Get set up before the week runs away
Ten quiet minutes here save an hour of login thrash on Day 1. Tick through this list, then open Day 1.
You’re ready when…
If any step fails, ask a mentor before the opening session, don’t wait until your trio needs the tool.
Open the programme site
There is no student sign-in. This browser creates a random anonymous code so your progress and research check-ins can save on this device.
An account that can reach the AI tools
Use the account your mentors told you to use (school or provided). Confirm you can sign in on this laptop.
Open each tool once
- Gemini, loads and responds to a short prompt
- Gemini Notebook (NotebookLM), you can create or open a notebook
- Gemini Gems, you can open or create a Gem and edit its instructions
Full “when to use which” lives on the Tools page.
Theme Data Pack
Your trio will pick Environmental Science, History, or Math. Packs are handed out by mentors (or linked when ready), don’t invent a random dataset if a pack is provided.
This guide bookmarked
Keep this site open all week. Progress checkboxes save on this browser only.
Know the win condition
You are building a Socratic Learning Companion, hints and questions, not an answer machine, plus an evidenced Project Card for Day 5.
Ready? Start Day 1
If a tool is blocked, tell a mentor first, then begin The Mirror.