What this is

A modular, beginner-friendly curriculum any university blockchain club can use to run weekly meetings focused on Solana concepts. Pick modules à la carte or run them in sequence for a full semester. Every module includes a clear goal, talking points, and activity ideas.

Who it’s for

• Club leads & university advisors planning sessions
• Students of all levels (no dev experience required)
• Guest speakers/mentors who need a ready-made outline

How to use this page

1. Assemble modules to match your club’s goals (fundamentals → DeFi → staking → governance).
2. Clone module pages as sub-pages and add your local links/readings.
3. End every meeting with “one thing I learned / one question I still have” to build continuity.

Modules

1. Kickoff, Safety & Wallets 🔐 [Core] Kickoff, safety & wallets
   • Goal: Start the club and practice security basics.
   • Cover: Seed phrases, wallet types, permissions, scams, backups.
   • Activity: Create a phantom wallet; safely secure the seed phrase.
   • Takeaway: “I can keep my assets safe and spot red flags.”
2. Why Solana? Big-Picture Design & Performance 🚀 [Core] Why Solana: design & performance (high‑level)
   • Goal: Understand what makes Solana especially strong for low-fee, high-throughput apps—and how it compares to other L1s.
   • Cover: Public‑key crypto (ed25519), Proof of History “clock,” Tower BFT, Sealevel parallel runtime, fees & local fee markets; quick contrasts with Ethereum, Avalanche, NEAR.
   • Activity: Fill a one‑page “chain speed & finality” comparison and walk through one Solana vs one Ethereum transaction on explorers.
   • Takeaway: “I can explain—clearly—why Solana’s design gives sub‑second block cadence, parallel execution, and ultra‑low fees for most use cases.”
3. Accounts & Transactions, Explained Simply 🧩 [Core] Accounts & transactions
   • Goal: Demystify on-chain data and transactions without code.
   • Cover: Accounts as data containers, program vs user accounts, PDAs conceptually.
   • Activity: Follow a real transaction on an explorer; annotate parts.
   • Takeaway: “I can read a transaction.”
4. Explorers & Tools: Reading On-Chain Data 🔎 [Core] Using explorers & tooling (read on‑chain data)
   • Goal: Navigate explorers and dashboards confidently.
   • Cover: Address lookups, token balances, program pages, analytics views.
   • Activity: Scavenger hunt: fees, slot time, signers, token metadata.
   • Takeaway: “I can answer basic on-chain questions.”
5. Tokens on Solana (SPL & Token-2022) 🪙 [Core] Tokens on Solana (SPL & Token‑2022 basics)
   • Goal: Understand token mechanics and extensions.
   • Cover: Mints, ATAs, authorities, Token-2022 features.
   • Activity: Design a campus rewards token (paper exercise).
   • Takeaway: “I know how tokens differ and common pitfalls.”
6. DeFi 101: AMMs vs Orderbooks 📊 [DeFi] DeFi 101 on Solana (AMMs vs orderbooks, risks)
   • Goal: Learn main market models and basic risks.
   • Cover: Liquidity pools, impermanent loss (conceptual), price discovery.
   • Activity: LP vs HODL scenario walkthrough; risk checklist.
   • Takeaway: “I can compare AMMs and orderbooks.”
7. Staking 101: Delegation & Rewards 🧱 [Staking] Staking 101 (delegation, epochs, rewards)
   • Goal: See how staking secures the network and pays rewards.
   • Cover: Stake accounts, delegation, epochs, warmup and cooldown, commission.
   • Activity: Track a validator’s performance with a simple rubric.
   • Takeaway: “I can delegate responsibly.”
8. Validators 101: What Operators Do 🖥️ [Ops] Validators 101 (what operators do, why it matters)
   • Goal: Understand the validator role without touching servers.
   • Cover: Identity and vote keys at a high level, uptime, versions, client diversity.
   • Activity: Compare two validators (uptime, commission, policy).
   • Takeaway: “I know what makes a reliable validator.”