Launch
Launch
Students will launch the school storytelling project by exploring meaningful campus people and places through a clue-based scavenger hunt, then build shared expectations for portraits, interviews, captions, and mini-magazine work through a hands-on image-and-writing sort.
Days 1 - 2
Research & Plan
Research & Plan
Students will gather photo evidence, interview notes, and observations about school people and places, then organize what they learned into an empathy artifact with caption ideas, selected quotes, and assumptions to check before moving into design work.
Days 3 - 8
Design & Prototype
Design & Prototype
Students will turn scavenger hunt notes, interview details, and photo observations into a mini-magazine plan by writing a clear How Might We statement, building a simple design brief, sketching multiple portrait and article ideas, testing low-fidelity prototypes with classmates and school partners, and revising twice based on feedback before moving into final production.
Days 9 - 13
Refine & Present
Refine & Present
Students will refine their portraits, self-portraits, captions, and short articles through one more user-validation cycle, then assemble polished mini-magazine pieces and practice a clear stakeholder-facing explanation of how feedback shaped their work before the Art Expo.
Days 14 - 18
Showcase
Showcase
Students will present the finished class mini-magazine, portraits, self-portraits, and short articles to an authentic audience at the Art Expo, then reflect on how feedback, revision, and design choices helped them tell school stories clearly.
Days 19 - 20
Launch
Days 1–2
Day 1
๐บ๏ธ School Stories Clue Hunt
Launch
45m
Day 2
๐ผ๏ธ Portraits, Captions, and Article Clues
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Research & Plan
Days 3–8
Day 3
๐บ๏ธ School Stories Clue Walk
Launch
45m
Day 4
๐ธ Portrait Framing With School Staff
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 5
๐ฃ๏ธ Question Cards And Quote Notes
Knowledge/Skill Building
35m
Day 6
๐ซ Place Sketches And Story Notes
Research
45m
Day 7
๐งฉ Empathy Page For Magazine Stories
Deliverable
50m
Day 8
โ
Research Page Checkpoint
Assessment
45m
Design & Prototype
Days 9–13
Day 9
๐งฉ School Story Design Brief
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 10
โ๏ธ Portrait and Spread Thumbnails
Project Work
45m
Day 11
๐ฃ๏ธ Peer Test With Sticky Notes
Deliverable
45m
Day 12
๐ซ Principal Prototype Check
Community Experience
45m
Day 13
๐ Prototype Revision Checkpoint
Assessment
45m
Refine & Present
Days 14–18
Day 14
๐ผ๏ธ Portrait Revision Moves
Knowledge/Skill Building
35m
Day 15
๐ธ Self-Portrait and Retake Studio
Project Work
45m
Day 16
๐ฃ๏ธ Read-Aloud Caption Polish
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 17
๐ซ Principal Feedback Gallery
Community Experience
45m
Day 18
๐ Mini-Magazine Share Rehearsal
Assessment
45m
Showcase
Days 19–20
Day 19
๐ผ๏ธ Art Expo School Stories Share
Community Experience
45m
Day 20
๐ค Magazine Reflection and Growth Check
Assessment
45m
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
28
Day 1
Launch
๐บ๏ธ School Stories Clue Hunt
29
Day 2
๐ผ๏ธ Portraits, Captions, and Article Clues
30
Day 3
Research & Plan
๐บ๏ธ School Stories Clue Walk
1
Day 4
๐ธ Portrait Framing With School Staff
2
Day 5
๐ฃ๏ธ Question Cards And Quote Notes
October 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
5
Day 6
๐ซ Place Sketches And Story Notes
6
Day 7
๐งฉ Empathy Page For Magazine Stories
7
Day 8
โ
Research Page Checkpoint
8
Day 9
Design & Prototype
๐งฉ School Story Design Brief
9
Day 10
โ๏ธ Portrait and Spread Thumbnails
12
Day 11
๐ฃ๏ธ Peer Test With Sticky Notes
13
Day 12
๐ซ Principal Prototype Check
14
Day 13
๐ Prototype Revision Checkpoint
15
Day 14
Refine & Present
๐ผ๏ธ Portrait Revision Moves
16
Day 15
๐ธ Self-Portrait and Retake Studio
19
Day 16
๐ฃ๏ธ Read-Aloud Caption Polish
20
Day 17
๐ซ Principal Feedback Gallery
21
Day 18
๐ Mini-Magazine Share Rehearsal
22
Day 19
Showcase
๐ผ๏ธ Art Expo School Stories Share
23
Day 20
๐ค Magazine Reflection and Growth Check