Week 1
Drawing: Learning to Look
Observation, blind contour & mark-making
✦ Tool Steward
The Curriculum
Learn to See. Make. Solve. Build together.
Two curricula, Rising Luminaries (ages 8–10) and Little Luminaries (ages 5–7), running in parallel across a 3-year developmental arc. Each year is 16 weeks, Fall and Spring.
The Developmental Arc
Each shape represents growth, not difficulty.
Triangle → Square → Circle. From foundational exploration to systems thinking to innovation and stewardship.
Year 1 · Triangle
Foundations
- Tools & SafetyTool StewardSafe Maker
- Reflection & JournalingField Guide KeeperReflection Starter
- Applied CraftApplied ArtistCraft Explorer
- Useful DesignForm Follows FunctionUseful Builder
- ResourcefulnessSurvival ScoutNature Helper
- Value & TransformationValue MakerLittle Trader
- Collective WorkPod BuilderTeam Player
- LeadershipLuminary LeaderBrave Helper
- Year 1 CompletionLuminary CrestBright Spark Crest
↓ Full lesson previews below
Year 2
Year 2 · Square
Systems & Enterprise
- Studio Systems
- Patterns & Structure
- Material Science
- Design Thinking
- Enterprise
- Systems Thinking
- Collaborative Design
- Leadership at Scale
- Year 2 Completion
Full previews unlock when Year 1 completes.
Year 3
Year 3 · Circle
Innovation & Stewardship
- Advanced Craft
- Culture & Story
- Artisan Practice
- Innovation
- Production & Market
- Sustainability
- Installation & Direction
- Mentorship
- Year 3 Completion
Full previews unlock when Year 1 completes.
Year 1, Sample Lesson Previews
16 Weeks. Four Phases.
Two separate tracks running in parallel. Filter to see each cohort's 16 weeks.
01
Weeks 1–4 · Creative Foundations
Phase 1: Strong Foundations
Week 2
Surface: Layers & Pattern
Collage, texture rubbings & print exploration
✦ Tool Steward
Week 3
Space: Building & Form
Cardboard construction & small environments
✦ Field Guide Keeper
Week 4
Time: Sequence & Story
Flip books, storyboarding & stop-motion
✦ Field Guide Keeper
Full lesson details, skills, and materials live inside the member portal.
The Capstone
Wunder-full.
Phase 4 is a single continuous capstone: the pod learns to make Wunder Mix, sells it at the Luminaries Market, and collectively decides how the earnings help build the final exhibition. Learn → Make → Solve → Create Value → Fund → Present.