Rolling schedule.
Membership
This program is for Life Lab members. Every step is logged in the Human Skills record kept with our partner, the PNF Foundation, and in high school points toward a formal Congressional Award application (age 13.5+).
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What is the actual challenge?
For G9 through G12, a team of 3 to 5 students delivers one project to the public. The work runs through planning, delegating, gathering feedback, executing, and leading. The program is for Life Lab members only, on a rolling schedule.
How is this different from a school group project?
The difference is accountability for other people's output. Students have to plan, divide the work, collect feedback, and keep the team on schedule, so coordination and pace matter as much as individual ability.
Can a student join with no experience leading a team?
Yes; the program exists to build that experience. Students who want groundwork first can take the Leadership Workshop from G6 onward, where structured study and interactive games cover what leadership means, and then move here.
Who do Irvine students deliver the project to?
To an outside audience, not to the classroom. It can be an event, a report, a product, or a presentation, and the project can be based in the Irvine community, which makes the work easier to run on the ground and to get real feedback on.
How does an Irvine student use this in a University of California application?
A project delivered to the public can serve as source material for the activities section, and the work is logged in the Human Skills record kept with the PNF Foundation, which in high school points toward a formal Congressional Award application. University of California personal insight essays reward real impact, and a project rooted in Irvine makes it easier to show what problem the student solved. Plan the presentation with university planning.
