The map · 10 domains · 68 strands
Everything your child could become.
You do not pick a course — you pick a direction, and go as deep as you want. There is no beginner version and no advanced version: a ten-year-old and a forty-year-old enter the same strand at different depths, and neither is in the wrong place.
- 10
- domains of capability
- 68
- strands across them
- 17
- with lessons written
- 51
- taught by a mentor directly
Lessons writtenMentor-led
01
Mathematics
7 strandsReason precisely about quantity, structure, change and certainty.
Number SenseUnderstand what numbers mean and feel when an answer is wrong.Mentor-ledAlgebraic ReasoningWork with the unknown, and see the general rule behind particular cases.Mentor-ledGeometry & SpaceReason about shape, position and space, and prove what must be true of them.Mentor-ledMeasurementQuantify the physical world and know how wrong your measurement might be.Mentor-ledData & ChanceRead data honestly, and reason about what is likely rather than what is certain.Mentor-ledProof & LogicEstablish that something must be true, and spot when an argument only looks valid.3 lessonsMathematical ModellingTurn a messy real situation into mathematics, then interpret what comes back.Mentor-led
02
Science
7 strandsAsk answerable questions about the world and find out, rather than assume.
Scientific InquiryDesign a fair test, control what matters, and let evidence overrule your hope.Mentor-ledPhysics & MotionExplain how things move, push, fall, heat and flow.Mentor-ledMatter & ChemistryUnderstand what things are made of and how they change into other things.Mentor-ledLife & BiologyUnderstand how living things work, from cells to ecosystems.Mentor-ledEarth & ClimateUnderstand the planet as a system, and what is happening to it.Mentor-ledSpace & AstronomyUnderstand where we are, and the physics of everything further out.Mentor-ledInstruments & MeasurementUse real tools to observe what unaided senses cannot.Mentor-led
03
Technology
7 strandsInstruct machines, and understand the systems the modern world runs on.
Computational ThinkingBreak a problem into steps precise enough for a machine to follow.4 lessonsProgramming FoundationsWrite code that works, and understand why it works.17 lessonsSoftware SystemsBuild things larger than one file, and keep them understandable.19 lessonsData & DatabasesStore, query and reason about information at scale.4 lessonsArtificial IntelligenceUnderstand what these systems actually do, and build with them deliberately.24 lessonsNetworks & SecurityUnderstand how machines talk, and how that trust is broken.6 lessonsDigital CraftShip real things people use — sites, apps, games, tools.23 lessons
04
Engineering & Making
6 strandsDesign and build physical things that work under real constraints.
Design ProcessGo from a need to a working thing, through iteration rather than luck.Mentor-ledMechanisms & StructuresUnderstand what holds, what moves, and what fails.Mentor-ledElectronics & CircuitsMake electricity do something useful and intended.Mentor-ledRobotics & ControlGive a machine senses, decisions and movement.Mentor-ledMaterials & FabricationChoose the right material and actually make the part.Mentor-ledSystems EngineeringMake many parts work as one thing, and find the weakest link.Mentor-led
05
Language & Communication
7 strandsUnderstand others precisely, and be understood exactly as you intend.
Reading & ComprehensionUnderstand what you read, including what it does not say outright.Mentor-ledWriting & CompositionPut a thought on a page so that it survives the journey to another mind.5 lessonsSpeaking & PresentingHold a room and make an idea land out loud.Mentor-ledListening & DialogueHear what was actually meant, and build on it rather than wait to talk.Mentor-ledLearning a LanguageAcquire another language and think inside it.Mentor-ledStorytelling & NarrativeShape events into a story that holds attention and means something.Mentor-ledArgument & RhetoricMake a case honestly, and recognise when one is being made on you.Mentor-led
06
Humanities
7 strandsUnderstand people, societies, and how the present came to be this way.
History & ChangeUnderstand how things came to be this way, and that they were not inevitable.Mentor-ledGeography & PlaceUnderstand where things are and why that shapes what happens there.Mentor-ledCivics & SocietyUnderstand how power, institutions and collective decisions actually work.Mentor-ledPhilosophy & EthicsExamine what is true and what is right, rigorously rather than loudly.Mentor-ledCultures & BeliefUnderstand worldviews other than your own from the inside.Mentor-ledLaw & JusticeUnderstand rules, rights, and the gap between legal and fair.Mentor-ledPsychology & MindUnderstand why people — including you — behave as they do.Mentor-led
07
Arts
6 strandsMake things that move people, and develop taste worth trusting.
Visual Art & DrawingRepresent what you see and what you imagine.Mentor-ledDesign & CompositionArrange things so they work, and so the eye goes where you intend.7 lessonsMusicHear structure in sound, and make it yourself.Mentor-ledPerformance & DramaInhabit something other than yourself in front of other people.Mentor-ledFilm & PhotographyTell the truth, or a story, with a frame and a cut.Mentor-ledCreative PracticeKeep making when inspiration is absent — the part nobody romanticises.Mentor-led
08
Business & Economics
7 strandsUnderstand how value is created, exchanged, and lost.
Money & Financial LiteracyHandle your own money with understanding rather than anxiety.Mentor-ledEconomicsUnderstand incentives, scarcity and trade at every scale.Mentor-ledEntrepreneurshipFind a real problem and build something people will pay for.Mentor-ledMarketing & AudienceUnderstand who you are for, and reach them honestly.3 lessonsOperations & ManagementMake work happen reliably through other people.Mentor-ledProduct ThinkingDecide what to build, and — harder — what not to.1 lessonNegotiation & DealsReach agreements both sides keep.Mentor-led
09
Health & Body
6 strandsUnderstand and look after the body and mind you have to live in.
Physical LiteracyMove well, build strength, and enjoy using your body.Mentor-ledNutrition & FuelUnderstand what food does, past the marketing.Mentor-ledMental Health & EmotionRecognise and regulate your own emotional state, and ask for help early.Mentor-ledHuman AnatomyKnow how the body is built and what it is doing right now.Mentor-ledSleep & RecoveryUnderstand rest as something that makes everything else possible.Mentor-ledSafety & First AidKnow what to do in the minutes before help arrives.Mentor-led
10
Learning Itself
8 strandshow you learn everything elseThe capabilities that make every other capability reachable.
Problem SolvingMake progress on a problem you have never seen before.15 lessonsCritical ThinkingJudge a claim on its evidence rather than on who made it.5 lessonsIndependent LearningTeach yourself something with nobody assigning it — the end goal of Sariro.Mentor-ledCreativityProduce something that did not exist, and know when it is good.2 lessonsFocus & AttentionDirect your attention deliberately and hold it there.Mentor-ledPersistence & ResilienceKeep going after failing, and treat the failure as information.2 lessonsCollaborationMake something better with other people than you would alone.Mentor-ledMetacognitionKnow what you know, what you do not, and how you personally learn best.3 lessons