Launch
Students will launch the Code for Kindness project by analyzing a model interactive story for inclusion, bias, accessibility, and fairness, then work with classmates and the school counselor to co-create a beginning-middle-end story map for a respectful school or online scenario they will investigate further in the next phase.
Day 1
Empathy & Insights
Students will gather direct user evidence about inclusion, fairness, respectful language, and accessibility; synthesize patterns from interviews and counselor input; test assumptions about user experience; and draft a human-centered problem statement and How Might We brief that will guide their Code.org story design.
Days 2 - 5
Showcase
Students will present their completed Code.org kindness stories to classmates and the school counselor, explain how sequencing, events, and iteration support an inclusion or anti-bullying message, and document final evidence of debugging, peer feedback, and equity-focused revision.
Day 5