/* ============ HERO — centred (system rule for all inner pages) ============ */
  .hero {
    position: relative;
    height: 540px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: #1F2922;
  }
  .hero-image-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; }
  .hero-image-bg img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
  .hero-overlay { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(31,41,34,0.45) 0%, rgba(20,32,26,0.78) 100%); z-index: 2; }
  .hero-caption { position: absolute; bottom: 16px; right: 24px; z-index: 4; color: rgba(212,165,106,0.7); font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; }
  .hero-content {
    position: relative; z-index: 3; height: 100%;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    padding-top: 56px; padding-bottom: 56px;
  }
  .hero-breadcrumb {
    font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #D4A56A; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;
  }
  .hero-breadcrumb .sep { margin: 0 8px; opacity: 0.6; color: #B5C2A8; }
  .hero-breadcrumb .home { color: #B5C2A8; text-decoration: none; }
  .hero-breadcrumb .current { color: #D4A56A; }
  .hero-h1 {
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 62px; line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: -2.2px;
    color: #FAF7F0;
    font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 22px;
    max-width: 920px;
  }
  .hero-h1 .em { font-style: italic; color: #D4A56A; }
  .hero-sub {
    font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.65;
    color: #E5E2D2; max-width: 660px; margin-bottom: 0;
  }

  /* TWO STACKED CASCADING STRIPS */
  .stats-stack { background: #FFFFFF; }
  .stats-stack-strip {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr);
    border-bottom: 0.5px solid #E5E2D9;
  }
  .stats-stack-strip:last-child { border-bottom: 0.5px solid #E5E2D9; }
  .stat {
    text-align: center; padding: 32px 18px 28px;
    border-right: 0.5px solid #E5E2D9;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-start; align-items: center;
  }
  .stat:last-child { border-right: none; }
  .stat-source {
    font-size: 9px; color: #C2602F; letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 12px;
    line-height: 1.3;
  }
  .stat-n {
    font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 28px;
    color: #1F2922; line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -0.6px;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    min-height: 28px;
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  }
  .stat-n.small-text { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; }
  .stat-l { font-size: 11px; color: #6B7280; line-height: 1.45; max-width: 180px; }

  /* FIVE-YEAR TIMELINE */
  .timeline-section { padding: 96px 0; background: #FAF7F0; }
  .section-header-margin {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px; align-items: end; padding-bottom: 56px;
  }
  .section-eyebrow {
    font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #C2602F; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 18px;
    border-left: 2px solid #C2602F; padding-left: 12px;
  }
  .section-h2 {
    font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 44px; line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: -1.4px; color: #1F2922; font-weight: 400;
  }
  .section-h2 .em { font-style: italic; color: #C2602F; }
  .margin-note {
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(31,41,34,0.25);
    padding-left: 22px; align-self: end; margin-bottom: 8px;
  }
  .margin-note-label {
    font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #8B6F47; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
  .margin-note-body {
    font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.65; color: #6B7280;
    text-align: justify; font-style: italic; max-width: 320px;
  }

  .timeline-strip {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
    gap: 0;
    border-top: 1.5px solid #1F2922;
    border-bottom: 1.5px solid #1F2922;
  }
  .timeline-cell {
    padding: 32px 22px;
    border-right: 0.5px solid rgba(31,41,34,0.22);
    background: #FAF7F0;
  }
  .timeline-cell:last-child { border-right: none; }
  .timeline-year {
    font-size: 11px; color: #C2602F; letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 14px; text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .timeline-label {
    font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 20px;
    color: #1F2922; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 12px;
    letter-spacing: -0.3px;
  }
  .timeline-desc { font-size: 12px; color: #4A5448; line-height: 1.6; }

