Stage Two
Age 8 - Age 10
Grades Three to Five
Stage two spans ages 8- 10 and consists of students from grades three to five in most of our classrooms. These are years of intellectual expansiveness. Students transition from a time when concrete operations are solidifying, through a time of trouble with abstractions, to an increasing ability to abstract. Third, fourth, and fifth-grade students are in how things are put together, and in how things work. During these years, they begin to work well in groups.
Child Development Milestones
In this section, you can explore developmental milestones for children between the ages of 8-11. These short summaries are designed to help you gain a broad, research-backed understanding of the changes children between 8-11 typically go through physically, emotionally, socially, and cognitively.
Stage Two: Student
Vision Scale
Our Leadership Development Journey builds leaders who create an India free of poverty and filled with love. We will create this India by unleashing the potential of all India’s children through an excellent education. In this section, you can explore our student vision scale with illustrations and examples of students at Stage Two.
Stage Two: Goals and Student Portfolio
We believe that a key element of development is a child's clarity on their goals and their ability to continuously reflect and self-monitor their progress towards the same. Here, you will find stage two holistic student goals and a portfolio that has been designed to capture every individual child's personal journey with the 8 Cs through the year.
Cs in Content, Culture and Opportunities
The 8 Cs: Consciousness, Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Curiosity, Courage, and Compassion can be intentionally built through the content that we teach our students every day. It can also be built through classroom culture and through additional student opportunities. Explore more here.