🌱 1. “Who Am I Becoming?”

What students paint:

• Words: 

  • Dream, 

  • Build, 

  • Create, 

  • Lead, 

  • Grow

• Phrases:

  • “Start here → Go anywhere”

  • “Grow your future”

  • “Plant your purpose”

  • “Where ideas take root”

• Symbols:

  • Seeds → trees (growth)

  • Paths / footprints

🧭 2. The 4 Houses

Each paver = a House

🚀 Innovators

• Gears, robots, lightbulbs, circuits

• Words: Design, Build, Solve

❤️ Changemakers

• Hearts, hands, people helping people

• Words: Care, Heal, Support

🎨 Creators

• Paint splashes, cameras, music notes

• Words: Create, Express, Imagine

🧭 Leaders

• Compass, city skyline, scales

• Words: Lead, Protect, Decide

👉 Could create a pathway walkway—students literally walk across Houses

🌍 3. “The City is Our Campus”

What to include:

• San Diego skyline

• Beaches, biotech labs, hospitals, businesses

• Icons of local industries

Words:

• “Learn everywhere”

• “The world is your classroom”

🛠️ 4. Skills for the Future

Each paver = a skill

• Problem Solver 🧠

• Communicator 🗣️

• Creator 🎨

• Collaborator 🤝

• Leader 🧭

• Critical Thinker 🔍

🎓 5. Pathway to the Future

Create a visual path:

• 6th Grade → 🌱 Explore

• 7th Grade → 🔧 Build

• 8th Grade → 🚀 Launch

Students could paint stepping stones along a walkway