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2026 Cento Anni presentation video, including audience questions

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Sylvia Padlet Link Photo Link Business Solution: Junk Drawer 2.0

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Randy created a digital rendering of the solution, without the shelves, so that the structure is visible. 

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Students will combine aspects from both groups' presentations to come of with a system that stores all sizes of "extra wood" both longs and shorts.

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Cento Anni invited the team to present two ideas to them on Wednesday morning.

Ed, Randy, and Austin talked through the ideas with the students and provided constructive feedback.

Cento Anni asked the students to combine the best elements of the two ideas with the feedback they provided to eventually land on a final solution.

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Annie, Kylie, James, and Elijah share one of the initial ideas with the Cento Anni Team

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The tour of the Cento Anni workshop helped the students understand the driving question, including the materials and space they had to work with.

The team was able to ask follow up questions to make sure they were understanding the problem Cento Anni needed them to solve.

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In the middle of day 2, the team gathered outside for a change of scenery and talking through the positives of their week so far and what they'd like to change.

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At the end of day 2, the students used the Active Reflections Protocol.

They were asked to share:

Something new they learned

Something positive they heard,

A way that their team lent them a hand or

A feeling they experienced.

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I felt frustrated sometimes when it was difficult to explain our idea clearly. Tomorrow, I’m going to bring in a visual model using legos. - Kylee (4)

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Students had 3 minutes to generate as many ideas as possible. Students then took their ideas to their group and had 12 minutes to come up with the "best" solution combining those ideas. Finally, each group has 3 minutes to present their "best idea" to the others.

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The team brainstormed who would be impacted by our driving question.

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Students used "Biebs", one of the Cento Anni employees, as the character for their empathy map. Students worked on their own empathy map and then shared out ideas to create a group map.

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How can we design a system to store shorts (the "junk drawer") for easy use and accessibility?

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We partnered with Holland woodworking company Cento Anni, a business that has collaborated with Future Prep'd for over 8 years.

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The students sketched multiple versions of potential solutions, going back to the drawing board to exchange components to see what might work best together.

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The students followed the progression of wood from in "the wild" at Sanctuary Woods to the City Scrap yard, finishing their tour at Cento Anni where the wood is used to create completed pieces.

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Chiquis, Sylvia, and Sofia present the team's other initial idea. 

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To start day 3, the team reflected on how they were feeling about presenting their elevator pitches. They shared what turtle matched their mood & why.

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Elijah and Sylvia attempt to measure the tallest boards.

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While they were creating their ideas, students needed to measure the materials in the "junk drawer" and the space they had to work with. This took multiple dimensions and returning to the space to double check.

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Business partners Ed and Randy walked the team through the Cento Anni storefront, workshop, and warehouse.

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Chiquis, Sofia, and Sylvia answer clarifying questions about their idea with Randy. 

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"The more questions you ask, the better the solution is going to be." Randy

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The team used the Rip/Slap/Pass protocol to generate questions to ask Randy and other Cento Anni stakeholders.

They organized the questions by common themes before writing out an organized list of what to ask Randy.

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Students all had a voice in creating the slide show as well as in choosing the parts of the presentation that they would like to share.

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Students used sticky notes to write down what they felt were the top five ideas from the two presentations. They then grouped the ideas with similar ones.

We used dot voting to further narrow down the best ideas from there.

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Our group is working with Cento Anni to organize a high use area of their production floor. The business has found that their system of storing "shorts" or unused wood scraps is not optimal for use and accessibility.

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Students worked together to share ideas and choose the best options. Students then built 3D models of the solution as well as worked on a slide presentation to share the ideas and design.

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Our audience for our final presentation included team members of Cento Anni as well as community members and parents. This gave us a range of people who were familiar with Cento Anni as well as those who had no background knowledge of what Cento Anni is.

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After touring Cento Anni, student identified problems by listing things they noticed that "bugged" them.

