Pillar focus
Academic
Self-knowledge
Relational
Character
Real-world
Meaning
Engagement
Did the learning block run consistently — including through a hard week?
Not when conditions were ideal — did it hold when life was difficult?
How is the parent-child teaching dynamic?
Connection and curiosity, or negotiation and resistance?
What did you learn about how your child learns?
Learning style, attention patterns, what sparked genuine interest.
Social infrastructure — building independently of school?
Real friendships, mixed-age contact, community connections.
Are both parents still genuinely aligned?
Not just "yes we're doing this" — is energy shared, or is one person carrying it?
The 6 decision signals
Ran consistently for 40+ weeks including hard periods
Leading parent found it energising more weeks than draining
Child engaged without consistent resistance
Built 2–3 real peer relationships outside school
System held (even minimally) through the hard month
Both parents more confident in direction than at start
What do you know about your child now that you didn't a year ago?
What do you know about yourselves as teaching parents?
What assumption did the year disprove?
Provisional direction for year 2