Puberty arrives and ‘the balance’ is temporarily misplaced. With puberty, changes can occur quickly; the ‘child’ is less in evidence physically and though the adults may differ in opinion, the students turning thirteen no longer experience themselves as children. They may resent school and parental rules, would like to be independent, but do not yet have the ability to strike out on their own. Often the Class Seven child will wish to experience a new and larger world. Dissatisfaction with their peer group can at times arise and they may demand to change schools at this time, expressing a wish to escape the safety of the known world, and to step into something that is ‘bigger and better’. With this in mind the Class Seven lessons aim to encourage the student to look beyond their own immediate horizon. Through the Great Explorers Main Lesson, we lead students on a voyage of exploration that mirrors their own development. To present threshold pictures of bravery and sacrifice in daring to go beyond the known, and to reflect upon the consequence of this, is a theme which runs throughout the Class 7 year. The English lesson ‘Wish, Wonder, Surprise’ also encourages the students to look beyond their own desires and view the greater needs of the world as well as their own aspirations.