/* Custom About Page Styles */
.section-note {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #777;
  margin-top: 8px;
}

.value-card,
.approach-box,
.staff-card,
blockquote.voice {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #eef2f6;
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.value-card,
.approach-box {
  transition: 0.35s box-shadow, 0.35s transform, 0.35s border-color;
}

.value-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 32px 28px;
  min-height: 100%;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px -4px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.06);
}

.value-card:before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  height: 4px;
  width: 100%;
  border-top-left-radius: 8px;
  border-top-right-radius: 8px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #1f97d4, #53bdf2);
}

.value-card h3 {
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-left: 8px;
}

.value-card p {
  line-height: 2;
}

.value-card ul li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 18px;
}

.value-card ul li:before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 8px;
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #1f97d4;
}

.value-card:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 10px 26px -8px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.18);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

.value-card:hover:before {
  filter: brightness(1.05);
}

/* Value Card Color Variations */
.values-area .col-md-4:nth-child(2) .value-card:before {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #fbce0f, #ffd94a);
}

.values-area .col-md-4:nth-child(2) .value-card ul li:before {
  background: #fbce0f;
}

.values-area .col-md-4:nth-child(3) .value-card:before {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #12d9df, #5be9ee);
}

.values-area .col-md-4:nth-child(3) .value-card ul li:before {
  background: #12d9df;
}

.approach-box {
  transition: 0.3s box-shadow, 0.3s transform;
}

.approach-box:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px -6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.timeline {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.timeline:before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 18px;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 2px;
  background: #e2e8f0;
}

.timeline li {
  position: relative;
  padding: 0 0 18px 34px;
}

.timeline li:before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 12px;
  top: 4px;
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  border: 3px solid #ff5e13;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #fff;
}

.timeline .year {
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #ff5e13;
  margin-right: 6px;
}

blockquote.voice {
  position: relative;
  padding: 25px 25px 20px;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  background: #f8fcff;
  border-left: 4px solid #ff5e13;
}

blockquote.voice footer {
  font-size: 12px;
  opacity: 0.75;
}

.stats-cta {
  background: #ffffff;
}

.stats-cta h3 {
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 28px;
  color: #ff5e13;
}

.head-message img {
  object-fit: cover;
}

.leadership-area .staff-card img {
  border-radius: 6px;
}

.facilities-gallery .single-gallery-image {
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.bg-light {
  background: #f6f9fc;
}

.value-area {
  padding-top: 128px;
}

/* Educational Approach */
.approach-section {
  background: #fff;
}

.approach-intro {
  max-width: 820px;
  margin: 0 auto 55px;
}

.approach-pill {
  display: inline-block;
  background: #0b1c39;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  padding: 6px 14px;
  border-radius: 30px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.approach-feature-img {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 22px;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -14px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.25);
}

.approach-feature-img img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.19, 1, 0.22, 1);
}

.approach-feature-img:hover img {
  transform: scale(1.06);
}

.approach-segment {
  padding: 40px 38px 36px;
  border: 1px solid #eef2f6;
  border-radius: 20px;
  background: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: 0 3px 10px -4px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.08);
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-start;
}

.approach-segment h3 {
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.approach-segment p {
  line-height: 1.68;
  font-size: 15px;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.approach-segment ul {
  margin: 0 0 6px 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.approach-segment ul li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 18px;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.approach-segment ul li:before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 8px;
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #1f97d4;
}

.approach-segment--yellow ul li:before {
  background: #fbce0f;
}

.approach-segment--aqua ul li:before {
  background: #12d9df;
}

.approach-segment--pink ul li:before {
  background: #ed078b;
}

.approach-meta {
  font-size: 13px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.6px;
  font-weight: 600;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  color: #4255a4;
}

.approach-meta span {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 30px;
  height: 30px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  background: #f1f5f9;
  color: #0b1c39;
}

.approach-divider {
  height: 1px;
  width: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02));
  margin: 55px 0 50px;
}

.approach-callout {
  background: #f6f9fc;
  border: 1px dashed #c5d3e1;
  padding: 26px 32px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  margin-top: 40px;
}

.approach-callout h4 {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.approach-callout p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

/* Stats + CTA */
.stats-grid .stat-item {
  transition: 0.3s transform, 0.3s box-shadow;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: #fff;
}

.stats-grid .stat-item h3 {
  letter-spacing: -1px;
}

.stats-grid .stat-item:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 26px -8px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.18);
}

.cta-box .btn {
  background: #ff5e13;
  border: none;
  padding: 14px 34px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.cta-box .btn:hover {
  filter: brightness(1.05);
}

/* Journey Timeline */
.journey-timeline {
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: cover;
  padding-top: 128px;
  padding-bottom: 128px;
}

