COGNIPRAXIS ACADEMY · THE ZONES

Four zones.One journey from 6 to 16.

The same capabilities are cultivated at every age, through academic content suited to that age. What changes is the form, the depth, the demand and the autonomy. In every zone, the whole programme runs in Greek or in English.

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CHOOSE A ZONE

Age sets the zone. Getting to know the child sets the starting point.

Every zone has two levels, Junior and Senior. We choose the level together, after getting to know the family and the child.

6–8 YEARS

Sparks

The foundation years.

Through play, exploration, storytelling and making, children build strong foundations in numbers, language and the natural world, the beginnings of organised thinking, and the confidence to try without fearing mistakes.

75′ a week · 8 units × 4 weeks · up to 8 children

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9–11 YEARS

Explorers

Curiosity meets method.

Children deepen their understanding of Mathematics, Language and Natural Sciences, investigate, collaborate and begin to think more strategically — and understand how they learn.

90′ a week · 6 units × 5–6 weeks · up to 8 children

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12–14 YEARS

Pathfinders

The years of identity and meaning.

Young people engage with more demanding academic content, deepen their critical and ethical thinking, and learn to respond steadily to pressure and uncertainty.

90′ a week · 5 units × 6–7 weeks · up to 8 children

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15–16 YEARS

Designers

From learner to creator.

Young people apply what they know in complex projects for real audiences: they design, take initiative and see their work through — with growing autonomy.

90′ a week · 4 units × 8 weeks · up to 8 children

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WHAT STAYS THE SAME, WHAT GROWS

The goals stay. The challenge grows.

The philosophy is the same at every age; the architecture grows with the child.

In every zone

Knowledge and growth in the same learning experience.
The three dimensions of the Developmental Map and the two cross-cutting mechanisms.
Six stages in every lesson, with the Bridge before the close.
Two educators, up to 8 children.
A report after every lesson, a Unit Report, two Developmental Profiles a year.

From zone to zone

The depth and complexity of knowledge grow.
The demands of the work grow.
The child takes on more responsibility for their learning.
Autonomy and transfer to new contexts grow.
External support is gradually reduced.

One journey, not four separate programmes.

HOW THE JOURNEY GROWS

Four zones, side by side.

Everything that changes from 6 to 16, at a glance.

Sparks6–8 YEARS

Explorers9–11 YEARS

Pathfinders12–14 YEARS

Designers15–16 YEARS

Sessions & year

Sparks · 6–875′ · 8 units × 4 weeks

Explorers · 9–1190′ · 6 units × 5–6 weeks

Pathfinders · 12–1490′ · 5 units × 6–7 weeks

Designers · 15–1690′ · 4 units × 8 weeks

The project

Sparks · 6–8Usually completed within the session.

Explorers · 9–11A question opens today and closes weeks later.

Pathfinders · 12–14A project with a real audience outside the group.

Designers · 15–16Independent inquiry with their own question.

The Bridge

Sparks · 6–8A story, a person, an animal or an object.

Explorers · 9–11Real situations, data, the neighbourhood.

Pathfinders · 12–14Dilemmas, fairness, identity.

Designers · 15–16Complex public issues.

Who tracks progress

Sparks · 6–8The educators observe; the child learns to reflect.

Explorers · 9–11The child compares their own picture with the educators’.

Pathfinders · 12–14Reads their own path and sets the next goal.

Designers · 15–16Helps decide what is tracked, and why.

Capabilities with milestones

Sparks · 6–825 · 4 Executive Functions, 14 Holistic Competencies, 7 Mental Toughness

Explorers · 9–1127 · Sense of purpose and Flexibility are added

Pathfinders · 12–1428 · Efficiency is added

Designers · 15–1629 · Contextual awareness is added

The emphasis

Sparks · 6–8Targeted support and active participation.

Explorers · 9–11Active participation and gradual responsibility.

Pathfinders · 12–14Taking responsibility and growing autonomy.

Designers · 15–16Autonomy and transfer to new contexts.

ONE CAPABILITY, FOUR ZONES

The same capability returns in a more advanced form.

Choose a capability from the Developmental Map and see what the child will be able to do in each zone. What has been mastered keeps being practised.

Capability

Sparks6–8
Explorers9–11
Pathfinders12–14
Designers15–16

FOR PARENTS AND EDUCATORS · PDF

The full Developmental Map 6–16

All four zones, with the milestones of every capability, the route of cultivation and suggested Bridge themes.

THE STARTING POINT

First, we get to know the family. Then, the right start.

Age points to the zone. We find the starting point together.

Meeting the parents
We talk about your expectations, our approach and how the Academy and the family work together.
A Developmental Introduction with the child
We get to know the child and where they are starting from. It is not a test; there is no pass or fail.
A shared decision on the start
Together we agree the zone, the level (Junior or Senior) and the support the child needs.

Junior and Senior. Every zone has two levels, Junior and Senior: the same architecture, a different degree of challenge and autonomy. We choose the level together, after we get to know each other.

New children join at the start of each unit, when a place is available. Fees: announced when enrolment opens; those who have registered interest hear first.