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After looking at "best ideas" students came up with a revised plan. Students chalked out the revised plan on the fabrication floor, made new models to show Randy and Biebs, and then presented the revised plan.

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Problem solving and critical thinking

Ethical citizenship

Personal accountability

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The team decided to sort the legos by color.

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After identifying that organization might be a problem in the shop, the students decided how to organize a bin of lego pieces. They tried organizing by color, function, and other features. Elijah led the charge in generalizing this idea to how Cento Anni might organize the wood in their shop.

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Students completed the Speed Boat protocol. They brainstormed obstacles that they may run into as they work to answer the driving question.

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Cento Anni Around Holland: Shore by deBoer

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Cento Anni Around Holland: Shore by deBoer

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For lunch on Tuesday, the team visited a new local restaurant Shore by deBoer. Cento Anni crafted multiple pieces, which were able to see showcased while we enjoyed a great meal!

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*currently not accepting take out orders*
Breakfast & lunch reimagined. Signature deBoer charm.

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I liked going to Shore for lunch and seeing all the wood. We got to connect our lunch experience to where we were working. - Sylvia

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The team answered questions and received feedback from the guests at their pitch.

Afterwards, the students listed 3 things they learned, 2 things they found interesting, and 1 question they had and shared their thoughts with the team.

Students also received awards for their contributions this week.

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The team celebrated their hard work with Kilwin's ice cream!

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Throughout the week, the students were able to see how Cento Anni values Ethical Citizenship in their business model.

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Sofia used her calculator to help determine how much of the budget remained. 

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The team was given a budget of $10 per person for snacks for the week. They decided to pool their resources and share the decision making. They ended up with drinks, chips, candy, and even some fruit, for everyone. They were almost under budget. :)

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What went well in this stage?

The students did a phenomenal job at presenting the creative process and sharing the solution.

What surprised you?

Students showed confidence in their presentation that we did not see from everyone in initial practice runs.

What would you do differently next time?

Used timers more when they were practicing to encourage them to give deeper explanations of each activity and creative process.

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Chiquis, Sofia, and Sylvia clarify their ideas with Randy.

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The Cento Anni team has worked with multiple PBL groups. They encouraged our students to come up with potential solutions by the mid-way point in the week so that the idea(s) could be tested in the field.

Presenting elevator pitches to Randy & the team on Wednesday allowed students to get actionable feedback to adjust their ideas into a truly feasible solution.

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James' list from the ice breaker two truths and a lie. 

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On day one, we spent a lot of time in the van and at Cento Anni getting to know our teammates. The students did a great job of asking each other questions about their lives and experiences.

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What went well in this stage?

Students did a great job of organizing their ideas and presenting "Elevator Pitches" to other team members and business partners.

What surprised you?

The students went above and beyond with looking ahead and anticipating some the questions from the business partners.

What would you do differently next time?

It would have been nice if both groups had adequate time to practice their pitches. One group was just a little behind and due to time constraints did not get practice time.

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For the validation stage, we needed feedback pages from our practice audience as well as feedback from final audience members.

For the presentation we needed our slide presentation, a computer, and access to the AV equipment in the room we are in.

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Based on feedback from Randy, Nick, and Biebs students could determine what parts of the organization system had value, which need to be modified and those that were not necessary.

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On Day 4, students had a chance to present in front of two other teams at CTC.

They received feedback from the teams as well as a few adults connected to Future Prep'd.

Overall, the feedback was mainly positive, giving the team some great encouragement as they prepared for the final pitch.

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In the solutions stage, we needed chart paper, markers, visual models, and access to our project space.

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The team rehearsed their final pitch multiple times on Thursday afternoon, including to Mr. Fenlon when he stopped by to check in.

This gave them a chance to stretch their pitch from 6 minutes to 10 minutes by adding more details.

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Taking a break before lunch by Lake Macatawa while Elijah and James run the boardwalk in the background. 

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After a long day of practicing their pitch and integrating feedback, the team explored a nearby park. They've truly enjoyed getting to know each other this week!

