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1 | Skills Cluster | Project type | Technical skills | Level 1 Foundational (bronze) | Level 2 Competency (silver) | Level 3 mastery (Gold) | Pathway to DP | ||||
2 | The nature of the project | Technical skills focus for this type of project | Simple projects with foundational technical skills designed for smaller chunks of the design cycle. These projects are required. | Projects involving intermediate technical and design skills. Students will demonstrate independent competency in these areas. | Advanced projects initiated by students. Students choose a project type that they enjoy from level 2 and develop their own experience. | This is checked when students have the opportunity to develop a skill area to level 3 | |||||
3 | Digital | Digital Communication | Graphics design | Graphic editors Graphic techniques | |||||||
4 | Digital modeling | 3D modeling programs | |||||||||
5 | Film | Film editing Filming techniques | |||||||||
6 | Photography | Photography techniques | |||||||||
7 | Interactive Media & Digital Interfaces | Game design | Game design apps and tools. | ||||||||
8 | Interface development | Website and app development tools. | |||||||||
9 | Coding | Coding languages + web coding | |||||||||
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11 | Mixed | Computer-assisted crafting | 3D printing | 3D printing CAD | |||||||
12 | Digital manufacturing | Laser cutter, CNC CAD | |||||||||
13 | Architecture and Landscaping | ||||||||||
14 | Sparks | Electronics | Electronic circuits | ||||||||
15 | Microcontrollers | Microcontrollers, IOT | |||||||||
16 | Robotics | Assembly Robotics Coding | |||||||||
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18 | Product Design | Food Design | Food products | Kitchen tools Cooking techniques | |||||||
19 | Fashion Design | Textiles | Sewing techniques, machines | ||||||||
20 | Jewelry | ||||||||||
21 | Crafting & Construction | Structures | Cutting and joining, carpentry, etc. | ||||||||
22 | Handcrafted products | Woodworking, metalworking, ceramics, etc. | |||||||||
23 | Materials design | Tools and techniques to combine or make materials | |||||||||
24 | Product / Industrial design | ||||||||||
25 | Mechanics and automotive | Mechanical Design | |||||||||
26 | Small engines | ||||||||||
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