoff Matrix
Knowledge/Skill Building
50m
Day 38
✏️ Revised Maps and Use Plan
Project Work
70m
Day 39
🔁 Second Peer Check on Revisions
Deliverable
50m
Day 40
✅ Testing Evidence Checkpoint
Assessment
60m
Critique
Days 41–47
Day 41
🧭 Critique Protocol for Pitch Decks
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
📊 Evidence Gaps in Zone Maps
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 42
🗺️ Gallery Walk of Property Zones
Deliverable
60m
Day 43
🧪 Tradeoff Check with Decision Matrix
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 44
✏️ Revise Maps and Proposal Slides
Project Work
75m
Day 45
🎤 Stakeholder Questions Roundtable
Community Experience
60m
Day 46
Day 47
✅ Revised Proposal Milestone
Assessment
60m
Notice & Reflect
Days 48–54
Day 48
🗂️ Field Notebook Evidence Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building
50m
Day 49
🖼️ Open House Storyboard Rehearsal
Knowledge/Skill Building
50m
Day 50
🛠️ Proposal Deck Revision Sprint
Project Work
60m
Day 51
💬 Two-Team Feedback Carousel
Deliverable
60m
Day 52
🎤 Leadership Pitch and Q&A
Assessment
60m
Day 53
🏫 Campus Woodland Open House
Community Experience
90m
Day 54
✍️ Notice and Reflect Portfolio Letter
Deliverable
50m
August 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
24
Day 1
Empathize
🌿 Ozark Habitat Field Launch
25
Day 2
🧭 Campus Woodland First-Walk Notes
26
Day 3
📘 Invasive Species and Site Clues
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
31
Day 4
🗣️ Stakeholder Interview Sprint
1
Day 5
🧩 User Needs Affinity Map
2
Day 6
📝 Field Notebook Portfolio Check
7
Day 7
🚦 Problem Framing Conference
8
Day 8
Define
🧭 Site Evidence Pattern Sort
9
Day 9
🌿 Biodiversity and Disturbance Claims
14
Day 10
👥 Stakeholder Needs Affinity Map
15
Day 11
✍️ Problem Statement Studio
16
Day 12
🔁 Problem Statement Feedback Round
21
Day 13
📌 Woodland Problem Statement Checkpoint
22
Day 14
Ideate
🧭 Site Criteria and Tradeoffs
23
Day 15
🌿 Model Campus Redesign Review
28
Day 16
📐 Zone Sketches with Scale
29
Day 17
💡 Eight Woodland Use Concepts
30
Day 18
🗂️ Affinity Map and Problem Fit
October 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
5
Day 19
✏️ Three Concept Boards
6
Day 20
🔁 Peer Critique on Concept Boards
7
Day 21
✅ Concept Selection Matrix
12
Day 22
Draft
📐 Scale Maps for Property Zones
13
Day 23
🌿 Habitat Constraints Mini Models
14
Day 24
🧭 Decision Matrix for Land Uses
19
Day 25
📝 Team Problem Statement Revision
20
Day 26
✏️ Concept Sketches and Zone Overlays
21
Day 27
🗣️ Peer Critique on Site Concepts
26
Day 28
🧱 Woodland Prototype Build
27
Day 29
28
Day 30
📊 Evidence Panels for Prototype Claims
November 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
2
Day 31
🔁 Draft Revision Studio
3
Day 32
✅ Draft Prototype Milestone Review
4
Day 33
Test
🧭 Testing Questions and Feedback Codes
9
Day 34
🗺️ Scenario Walkthrough with Zone Maps
10
Day 35
👥 Peer Protocol on Proposal Boards
11
Day 36
🏫 Stakeholder Interviews on Campus Use
16
Day 37
📊 Feedback Sorting and Tradeoff Matrix
17
Day 38
✏️ Revised Maps and Use Plan
18
Day 39
🔁 Second Peer Check on Revisions
23
Day 40
✅ Testing Evidence Checkpoint
24
Day 41
Critique
🧭 Critique Protocol for Pitch Decks
📊 Evidence Gaps in Zone Maps
25
Day 42
🗺️ Gallery Walk of Property Zones
December 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
30
Day 43
🧪 Tradeoff Check with Decision Matrix
1
Day 44
✏️ Revise Maps and Proposal Slides
2
Day 45
🎤 Stakeholder Questions Roundtable
7
Day 46
8
Day 47
✅ Revised Proposal Milestone
9
Day 48
Notice & Reflect
🗂️ Field Notebook Evidence Sort
14
Day 49
🖼️ Open House Storyboard Rehearsal
15
Day 50
🛠️ Proposal Deck Revision Sprint
16
Day 51
💬 Two-Team Feedback Carousel
21
Day 52
🎤 Leadership Pitch and Q&A
22
Day 53
🏫 Campus Woodland Open House
23
Day 54
✍️ Notice and Reflect Portfolio Letter