:root{
  --navy:#1E2158;
  --navy-deep:#14163C;
  --gold:#F0C61E;
  --gold-soft:#F7DE6E;
  --sky:#AEE1F9;
  --cream:#F7F9FC;
  --ink:#171933;
  --line: rgba(23,25,51,0.1);
}
*{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box;}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;}
body{background:var(--cream);color:var(--ink);font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;overflow-x:hidden;}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-0.01em;}
.mono{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none;}
img{display:block;max-width:100%;}

nav{
  position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;
  padding:14px 6vw;
  background:rgba(247,249,252,0.9);
  backdrop-filter:blur(10px);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;}
.brand img{width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;}
.brand-name{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;color:var(--navy);line-height:1.2;}
.brand-name span{display:block;font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:0.68rem;color:var(--gold);font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.06em;margin-top:2px;}
.nav-right{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px;}
.nav-link{font-size:0.85rem;color:var(--navy);opacity:0.75;display:none;}
.btn-primary{
  background:var(--navy);color:#fff;
  padding:10px 20px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:600;font-size:0.85rem;
  transition:transform .25s ease, background .25s ease;
}
.btn-primary:hover{background:var(--navy-deep);transform:translateY(-2px);}

.hero{
  position:relative;
  padding:70px 6vw 90px;
  background:linear-gradient(160deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--navy-deep) 100%);
  color:#fff;
  overflow:hidden;
}
.hero::before{
  content:"";position:absolute;top:-30%;right:-10%;width:600px;height:600px;border-radius:50%;
  background:radial-gradient(circle, rgba(240,198,30,0.22) 0%, rgba(240,198,30,0) 65%);
}
.hero-inner{position:relative;z-index:2;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:60px;flex-wrap:wrap;}
.hero-text{flex:1 1 420px;max-width:560px;}
.eyebrow{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:0.76rem;letter-spacing:0.08em;color:var(--gold-soft);text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:16px;display:block;}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(2.1rem,4.6vw,3.2rem);line-height:1.12;margin-bottom:18px;}
.hero h1 em{font-style:italic;color:var(--gold-soft);}
.hero p{font-size:1rem;line-height:1.65;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.75);margin-bottom:28px;max-width:480px;}
.hero-ctas{display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;}
.btn-gold{background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy-deep);padding:11px 22px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:700;font-size:0.87rem;transition:transform .25s ease;}
.btn-gold:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);}
.btn-ghost{padding:11px 22px;border-radius:8px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.3);font-size:0.87rem;font-weight:600;color:#fff;transition:border-color .25s ease,background .25s ease;}
.btn-ghost:hover{border-color:var(--gold);background:rgba(240,198,30,0.1);}

.hero-badge{
  flex:0 0 auto;display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center;
}
.badge-ring{
  width:190px;height:190px;border-radius:50%;
  background:radial-gradient(circle, rgba(240,198,30,0.15), transparent 70%);
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  animation:pulse 4s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.badge-ring img{width:150px;height:150px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;box-shadow:0 0 0 6px rgba(255,255,255,0.08), 0 20px 50px -10px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);}
@keyframes pulse{0%,100%{transform:scale(1);}50%{transform:scale(1.04);}}

.stats-strip{
  display:flex;gap:0;flex-wrap:wrap;
  max-width:960px;margin:56px auto 0;
  border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
  padding-top:32px;position:relative;z-index:2;
}
.stat{flex:1 1 140px;text-align:center;padding:0 10px;}
.stat .num{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-size:1.9rem;color:var(--gold-soft);}
.stat .label{font-size:0.78rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.6);margin-top:4px;}

.section{padding:90px 6vw;}
.section-head{max-width:580px;margin:0 auto 56px;text-align:center;}
.section-head .eyebrow{color:var(--navy);opacity:0.55;}
.section-head h2{font-size:clamp(1.7rem,3.2vw,2.4rem);color:var(--navy);}
.section-head p{margin-top:14px;color:rgba(23,25,51,0.6);font-size:0.98rem;line-height:1.6;}

