Lumos Digital Portal

SSLSD IT Department

Self-Driving Squad IT Curriculum

A comprehensive, student-led tech incubator roadmap spanning digital arts, physical engineering, and full-stack software development[cite: 1, 2, 3].

YEARS 1 TO 6

Digital Arts Pipeline (22 Weeks)

A professional design pipeline covering layouts, raster editing, vector graphics, and animation[cite: 1].

🎨 Phase 1: Canva (3 Weeks)

Focuses on drag-and-drop basics, typography, professional font pairings, and clean layouts[cite: 1].

📸 Phase 2: Photoshop (5 Weeks)

Introduces pixel editing, understanding layer stacking, digital brushes, and photobashing[cite: 1].

✒️ Phase 3: Illustrator (4 Weeks)

Teaches scalable vectors, Shape Builder tools, tracing with the Pen tool, and mascot design[cite: 1].

🎬 Phase 4: Animation (6 Weeks)

Brings assets to life through frames, tweening, squash and stretch principles, and lip-syncing[cite: 1].

🏆 Phases 5 & 6: The Agency & Showcase (4 Weeks)

Squads execute synergy projects from a client brief and polish digital portfolios for a public exhibition[cite: 1].

YEARS 7 & 8

Hardware & Robotics (20 Weeks)

A progression from visual block-based coding to text-based C++ syntax and physical engineering[cite: 2].

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    Phase 1: Micro:bit Bootcamp (4 Weeks) Emphasizes fast prototyping, logic building, wireless radio communication, and using built-in sensors[cite: 2].
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    Phase 2: Arduino Circuits (5 Weeks) Focuses on reading schematics, wiring breadboards, and writing C++ syntax for LEDs and analog inputs[cite: 2].
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    Phase 3: Robotics Junior (6 Weeks) Involves mechanical chassis assembly, external motor drivers, custom C++ driving functions, and line tracking[cite: 2].
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    Phases 4 & 5: Squad Projects & Showcase (5 Weeks) Teams build Sumo or Delivery bots and present live demonstrations while ensuring SSLSD's tech safety standards are met[cite: 2].
YEARS 9 & 10

Python, Web Dev & AI (20 Weeks)

A startup incubator environment focused on building real-time, functional web applications[cite: 3].

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    Phase 1: Python Bootcamp (4 Weeks) Solidifies backend logic, string manipulation, reusable functions, and JSON parsing from public APIs[cite: 3].
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    Phase 2: Web Dev & Cloud Data (6 Weeks) Covers semantic HTML5, styling clean interfaces with CSS/Tailwind, DOM manipulation, and Firebase real-time database syncing[cite: 3].
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    Phase 3: Simple AI Integration (4 Weeks) Trains Vision AI via Teachable Machine, handles asynchronous JavaScript fetch requests, and explores prompt engineering for chatbots[cite: 3].
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    Phases 4 & 5: The Agency & Pitch Day (6 Weeks) Squads combine all disciplines to build a comprehensive Digital Portal, perform QA testing, and pitch the software logic to visitors[cite: 3].