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Cognitive Bias Workshop — Catching Your Own Mind in the Act

Agency & Critical ThinkingActivity

Two sessions of about 90 minutes, plus a three-day media-tracking phase in between6 materials

How Should I Decide? Building a Personal Decision Framework

Agency & Critical ThinkingDiscussion

45-60 minutes (plus a follow-up session after a real decision is made)3 materials

Formal Logic — The Architecture of a Valid Argument

Agency & Critical ThinkingLesson

Multi-session (four 60-90 minute sessions over two weeks, plus daily practice)4 materials

✏️Apprentice

Negotiation and Persuasion — Advocating for Yourself in the Real World

Agency & Critical ThinkingPractice

20-30 minutes per rep, 2-3 reps per week, ongoing for at least 6 weeks3 materials

🏗️Apprentice

Independent Research on a Contested Question

Agency & Critical ThinkingProject

5-6 weeks (4-6 hours per week)5 materials

Market Economics Lab: Supply and Demand in the Real World

American DynamismExperiment

Two to three market visits over 2-3 weeks, plus 3-4 hours of analysis6 materials

🗺️Apprentice

How Government Actually Works: Inside a City Council Meeting

American DynamismField Plan

Half day for the meeting, plus 3-4 hours of preparation and 2 hours of follow-up over one week6 materials

American Innovation Deep Dive: Trace One Invention's Full Chain of Impact

American DynamismLesson

Multi-session — 4 to 6 weeks, roughly 3 hours per week, producing a researched article or presentation4 materials

Civic Engagement Project: Fix Something in Your Community

American DynamismService

5-7 weeks (3-5 hours per week)6 materials

🏗️Apprentice

Start a Micro-Business

American DynamismProject

8 weeks (ongoing, approximately 5-10 hours per week)6 materials

🏔️Apprentice

Into the Forge: A Metalworking Introduction With a Mentor

Building & EngineeringAdventure

A full session of 3-5 hours with a mentor, plus prep and reflection8 materials

🏗️Apprentice

Joinery for a Client: Build to Someone Else's Specifications

Building & EngineeringProject

6 sessions over 3-4 weeks (90-120 minutes each)16 materials

Electrical Wiring Basics: Circuits, Switches, and Working Safely Around Power

Building & EngineeringLesson

3-4 sessions, about 90 minutes each9 materials

✏️Apprentice

Joinery Mastery: Cutting Joints Until They Are Automatic

Building & EngineeringPractice

Ongoing — 3-4 sessions per week of 45-60 minutes for at least 6 weeks12 materials

🏗️Apprentice

Design and Prototype: From Sketch to CAD to a Working Object

Building & EngineeringProject

8-10 sessions over 4-6 weeks (90-120 minutes each)8 materials

When Two Goods Collide: Ethical Dilemmas With No Clean Answer

Character & PurposeDiscussion

60-75 minutes per session, run as a recurring series of three to five sessions3 materials

Study a Virtue Tradition: Borrowing Wisdom From People Who Thought Hard About How to Live

Character & PurposeLesson

multi-session (a 6-8 week study with weekly reading, discussion, and a sustained practice running throughout)4 materials

✏️Apprentice

Writing What You Actually Believe: A Personal Philosophy Statement

Character & PurposePractice

30-45 minutes weekly, ongoing for at least 8 weeks, then revisited quarterly3 materials

🏗️Apprentice

Leadership Practicum: Lead Younger Students Through a Real Project

Character & PurposeProject

4-6 weeks (one planning week, then 4-5 sessions of 60-90 minutes with the group)5 materials

Service at Scale: Organize a Project That Takes More Than Just You

Character & PurposeService

6-10 weeks (a planning phase, an execution event or campaign, and a follow-through phase)5 materials

The Reading Year: Twelve Books and the Conversations Around Them

Core AcademicsDiscussion

1 year (one book per month; a 30-45 minute conversation after each)5 materials

Original Scientific Investigation: Ask a Question Nobody Handed You

Core AcademicsExperiment

Multi-week (2-4 weeks; setup, repeated trials, and write-up)6 materials

Primary Source Analysis: Read the Thing Itself

Core AcademicsLesson

3 sessions over 1-2 weeks (75-90 minutes each)6 materials

✏️Apprentice

The Persuasive Essay Series: Argue Like You Mean It

Core AcademicsPractice

12 weeks (one essay every two weeks, ~3-4 hours of work per essay)5 materials

🏗️Apprentice

Statistical Analysis: Collect Your Own Data, Draw Your Own Conclusions

Core AcademicsProject

5-6 weeks (2-3 hours per week, plus brief daily or weekly data collection)6 materials

🗺️Apprentice

Animal Husbandry with a Mentor: A Day on the Chores

Food & FarmingField Plan

A full morning or day on site, with at least one follow-up visit recommended8 materials

✏️Apprentice

Advanced Cooking Techniques: Building a Cook's Hands

Food & FarmingPractice

20-40 minutes per session, 3-5 sessions per week, over several months10 materials

🏗️Apprentice

Feed the Family for a Week on a Fixed Budget

Food & FarmingProject

2 weeks (1 week to plan and shop, 1 week to cook and review; ~8-12 hours total)7 materials

🏗️Apprentice

Market Garden: Grow Produce for Sale

Food & FarmingProject

One full growing season (approximately 16-20 weeks, 5-10 hours per week)11 materials

Water-Bath Canning: Putting Up Tomatoes for the Year

Food & FarmingRecipe

3-4 hours (including prep, processing, and cooling)10 materials

🏔️Apprentice

Lead a Wilderness Expedition: Planning and Running a 3-5 Day Trip

Physical & SurvivalAdventure

3-5 days in the field, plus 4-6 weeks of planning and 2-3 shakedown outings beforehand10 materials

🗺️Apprentice

Adverse Weather Survival: Shelter, Fire, and Water When Conditions Turn Against You

Physical & SurvivalField Plan

A full day in the field (4-6 hours of work), plus a planning session beforehand and a write-up after9 materials

Advanced Navigation: Finding Your Way Off-Trail with Map, Compass, and Terrain

Physical & SurvivalLesson

Multi-session — three to four 90-minute sessions over two to three weeks, building to a field exercise7 materials

✏️Apprentice

Wilderness First Aid: Drilling the Skills That Matter When Help Is Far Away

Physical & SurvivalPractice

20-30 minutes per session, 2-3 sessions per week, ongoing for at least 6 weeks (then maintained)6 materials

🏗️Apprentice

Design a 12-Week Training Program: Train Yourself Toward a Real Goal

Physical & SurvivalProject

12 weeks of training (4-6 hours per week), plus a planning week before and an analysis week after7 materials

🏗️Apprentice

Build and Deploy a Web Application

Software & AIProject

6-8 weeks (5-10 hours per week)5 materials

Test Where the AI Fails

Software & AIExperiment

One week — about 4-5 hours total across several sessions4 materials

Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Software & AILesson

2-3 sessions, about 90 minutes each4 materials

✏️Apprentice

Contribute to Open Source

Software & AIPractice

Ongoing — one contribution every 2-3 weeks for at least three months4 materials

🏗️Apprentice

Build a Tool for Someone Else

Software & AIProject

4-6 weeks (4-8 hours per week)4 materials

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