Class / workshop idea
Maybe it would be cool to do a class / workshop where you focus for one month to make a finish product, where all participants work together and tackle a part of it. Some do modeling, some shading, some animating, some coding, etc.
Like one class could be making a short animation clip, guided by Wayne and Kent.
And one class could be making a game, guided by Jonathan Lampel and Jonathan Gonzalez.
This would give us experience with working as a team, deadlines, tackling big projects, professional workflow, and it gives you a really awesome finished product for your portfolio.