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domain: pedagogy
tags: [harmonism, pedagogy, wheel-of-harmony, children, developmental-stages]
content_layer: bridge
doctrinal_status: clear
breadth: full
depth: introductory
craft: clean
title: Wheel for Children
published: "2026-05-17"
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# The Wheel of Harmony for Children

Four developmental editions of the [[Wheel of Harmony]], each calibrated to how children actually learn at that stage. The framework is the same — seven domains with Presence at the center — but the vocabulary, visual design, depth, and mode of engagement shift with the child's cognitive and relational capacities.

The developmental arc follows [[Harmonic Pedagogy|Harmonic Pedagogy]]'s four-stage learner model, mapped to concrete age thresholds:

| Edition | Ages | Stage | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[Wheel for Roots\|Roots]] | 0–3 | Early Beginner | Parent designs the environment; child lives inside it |
| [[Wheel for Seedlings\|Seedlings]] | 3–6 | Beginner | Sensory, narrative, embodied; seven "petals" of goodness |
| [[Wheel for Explorers\|Explorers]] | 7–12 | Late Beginner → Early Intermediate | Named pillars, self-reflection, diagnostic conversations |
| [[Wheel for Apprentices\|Apprentices]] | 13–17 | Intermediate → Advanced-in-training | Full philosophical architecture, sovereignty, Dharma |

Each edition includes a parent guide (how to introduce and support) and — from Seedlings onward — a child-facing section written at the appropriate level. Printable PDF booklets are available on each page.

The thresholds are qualitative, not rigid. A precocious nine-year-old may engage with Apprentice material; a developmentally cautious four-year-old may stay with Roots practices longer. The architecture orients; it does not constrain.

What unifies all four editions is not the content but the foundation beneath it. Harmonism holds that the child arrives as a multidimensional being — not a blank slate to be filled or trained, but a consciousness already equipped with capacities for meaning-making, wonder, and depth. The primary task of education is therefore not the transmission of content or the optimization of performance, but the protection and cultivation of that original capacity. This requires two things that are prior to any method: the educator's [[Glossary of Terms#Presence|Presence]] (the center of the [[Wheel of Harmony]], the quality of consciousness brought to every encounter) and the educator's Love (the center of the [[Wheel of Harmony/relationships/Wheel of Relationships|Wheel of Relationships]], the active practice of caring deeply within the educational relationship). These are not enhancements to good pedagogy. They are its architectural preconditions. See [[Harmonic Pedagogy|Harmonic Pedagogy]] for the full philosophical grounding.

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## See Also

- [[Wheel of Harmony]] — the full adult presentation
- [[Harmonic Pedagogy|Harmonic Pedagogy]] — the philosophical foundation for all four editions
- [[Using the Wheel of Harmony]] — how to read and navigate the Wheel

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*Part of the [[Wheel of Harmony]] — [[Harmonism]]*