  /* SIX PILLARS — CURRICULUM ARCHITECTURE */
  .pillars-section { padding: 96px 0; background: #EDE6D5; }
  .pillars-grid {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 32px;
  }
  .pillar {
    display: flex; flex-direction: column;
    background: #FAF7F0;
    padding: 32px 28px 36px;
    border: 0.5px solid rgba(31,41,34,0.18);
  }
  .pillar-num {
    font-size: 10px; color: #C2602F; letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .pillar-title {
    font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px;
    color: #1F2922; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.3px;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .pillar-body {
    font-size: 13px; color: #4A5448; line-height: 1.65;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
  }
  .pillar-courses-label {
    font-size: 9px; color: #8B6F47; letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 10px;
    padding-top: 18px;
    border-top: 0.5px solid rgba(31,41,34,0.15);
    margin-top: auto;
  }
  .pillar-courses {
    list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;
  }
  .pillar-course {
    font-size: 13px; color: #1F2922; line-height: 1.5;
    padding: 5px 0;
  }

  /* THREE DOORWAYS */
  .doorways-section { padding: 96px 0; background: #FAF7F0; }
  .doorways-grid {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 28px; margin-top: 48px;
  }
  .doorway {
    background: #FFFFFF; overflow: hidden;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column;
    border: 0.5px solid rgba(31,41,34,0.15);
  }
  .doorway-image { aspect-ratio: 4/3; position: relative; }
  .doorway-image .img-frame { height: 100%; }
  .doorway-body {
    padding: 28px 28px 32px; flex: 1;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  }
  .doorway-eyebrow {
    font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #6B7B5A; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 12px;
  }
  .doorway-title {
    font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24px;
    color: #1F2922; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 12px;
    letter-spacing: -0.4px;
  }
  .doorway-body-text {
    font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.65; color: #4A5448;
    margin-bottom: 22px; flex: 1;
  }
  .doorway-link {
    font-size: 11px; color: #C2602F;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #C2602F;
    padding-bottom: 3px; align-self: flex-start;
  }

  /* APPLY */
  .apply { padding: 96px 0; background: #C2602F; color: #FFFFFF; }
  .apply-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr; gap: 64px; align-items: stretch; }
  .apply-left { padding-right: 32px; border-right: 0.5px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.4); }
  .apply-eyebrow { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #FFE0CC; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 22px; }
  .apply-h2 { font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 48px; line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: -1.5px; color: #FFFFFF; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 18px; }
  .apply-h2 em { font-style: italic; color: #FFE0CC; }
  .apply-subhead { font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; color: #FFE0CC; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 24px; max-width: 500px; }
  .apply-body { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; color: #FFE8D9; max-width: 540px; margin-bottom: 36px; }
  .apply-meta { display: flex; gap: 48px; padding: 22px 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,224,204,0.4); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,224,204,0.4); margin-bottom: 36px; }
  .apply-meta-n { font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 28px; color: #FFFFFF; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 5px; }
  .apply-meta-l { font-size: 11px; color: #FFE0CC; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; }
  .btn-apply-big { background: #FFFFFF; color: #C2602F; padding: 18px 36px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; letter-spacing: 0.04em; }
  .apply-aside { padding: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
  .apply-aside-eyebrow { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #FFE0CC; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 22px; }
  .apply-aside-title { font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; color: #FFFFFF; margin-bottom: 18px; letter-spacing: -0.4px; }
  .apply-row { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 13px 0; border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(255,224,204,0.4); font-size: 13px; }
  .apply-row:first-of-type { border-top: 0.5px solid rgba(255,224,204,0.4); }
  .apply-row .l { color: #FFE0CC; letter-spacing: 0.04em; }
  .apply-row .v { color: #FFFFFF; font-weight: 600; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; }

  /* FOOTER */
  .footer { background: #14201A; color: #B5C2A8; padding: 64px 0 36px; }
  .footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 56px; padding-bottom: 44px; border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(181,194,168,0.2); }
  .footer-mark { font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; color: #FAF7F0; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 12px; }
  .footer-mark em { font-style: italic; }
  .footer-mark-tag { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6B7B5A; margin-top: 6px; display: block; font-weight: 600; }
  .footer-mission { font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.7; color: #B5C2A8; max-width: 320px; margin-top: 14px; }
  .footer-col-title { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #D4A56A; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 18px; }
  .footer-link { display: block; font-size: 13px; color: #B5C2A8; text-decoration: none; padding: 5px 0; }
  .footer-bottom { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; padding-top: 26px; font-size: 11px; color: #6B7B5A; }
  .footer-schools-line { display: flex; gap: 18px; font-size: 11px; color: #6B7B5A; letter-spacing: 0.04em; }

