12 pathways · grades 9–12
Filter by pathway and level. First-release briefs are ready to read. Second-wave projects are marked Coming next.
9 projects. Mapped means the framework is verified and the teacher confirms the evidence. It isn't a claim that a project meets a standard.
Arts, Design & Architecture
Turn our empty 20 × 24 ft storage room into a teen study and maker space that is safe, welcoming and usable by every teen, within a $6,000 furniture budget.
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Civic & Community Services
Tell the council, fairly and clearly, what the public said about the Elm Street Park plan, and give them realistic options.
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Education & Training
Plan and teach a 30-minute hands-on STEM workshop for 12 children in grades 3–5, so every child builds, tests and can explain one idea.
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Engineering & Production
Make me 10 identical cardboard tabletop display stands that meet my spec sheet, and show me they all pass.
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Finance
Tell me the best way to pay for a $12,000 printer (cash, a loan or a lease), and show me what each does to my cash over the next 2 years.
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Hospitality & Events
Plan our one-day spring conference for 150 people, within $9,000, so members leave with ideas, contacts and a reason to come back.
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Media & Communications
Six short videos, one per program, for our "Find Your Place at Maple Street" campaign.
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Sustainability & Environment
Win a Cool Schoolyards grant for shade trees and a rain garden in our schoolyard.
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Technology, AI & Cybersecurity
Write our AI acceptable-use policy, show me the risks and how we'll control them, give staff a one-page guide, and train them.
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Creative Dad On the Job is in-class client project work. It is not a paid, off-campus On-the-Job Training (OJT) placement.