.vh-timeline {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 0;
}

.vh-timeline:before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(#d9e3ee, #c9d5e3);
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}

.vh-timeline__item {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  margin-bottom: 55px;
}

.vh-timeline__item:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.vh-timeline__item:nth-child(even) {
  justify-content: flex-end;
}

.vh-timeline__item:nth-child(even) .vh-timeline__point {
  order: 2;
  text-align: left;
  padding-right: 0;
  padding-left: 30px;
}

.vh-timeline__item:nth-child(even) .vh-timeline__point:after {
  left: -9px;
  right: auto;
}

.vh-timeline__item:nth-child(even) .vh-timeline__card {
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: 10px;
  order: 1;
}

.vh-timeline__item.is-future .vh-timeline__point:after {
  background: #12d9df;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(18, 217, 223, 0.25);
}

.vh-timeline__item.is-future .vh-timeline__card {
  border-style: dashed;
}

.vh-timeline__point {
  flex: 0 0 110px;
  text-align: right;
  padding-right: 30px;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 20px;
  color: #0b1c39;
  position: relative;
}

.vh-timeline__point:after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: -9px;
  top: 10px;
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  border: 4px solid #fff;
  background: #ff5e13;
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(255, 94, 19, 0.25);
}

.vh-timeline__card {
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid #e4ecf4;
  padding: 26px 30px 24px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  width: 50%;
  margin-left: 10px;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 22px -8px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.15);
}

.vh-timeline__card h4 {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.vh-timeline__card p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #37475a;
}

/* Responsive Refinements */
@media (max-width: 1199.98px) {
  .values-area .value-card {
    padding: 30px 26px;
  }

  .approach-segment {
    padding: 34px 30px 30px;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991.98px) {
  .values-area .values-grid {
    row-gap: 34px;
  }

  .values-area .value-card {
    padding: 28px 24px;
  }

  .approach-feature-img {
    margin-bottom: 35px;
  }

  .vh-timeline:before {
    left: 12px;
    transform: none;
  }

  .vh-timeline__item,
  .vh-timeline__item:nth-child(even) {
    flex-direction: column;
    margin-bottom: 42px;
  }

  .vh-timeline__point,
  .vh-timeline__item:nth-child(even) .vh-timeline__point {
    order: 0;
    text-align: left;
    padding: 0 0 12px 44px;
    flex: none;
  }

  .vh-timeline__point:after,
  .vh-timeline__item:nth-child(even) .vh-timeline__point:after {
    left: 0;
    right: auto;
    top: 6px;
  }

  .vh-timeline__card,
  .vh-timeline__item:nth-child(even) .vh-timeline__card {
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0 0 0 0;
    padding: 24px 24px 22px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  .values-area .values-grid {
    row-gap: 28px;
  }

  .values-area .value-card {
    padding: 26px 22px;
    max-width: 560px;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
  }

  .approach-segment {
    padding: 30px 24px 26px;
    border-radius: 18px;
  }

  .approach-segment h3 {
    font-size: 22px;
  }

  .approach-intro {
    margin-bottom: 40px;
  }

  .approach-callout {
    margin-top: 32px;
    padding: 22px 24px;
  }

  .stats-grid .stat-item h3 {
    font-size: 34px !important;
  }

  .cta-box {
    padding: 34px 26px !important;
    border-radius: 28px !important;
  }

  .cta-box h3 {
    font-size: 26px !important;
  }

  .vh-timeline:before {
    left: 12px;
    transform: none;
  }

  .vh-timeline__item,
  .vh-timeline__item:nth-child(even) {
    flex-direction: column;
    margin-bottom: 42px;
  }

  .vh-timeline__point,
  .vh-timeline__item:nth-child(even) .vh-timeline__point {
    order: 0;
    text-align: left;
    padding: 0 0 12px 44px;
    flex: none;
  }

  .vh-timeline__point:after,
  .vh-timeline__item:nth-child(even) .vh-timeline__point:after {
    left: 0;
    right: auto;
    top: 6px;
  }

  .vh-timeline__card,
  .vh-timeline__item:nth-child(even) .vh-timeline__card {
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0 0 0 0;
    padding: 24px 24px 22px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
  .values-area .value-card h3 {
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  .values-area .value-card p,
  .values-area .value-card li {
    font-size: 14px;
  }

  .approach-segment h3 {
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  .approach-segment p {
    font-size: 14px;
  }

  .vh-timeline__card h4 {
    font-size: 18px;
  }

  .vh-timeline__point {
    font-size: 18px;
    padding-left: 40px;
  }

  .vh-timeline__card p {
    font-size: 14px;
  }
}