Students will launch the project by interviewing a partner about strengths, values, support people, and post-graduation goals, then transform those notes into a short chapter-one origin story and a shared transition timeline that frames the week’s inquiry.

Students will gather firsthand evidence about strengths, values, support systems, and post-graduation possibilities through structured interviews and story-conference conversations, then test their assumptions against that evidence. They will synthesize patterns into an empathy artifact and a focused How Might We design brief that points toward multiple possible narrative directions before drafting a full origin story.

Students will present their polished post-graduation origin stories to an authentic audience, display their narrative booklets and revision evidence, respond to audience questions about next-step plans, and complete a brief written reflection on how their confidence, habits, and goals changed.