The explorable curriculum

Summer 2027, day by day

Every day pairs one big topic with hands-on skill-building. Pick a week and a day to see exactly what students explore, discuss, simulate, and build.

Lesley University, Cambridge, MAJuly 12–30, 202710:00am–4:00pm, Mon–FriRising grades 5–9

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1 · Pick a week

Speak Up

Persuasive Speaking & Public Advocacy

This week's project: A speech each student writes and delivers.

2 · Pick a day

Speak Up · Monday · Jul 12 · Close to home

Cyberbullying & Online Safety

What students explore (Know)

What makes online life different from offline life — and whose job is it to keep young people safe? Students dig into digital citizenship, privacy, and responsibility.

Discipline & key concepts

Social Psychology: deindividuation (anonymity loosens restraint), the bystander effect (diffusion of responsibility), and online disinhibition.

A sample discussion question (Care)

“Who is more responsible for stopping cyberbullying — students, schools, parents, or the platforms themselves?”

The afternoon Task Force (Care + Act)

Anti-Cyberbullying Policies
Groups draft a real anti-cyberbullying policy — for a school or a platform — and defend how it balances safety and free expression.

Toward the project (Act)

Students spend project time this day working toward the week's finished piece — A speech each student writes and delivers.

Representative 2027 schedule — topics are announced closer to summer, never repeat two years in a row, and times are subject to change. Financial aid is available, and no student is ever turned away for cost.