Launch
Students will enter the project by testing first ideas with school leaders, examining how dress code language changes over time, and using early evidence to identify what incoming sixth graders may need from a clear, welcoming campaign.
Days 1 - 2
🎤 Policy Power Pop-Up
Launch 45m
📚 Dress Code Timeline Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Empathy Research
Students will gather empathy evidence from real users, historical examples, and school data, then organize what incoming sixth graders need, what may confuse them, and which questions should guide later campaign design choices.
Days 3 - 6
🎤 Fifth-Grade Interview Prep
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🗣️ User Interviews and Notes
Community Experience 45m
📚 Dress Code History and Data Sort
Research 45m
🧩 Empathy Map and Evidence Check
Deliverable 45m
Brief And Concepts
Students will turn empathy research, history notes, and school data into a focused design brief, write a clear How Might We statement, and generate several campaign concepts before selecting one direction to carry into rapid prototyping.
Days 7 - 10
🧩 Evidence Clusters to HMW
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
✏️ Inclusive Slogans and Scripts
Knowledge/Skill Building 40m
🎨 Three Campaign Concept Sketches
Project Work 50m
🗣️ Concept Critique and Revision Log
Deliverable 45m
Prototype And Validate
Students will turn their campaign concepts into testable prototypes, gather feedback from real users and school stakeholders, and complete two visible revision cycles before preparing a refined prototype and evidence-based pitch for the next phase.
Days 11 - 14
🧩 QR Poster Prototype Sprint
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
👥 Fifth Grade User Test
Community Experience 45m
🔁 Two-Peer Critique Revision
Project Work 45m
🎤 Stakeholder Pitch Checkpoint
Assessment 45m
Showcase
Students will present their final campaign kits and welcome packets at the New Look Launch, share the historical and data evidence behind their choices, gather authentic audience feedback, and complete a brief summative campaign pitch assessment that shows how their revisions improved clarity, accuracy, and welcoming tone.
Day 15
🎤 New Look Launch Exhibition
Assessment 45m