Empathize
Empathize
Students will investigate the campus woodland and the people connected to it by comparing healthy habitat conditions to the school site, documenting species and site features in field notebooks, gathering early stakeholder input, and turning observations into a first evidence-based understanding of what the land could become.
Days 1 - 7
Define
Define
Students will synthesize site evidence, user input, and ecological findings to define a community-centered problem statement for the campus woodland. They will sort patterns from field notebooks and surveys, examine how human activity and habitat conditions shape possible uses, and refine a clear design challenge that can guide later ideation and proposal work.
Days 8 - 13
Draft
Draft
Students will turn their research, maps, user-needs findings, and site data into first-round land-use prototypes for the campus woodland. They will learn just-in-time drafting and modeling techniques, build evidence-based concept artifacts, participate in structured critique cycles, and revise toward a clearer team proposal that can be tested in the next phase.
Days 22 - 32
Critique
Critique
Students will use structured critique protocols to strengthen their campus land-use proposals, test the alignment between evidence and recommendations, revise maps and design artifacts based on peer and stakeholder feedback, and prepare a stronger justification for the next phase.
Days 41 - 47
Notice & Reflect
Notice & Reflect
Students will synthesize evidence from their field notebooks, maps, surveys, and redesign work to prepare a polished public exhibition and leadership pitch, participate in one final critique-and-revision cycle, present their proposal to authentic audiences, and document how their scientific understanding, design reasoning, and collaboration developed across the project.
Days 48 - 54
Empathize
Days 1–7
Define
Days 8–13
Ideate
Days 14–21
Draft
Days 22–32
Day 29
Test
Days 33–40
Critique
Days 41–47
Day 41
Day 46
Notice & Reflect
Days 48–54
July 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
21
Day 2
🧭 Campus Woodland First-Walk Notes
🧭 Campus Woodland First-Walk Notes
22
Day 3
📘 Invasive Species and Site Clues
📘 Invasive Species and Site Clues
27
Day 4
🗣️ Stakeholder Interview Sprint
🗣️ Stakeholder Interview Sprint
28
Day 5
🧩 User Needs Affinity Map
🧩 User Needs Affinity Map
29
Day 6
📝 Field Notebook Portfolio Check
📝 Field Notebook Portfolio Check
August 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
3
Day 7
🚦 Problem Framing Conference
🚦 Problem Framing Conference
5
Day 9
🌿 Biodiversity and Disturbance Claims
🌿 Biodiversity and Disturbance Claims
10
Day 10
👥 Stakeholder Needs Affinity Map
👥 Stakeholder Needs Affinity Map
11
Day 11
✍️ Problem Statement Studio
✍️ Problem Statement Studio
12
Day 12
🔁 Problem Statement Feedback Round
🔁 Problem Statement Feedback Round
17
Day 13
📌 Woodland Problem Statement Checkpoint
📌 Woodland Problem Statement Checkpoint
19
Day 15
🌿 Model Campus Redesign Review
🌿 Model Campus Redesign Review
24
Day 16
📐 Zone Sketches with Scale
📐 Zone Sketches with Scale
25
Day 17
💡 Eight Woodland Use Concepts
💡 Eight Woodland Use Concepts
26
Day 18
🗂️ Affinity Map and Problem Fit
🗂️ Affinity Map and Problem Fit
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
31
Day 19
✏️ Three Concept Boards
✏️ Three Concept Boards
1
Day 20
🔁 Peer Critique on Concept Boards
🔁 Peer Critique on Concept Boards
2
Day 21
✅ Concept Selection Matrix
✅ Concept Selection Matrix
8
Day 23
🌿 Habitat Constraints Mini Models
🌿 Habitat Constraints Mini Models
9
Day 24
🧭 Decision Matrix for Land Uses
🧭 Decision Matrix for Land Uses
14
Day 25
📝 Team Problem Statement Revision
📝 Team Problem Statement Revision
15
Day 26
✏️ Concept Sketches and Zone Overlays
✏️ Concept Sketches and Zone Overlays
16
Day 27
🗣️ Peer Critique on Site Concepts
🗣️ Peer Critique on Site Concepts
21
Day 28
🧱 Woodland Prototype Build
🧱 Woodland Prototype Build
22
Day 29
23
Day 30
📊 Evidence Panels for Prototype Claims
📊 Evidence Panels for Prototype Claims
28
Day 31
🔁 Draft Revision Studio
🔁 Draft Revision Studio
29
Day 32
✅ Draft Prototype Milestone Review
✅ Draft Prototype Milestone Review
October 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
5
Day 34
🗺️ Scenario Walkthrough with Zone Maps
🗺️ Scenario Walkthrough with Zone Maps
6
Day 35
👥 Peer Protocol on Proposal Boards
👥 Peer Protocol on Proposal Boards
7
Day 36
🏫 Stakeholder Interviews on Campus Use
🏫 Stakeholder Interviews on Campus Use
12
Day 37
📊 Feedback Sorting and Tradeoff Matrix
📊 Feedback Sorting and Tradeoff Matrix
13
Day 38
✏️ Revised Maps and Use Plan
✏️ Revised Maps and Use Plan
14
Day 39
🔁 Second Peer Check on Revisions
🔁 Second Peer Check on Revisions
19
Day 40
✅ Testing Evidence Checkpoint
✅ Testing Evidence Checkpoint
20
Day 41
Critique
🧭 Critique Protocol for Pitch Decks
🧭 Critique Protocol for Pitch Decks
📊 Evidence Gaps in Zone Maps
📊 Evidence Gaps in Zone Maps
21
Day 42
🗺️ Gallery Walk of Property Zones
🗺️ Gallery Walk of Property Zones
26
Day 43
🧪 Tradeoff Check with Decision Matrix
🧪 Tradeoff Check with Decision Matrix
27
Day 44
✏️ Revise Maps and Proposal Slides
✏️ Revise Maps and Proposal Slides
28
Day 45
🎤 Stakeholder Questions Roundtable
🎤 Stakeholder Questions Roundtable
November 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
9
Day 49
🖼️ Open House Storyboard Rehearsal
🖼️ Open House Storyboard Rehearsal
10
Day 50
🛠️ Proposal Deck Revision Sprint
🛠️ Proposal Deck Revision Sprint
11
Day 51
💬 Two-Team Feedback Carousel
💬 Two-Team Feedback Carousel
16
Day 52
🎤 Leadership Pitch and Q&A
🎤 Leadership Pitch and Q&A
17
Day 53
🏫 Campus Woodland Open House
🏫 Campus Woodland Open House
18
Day 54
✍️ Notice and Reflect Portfolio Letter
✍️ Notice and Reflect Portfolio Letter