Empathize
Empathize
Students will engage with local community members and environmental experts to listen and understand diverse perspectives about land conservation challenges, documenting their insights and key takeaways to inform their project direction.
Day 1
Define
Define
Students will collaboratively articulate a clear and concise vision statement for their projects, identifying the specific impacts they aim to achieve in conserving local habitats and understanding the significance of these efforts within the context of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, setting a direction that will guide the rest of their project work.
Day 1
Ideate
Ideate
Students will brainstorm innovative solutions to local environmental challenges by engaging in collaborative workshops with peers and community partners, drawing on their empathy work, to envision impactful project possibilities for habitat conservation.
Day 2
Draft
Draft
Students will conceptualize and outline their interactive exhibit booths by sketching detailed designs and writing initial drafts of their project proposals that integrate conservation technologies and invite stakeholder feedback.
Day 3
Test
Test
Students will conduct hands-on field testing with prototype interactive exhibits in small groups, gathering feedback from classmates to evaluate engagement and effectiveness, which will shape final design improvements for deeper learning impact.
Day 4
30 min over capacity (60 min available across 1 day)
Critique
Critique
Students will participate in structured critique sessions, using feedback protocols to assess and refine their conservation exhibit projects, ensuring enhanced clarity and engagement for the summit presentation.
Day 5
90 min over capacity (60 min available across 1 day)
Notice & Reflect
Notice & Reflect
Students will engage in a reflective dialogue, individually journal their insights on the impact of their project decisions, and collaboratively predict how their learnings will influence future conservation efforts.
Day 6
30 min over capacity (60 min available across 1 day)
Empathize
Meet Local Conservationists
Launch
60m
Document Community Insights
Deliverable
Define
Vision and POV Mapping
Deliverable
Ideate
Concept Sketch Rationale
Deliverable
Draft
Iterative Exhibit Prototypes
Deliverable
User Testing Documentation
Deliverable
Test
Habitat Tech Exhibit
Assessment
90m
Critique
Exhibit Critique Refinement
Assessment
90m
Critique Kickoff Session
Launch
60m
Incorporate User Feedback
Deliverable
Notice & Reflect
Green Guardians Exhibition
Assessment
90m
Conservation Booth Prototype
Deliverable
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
28
Day 1
Define
Meet Local Conservationists
Vision and POV Mapping
Document Community Insights
29
Day 2
Ideate
Concept Sketch Rationale
October 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
5
Day 3
Draft
Iterative Exhibit Prototypes
User Testing Documentation
6
Day 4
Test
Habitat Tech Exhibit
12
Day 5
Critique
Exhibit Critique Refinement
Critique Kickoff Session
Incorporate User Feedback
13
Day 6
Notice & Reflect
Green Guardians Exhibition
Conservation Booth Prototype