  /* =========================================================
   PROGRAMME PAGE RESPONSIVE LAYER
========================================================= */

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .hero-h1 {
    font-size: 54px;
    max-width: 820px;
  }

  .stats-stack-strip {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  }

  .stat:nth-child(3) {
    border-right: none;
  }

  .section-header-margin,
  .apply-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 36px;
  }

  .timeline-strip {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }

  .timeline-cell:nth-child(2),
  .timeline-cell:nth-child(4) {
    border-right: none;
  }

  .timeline-cell:nth-child(-n+3) {
    border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(31,41,34,0.22);
  }

  .pillars-grid,
  .doorways-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }

  .apply-left {
    padding-right: 0;
    border-right: none;
    border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.4);
    padding-bottom: 40px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .hero {
    height: auto;
    min-height: 520px;
  }

  .hero-content {
    padding-top: 88px;
    padding-bottom: 72px;
  }

  .hero-h1 {
    font-size: 46px;
    letter-spacing: -1.5px;
  }

  .hero-sub {
    font-size: 16px;
  }

  .timeline-section,
  .pillars-section,
  .doorways-section,
  .apply {
    padding: 80px 0;
  }

  .section-h2,
  .apply-h2 {
    font-size: 38px;
  }

  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 36px;
  }

  .footer-bottom {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .footer-schools-line {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 10px 18px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .hero {
    min-height: 560px;
  }

  .hero-content {
    padding-top: 78px;
    padding-bottom: 64px;
  }

  .hero-breadcrumb {
    font-size: 10px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }

  .hero-h1 {
    font-size: 38px;
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: -1.1px;
  }

  .hero-sub {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  .hero-caption {
    display: none;
  }

  .stats-stack-strip {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .stat {
    border-right: none;
    border-bottom: 0.5px solid #E5E2D9;
    padding: 28px 20px;
  }

  .stat:last-child {
    border-bottom: 0.5px solid #E5E2D9;
  }

  .section-header-margin {
    padding-bottom: 40px;
  }

  .section-h2,
  .apply-h2 {
    font-size: 32px;
    line-height: 1.08;
    letter-spacing: -1px;
  }

  .margin-note {
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  .timeline-strip,
  .pillars-grid,
  .doorways-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .timeline-cell {
    border-right: none;
    border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(31,41,34,0.22);
  }

  .timeline-cell:last-child {
    border-bottom: none;
  }

  .pillar {
    padding: 28px 24px 32px;
  }

  .doorways-grid {
    margin-top: 36px;
  }

  .doorway-body {
    padding: 26px 24px 30px;
  }

  .apply-meta {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 22px;
  }

  .apply-row {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 4px;
  }

  .btn-apply-big {
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 34px;
  }

  .footer-mission {
    max-width: 100%;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .hero {
    min-height: 500px;
  }

  .hero-content {
    padding-top: 68px;
    padding-bottom: 54px;
  }

  .hero-h1 {
    font-size: 32px;
  }

  .hero-sub {
    font-size: 14px;
  }

  .timeline-section,
  .pillars-section,
  .doorways-section,
  .apply {
    padding: 64px 0;
  }

  .section-h2,
  .apply-h2 {
    font-size: 29px;
  }

  .timeline-cell,
  .pillar,
  .doorway-body {
    padding-left: 20px;
    padding-right: 20px;
  }

  .pillar-title,
  .doorway-title {
    font-size: 21px;
  }

  .apply-subhead {
    font-size: 19px;
  }

  .apply-body {
    font-size: 14px;
  }
}