Custom Workshops

Built for your people, your context, your goals

Every Custom Workshop begins with a conversation — not a catalog. We don’t pull sessions off a shelf. We learn about your teachers, your students, your standards landscape, and your institutional priorities. Then we design an experience from the ground up.

Topics we cover

Our workshops span a wide range of forward-looking topics, including:

• STEM integration — Connecting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in ways that reflect how these disciplines actually work together
• AI literacy — Demystifying artificial intelligence for educators, from foundational concepts to classroom-ready activities
• Computational thinking — Building problem-solving frameworks that transfer across disciplines
• Curriculum alignment — Mapping new content areas to existing standards and instructional goals
• Data science and computational modeling — Hands-on approaches to working with real data in classroom settings

What to expect

A typical Custom Workshop engagement includes:

• Pre-engagement survey — We assess your team’s current knowledge, comfort levels, and goals before we design anything
• Custom session design — Every agenda, activity, and resource is built for your specific audience
• Facilitator materials — Detailed session guides so your internal coaches can reference and extend the work
• Post-session resources — Follow-up materials, activity banks, and implementation guides your team can use immediately

How it works

Workshops are typically 2–5 days, delivered on-site at your location. All hands-on activities are designed for groups of three or more participants, emphasizing collaboration and authentic problem-solving. The ratio of active participation to passive listening is at least 60:40 — and we aim higher.

Example engagements

These exemplars are starting points, not fixed packages. Every Custom Workshop is scoped, designed, and priced against the realities of your audience, calendar, and goals. The three sketches below illustrate the range we typically work across — in budget, participant count, and depth of follow-up.

Tier 1 — Single-building half-day primer

A focused introduction for one school’s faculty, often a first engagement.

• Reach: 1 building, 20–30 educators
• Investment: ~$5K–$8K
• Duration: 1 half-day on-site, plus pre- and post-engagement work
• Topic example: AI literacy primer; computational thinking foundations

Planning (4–6 weeks out, ~16 hours of Freyja Labs team time)

• Freyja Labs: scoping call, pre-survey design, custom agenda build, slide and handout production
• School lead (principal or instructional coach): ~5 hours — kickoff call, pre-survey distribution, logistics, sharing local context (standards, calendars, prior PD)
• Participants: 15–20 minute pre-survey

Execution (workshop day)

• Freyja Labs: 1 lead facilitator on-site, full half-day delivery
• School lead: opening welcome, closing remarks, in-room troubleshooting
• Participants: half-day of hands-on work in groups of three or more

Follow-up (2–4 weeks after, ~5 hours of Freyja Labs team time)

• Freyja Labs: written debrief, resource pack, one virtual Q&A office hour
• School lead: ~2 hours — distribute post-survey, share back implementation artifacts
• Participants: 10-minute post-survey, optional implementation reflection

Deliverables

• Custom session agenda and facilitator deck
• Participant workbook and curated resource pack
• Pre/post survey instrument and short summary
• 30-day follow-up Q&A window with the facilitator

Tier 2 — District summer institute

A mid-range engagement that builds shared language and practice across multiple buildings.

• Reach: 4–8 buildings, 50–75 educators
• Investment: ~$12K–$18K
• Duration: 2 consecutive days on-site, with structured pre- and post-work
• Topic example: STEM integration across grade bands; curriculum alignment to new CS standards

Planning (6–10 weeks out, ~35 hours of Freyja Labs team time)

• Freyja Labs: needs assessment interviews, two co-design calls with the district team, content design, materials production
• District lead (curriculum director or PD coordinator): ~12 hours — co-design partner, logistics owner, internal communications
• Building principals: ~1 hour each — input on building priorities and constraints
• Participants: 30-minute pre-survey, optional pre-read

Execution (2 on-site days)

• Freyja Labs: 2 facilitators, 2 full days
• District lead: full presence on day 1, partner role across both days
• Building principals: opening and closing presence; visible support throughout
• Participants: 2 full days of hands-on collaboration

Follow-up (4–6 weeks after, ~10 hours of Freyja Labs team time)

• Freyja Labs: outcomes summary, two virtual office-hours sessions
• District lead: ~4 hours — coordinate post-survey and synthesis
• Building principals: ~1 hour — review the summary, identify next steps

Deliverables

• Two-day curriculum, facilitator deck, and participant workbooks
• Activity bank (50+ items) tagged to local standards
• Pre/post outcomes report (8–12 pages)
• Two follow-up office-hours sessions
• 60-day implementation Q&A window

Tier 3 — Department deep-dive series

A multi-touch engagement that pairs a summer kickoff with fall reinforcement.

• Reach: 1–3 buildings, 30–50 educators (often a department or content team)
• Investment: ~$22K–$25K
• Duration: 4 days across summer and fall, plus virtual touchpoints
• Topic example: Computational modeling for science and math; classroom AI for CS

Planning (8–12 weeks out, ~55 hours of Freyja Labs team time)

• Freyja Labs: extended needs assessment with optional classroom observations, three co-design calls, custom artifact development (datasets, code starters, lesson templates)
• Department chair or curriculum lead: ~18 hours — co-design lead, observation coordination, communications
• Participating teachers: 90-minute co-design input session, 30-minute pre-survey
• Building principal: 1 scoping and endorsement call

Execution (4 days across summer + fall)

• Freyja Labs: 2 facilitators on-site for the 2-day summer kickoff and each fall single-day follow-up
• Department lead: full-day partnership presence on all four days
• Teachers: 4 full days of work
• Principal: opening session of day 1

Follow-up (across the school year, ~14 hours of Freyja Labs team time)

• Freyja Labs: three 60-minute group coaching sessions, end-of-engagement report
• Department lead: ~5 hours — coaching coordination, report review
• Teachers: one lesson artifact each, final reflection

Deliverables

• Four-day curriculum and supporting materials
• Custom datasets, starter code, and lesson templates aligned to local standards
• Three group coaching sessions with recorded notes
• End-of-engagement report with classroom-level evidence
• 90-day post-engagement Q&A window