Playprint Academy | Curriculum
5-Day Curriculum

Every day is a new invention.

Each session has a theme, a skill, and a project. Here's exactly what your child learns and builds across the week.

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Welcome to 3D Printing World

We start from absolute zero. What is 3D printing, how do printers work? Students learn safety rules, set up their Tinkercad accounts, and are guided through designing their very first 3D object. Every student sends their design file to the instructor before they leave.

Tinkercad Basics Printer Safety First Design
Daily Project Output
Custom name tag or keychain
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The Engineering Design Loop

Engineers don't just build — they think first. Students learn the real engineering design process: identify a problem → sketch ideas → build a prototype → test it → improve. Today's challenge is structural — who can design the strongest bridge, tallest tower, or most useful phone stand using the least material?

Problem-Solving Prototyping Structural Design
Daily Project Output
Bridge, tower, or phone stand
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AI as Your Creative Partner

Artificial intelligence isn't scary — it's a tool. Using educator-curated AI tools, students learn to prompt AI for ideas, generate creative concepts, and use AI as a brainstorming partner. All AI activity is supervised, guided, and focused on invention — not passive consumption. Students sketch an AI-assisted invention and begin modeling it.

AI Prompting Idea Generation Responsible AI Use
Daily Project Output
AI-assisted invention concept + model start
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Design for Real Life

Today is student-led. Each child picks a real-world project from our menu and designs it from blank canvas to print-ready file — with instructor guidance when needed, but full creative ownership. Students choose: mini toy, game piece, bookmark, fidget gadget, desk organizer, mini catapult, or an original invention they pitch themselves.

Functional Design Creative Autonomy Advanced Tinkercad
Daily Project Output
Student's personal invention (their choice)
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The Grand Finale

Showcase Day — Parents Welcome at 11:30 AM

The week comes together. Students spend the morning finishing final prints and preparing a 2-minute "Inventor Pitch" about what they built and why. At 11:30 AM, parents are invited in for the Showcase. Each student presents their creations to the group, explaining their design decisions. We hand out printed certificates, take group photos with all projects displayed, and celebrate every child's engineering journey. Prints go home today!

Public Speaking Reflection Engineering Vocabulary
Final Showcase Output
Full project presentation + certificate + photos
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