The Curious Generation
Curiosity Index™

Six dimensions of wonder, measured against one child: herself.

The Index never ranks a child against classmates or a national average. It answers one question — is she growing?

A child looking at a colourful chart she drew herself

Growth, not ranking

Every bar compares her to her own past self.

Sample breakdown

Hover or tap a bar for the story behind it.

Wonder

72

How often she asks questions no one asked her to ask. Up from 58 six months ago — her own baseline only.

Courage

64

Willingness to try something that might not work. Up from 61 six months ago — her own baseline only.

Making

80

Turning ideas into something that exists. Up from 66 six months ago — her own baseline only.

Empathy

55

Noticing how a choice affects someone else. Up from 50 six months ago — her own baseline only.

Persistence

68

Returning to something after it breaks or fails. Up from 45 six months ago — her own baseline only.

Sharing

47

Showing finished work to someone else. Up from 40 six months ago — her own baseline only.

Never a leaderboard.

No percentile, no class rank, no comparison to any other child. Just one private question: is she more curious, brave, and persistent than last season?

6
Dimensions tracked
Yearly check-in points
1
Child every score is compared to

Persistence was the number that surprised us. Turns out all those broken bridges were building something else.

Daniel K., parent, Toronto