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What went well in this stage?

Students were open to sharing during reflection times and offered good insight as well as clearly communicating how they were feeling.

What surprised you?

When it seemed to reach that "awkward silence" point students stepped up and kept the group conversation going with no prompting from the adult leaders.

What would you differently next time?

It would be nice to have more sentence prompts for the students at times. Some students were at first hesitant to give any reflection or thoughts at check in and sentence starters would likely have eased some of their apprehension.

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What went well in this stage?

The students collaborated with each other to generate questions.

They noticed many things that were not right in front of their faces.

They conducted one formal interview and one informal interview.

What surprised you?

The level of investment in the speedboat protocol. They really embraced the metaphor!

What would you do differently?

If we had more time, interviewing more staff members could have been helpful.

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For the observation stage, we needed a van to transport students to Sanctuary woods, the city wood scrap lot, Meijer, and lunch.

We needed paper and writing utensils for the bug list and ice breakers, as well as chart paper.

LEGO's were used for the sorting activity.

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For Investigation we used chart paper, markers, individual notebooks, and sticky notes. It was also helpful to have access to our business team.

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"Being at Cento Anni this week has been amazing! The entire team made us feel welcome. They listened to the students' questions and ideas and gave us great feedback.

Year 2 of future prep'd was even better than the 1st. We had a phenomenal group of students and an amazing business partner."

- Mrs. VanDyke

"We had a great group of students who jumped into the challenge confidently while still being willing to ask questions. Cento Anni truly welcomed the students as part of their team, which encouraged the students to be courageous and bring their best ideas to the table. The elements made for a wonderful camp week!"

- Mrs. Webb

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For Reflection, we mainly needed the intangibles of time and space. It's easy to get caught up in the busy pace of the week and forget to pause and reflect together.

Chart paper and funny pictures of turtles were also helpful

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What went well in this stage?

Students came up with varied and original ideas. Students were passionate about their ideas but also were open to listening to the ideas of others.

What surprised you?

How intense it felt when students were asking questions and explaining ideas.

What would you do differently?

It would have been helpful to have hands on materials for the students to model their ideas.

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I felt frustrated sometimes when it was difficult to explain our idea clearly. Tomorrow, I’m going to bring in a visual model using legos. - Kylee (8)

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I liked that Randy and Ed told us "we are family" now and we are welcome to stip into the shop anytime." - Sophia

"I like that they start our ideas before we even leave for the week." - Kylie

"I didn't expect them to actually use our idea and instead they are already building it to use." - Annie

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Randy shows the team a table in the works sourced from wood at the customer's property. 

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"This week, make sure you let everyone's ideas be heard. And don't shoot your own idea down before it's gotten out into the open. Give ideas a chance."

Randy Beute, Cento Anni partner

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What went well in this stage?

The students noticed things on the floor for their "bug lists". Many of the students were actually bugged by the problem we are here to solve.

What surprised you?

Students did not have as many questions at the business as we thought they may.

What would you do differently?

If we had had more time we would have gone to some of the businesses with Cento Anni products. Instead we will visit those locations during the week.

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For incubation, we needed chart paper, sticky notes, student notebooks, and writing utensils. Our students also benefitted from access to the workshop space and measuring tapes, so they could make sure their ideas were feasible.

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What Went Well

Cento Anni was a very hands-on business. The students had all the access they needed to the workshop and employees to understand the driving question and receive feedback. Most of our students had previous experience in the program, so their curiosity and confidence was strong from day one.

Adjustments for Next Year

Honestly, this week was a success all around! Cento Anni would be a great business for businesses that are new tp or interested in the Future Prep'd program to learn from.

Feedback from Stakeholders

The students loved working with Cento Anni. From the teacher and parent perspective, it was amazing to see the students be brought into the process and feel like they were heard, like what they were doing was going to make a difference.

Cento Anni employees had only positive things to say about the students and the program as a whole. They are looking forward to continuing to support Future Prep'd in years to come.