Launch
Launch
Students will launch the swap meet project by analyzing authentic market examples, practicing first customer-facing Spanish lines in mixed-language teams, and recording a starting sales conversation that will be used later to measure growth.
Day 1
Empathy & Insights
Empathy & Insights
Students will gather and synthesize evidence from authentic swap meet examples, a live market visit, and community feedback to identify what attracts customers and what assumptions they need to test before designing their own booth experience.
Days 2 - 4
Script Prototype
Script Prototype
Students will turn market research into bilingual vendor scripts and low-fidelity booth plans, test them with peers and a local vendor mentor, and revise using evidence from feedback before moving into final expo preparation.
Days 5 - 7
Showcase
Showcase
Students will present their final Mercado Vivo Expo booth to guests, rotate through market roles in authentic bilingual interactions, use digital media and display choices to support product storytelling, and complete a final growth comparison using evidence from their first and final sales conversations plus feedback from peers and the local vendor mentor.
Day 8
Launch
Days 1–1
Day 1
🛍️ Swap Meet Snapshots
Launch
120m
Empathy & Insights
Days 2–4
Day 2
🖼️ Vendor Clip Pattern Hunt
Knowledge/Skill Building
110m
Day 3
🛍️ Swap Meet Observation Walk
Community Experience
120m
Day 4
🧩 Customer Attraction Map
Deliverable
120m
Script Prototype
Days 5–7
Day 5
🗣️ Bilingual Vendor Script Sprint
Knowledge/Skill Building
120m
Day 6
🛍️ Booth Sketches and User Tests
Community Experience
120m
Day 7
🎥 Revised Sales Pitch Checkpoint
Assessment
120m
Showcase
Days 8–8
Day 8
🛍️ Mercado Vivo Expo
Assessment
120m
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
21
Day 1
Launch
🛍️ Swap Meet Snapshots
22
Day 2
Empathy & Insights
🖼️ Vendor Clip Pattern Hunt
28
Day 3
🛍️ Swap Meet Observation Walk
29
Day 4
🧩 Customer Attraction Map
October 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
5
Day 5
Script Prototype
🗣️ Bilingual Vendor Script Sprint
6
Day 6
🛍️ Booth Sketches and User Tests
12
Day 7
🎥 Revised Sales Pitch Checkpoint
13
Day 8
Showcase
🛍️ Mercado Vivo Expo