fix: re-revert the API decoupling (#41263)

* fix(api): decouple api from curriculum

This reverts commit 8f0e441644 and
introduces the implementations from #40703.

* fix(gitpod): add curriculum build to GitPod

This reverts commit 706d70f58d and
introduces implementations from #41234.

* docs: update DevOps manual for api change (#41259)

Co-authored-by: Oliver Eyton-Williams <ojeytonwilliams@gmail.com>

.github/workflows/node.js-tests.yml

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           npm ci
           npm run ensure-env
+          npm run build:curriculum
           npm run lint
 
   test:
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           npm ci
           npm run ensure-env
+          npm run build:curriculum
 
       - name: Run Tests
         run: npm test