In Class One the world of formal learning opens. Having completed the Kindergarten phase the emerging seven year old is entering the second seven-year cycle of growth and development (from seven to thirteen - the primary school years).
The work begun in Class One is expanded in Class Two. The great adventure of reading is consolidated in Class Two once the art of writing has been well established. New themes are covered now.
Nine year-olds define themselves as separate from others. In this ever increasing consciousness of separateness they experience aloneness and the loss of a security of being cradled within a loving family.