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Kids: Ages 4–12

From first days of school to the edge of the teen years — helping your child grow into a confident, kind human.

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Early childhood

Years 4–6

Year 4Boundless imagination and unstoppable questions.Year 5Starting school and learning to read.Year 6Reading clicks and independence grows.

Middle childhood

Years 7–9

Year 7Curious minds and deeper questions.Year 8Finding passions and building real skills.Year 9Pre-teen awareness and real independence.

Pre-teen

Years 10–12

Year 10Puberty arrives and the world shifts.Year 11Friendships, identity, and almost-teen intensity.Year 12The last chapter of childhood begins.