Students will enter the garden site as designers, document what future users might need from the space, and begin the project with a fast design sprint that surfaces problems, possibilities, and authentic constraints for later research and prototyping.

Students will gather direct user evidence from interviews, observation, and site documentation, then sort patterns into needs, quotes, and constraints that can guide later garden design choices.

Students will turn empathy findings and site evidence into a focused design brief, sketch multiple garden feature ideas, build quick prototypes, test them with peers and adults, and revise toward a stronger evidence-based concept for the Student Legacy Garden.

Students will present their final Student Legacy Garden design packages and prototype boards to an authentic audience, explain how user research and iteration shaped their choices, and document one final revision or next-step commitment based on stakeholder feedback.