.journey{position:relative;max-width:960px;margin:0 auto;}
.journey svg.path-line{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible;z-index:0;}
.journey-path{fill:none;stroke:var(--sky);stroke-width:2.5;stroke-linecap:round;}
.stops{position:relative;z-index:1;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:28px;}
.stop{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;padding:30px 24px;text-align:left;opacity:0;transform:translateY(26px);transition:opacity .7s ease,transform .7s ease;}
.stop.in-view{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0);}
.stop-num{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:0.76rem;color:var(--navy);background:rgba(30,33,88,0.08);width:32px;height:32px;border-radius:50%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:18px;}
.stop h3{font-size:1.15rem;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:9px;}
.stop p{font-size:0.9rem;line-height:1.55;color:rgba(23,25,51,0.62);}
.stop .tag{display:inline-block;margin-top:15px;font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:0.7rem;color:var(--navy);background:var(--sky);padding:4px 10px;border-radius:100px;}

.students{background:#fff;}
.student-grid{max-width:1000px;margin:0 auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(220px,1fr));gap:24px;}
.student-card{border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;position:relative;aspect-ratio:3/4;border:1px solid var(--line);opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px);transition:opacity .7s ease,transform .7s ease;}
.student-card.in-view{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0);}
.student-card img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:top center;}
.student-card .overlay{
  position:absolute;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;padding:16px;
  background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(20,22,60,0.75), transparent);
  color:#fff;font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:0.75rem;
}

.branches{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;}
.branches .section-head h2{color:#fff;}
.branches .section-head p{color:rgba(255,255,255,0.65);}
.branches .section-head .eyebrow{color:var(--gold-soft);opacity:1;}
.branch-grid{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(280px,1fr));gap:22px;}
.branch-card{background:rgba(255,255,255,0.05);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);border-radius:14px;padding:28px;transition:border-color .3s ease,background .3s ease,transform .3s ease;}
.branch-card:hover{border-color:var(--gold);background:rgba(240,198,30,0.08);transform:translateY(-4px);}
.branch-card .b-num{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:0.72rem;color:var(--gold-soft);margin-bottom:10px;display:block;}
.branch-card h4{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-size:1.2rem;margin-bottom:8px;}
.branch-card p{font-size:0.88rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.65);line-height:1.5;}

.founder{background:var(--cream);}
.founder-inner{max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:44px;flex-wrap:wrap;}
.founder-photo{flex:0 0 auto;}
.founder-photo img{width:170px;height:170px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;border:5px solid #fff;box-shadow:0 20px 40px -15px rgba(23,25,51,0.3);}
.founder-text{flex:1 1 380px;}
.founder-text .eyebrow{color:var(--navy);opacity:0.55;}
.founder-text h3{font-size:1.5rem;color:var(--navy);margin:8px 0 6px;}
.founder-role{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:0.8rem;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:16px;display:block;}
.founder-text p{font-size:0.95rem;line-height:1.65;color:rgba(23,25,51,0.65);}

.contact-cta{background:#fff;text-align:center;}
.contact-grid{max-width:600px;margin:36px auto 0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px;}
.contact-item{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:18px;text-align:left;transition:border-color .25s ease;}
.contact-item:hover{border-color:var(--gold);}
.contact-item .c-label{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:0.7rem;color:var(--navy);opacity:0.55;margin-bottom:6px;display:block;}
.contact-item .c-val{font-size:0.92rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--navy);}

footer{padding:34px 6vw;text-align:center;font-size:0.8rem;color:rgba(23,25,51,0.5);border-top:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff;}

/* ===== Tablet & below ===== */
@media (max-width:900px){
  .stops{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;}
}

/* ===== Mobile ===== */
@media (max-width:760px){
  nav{padding:12px 5vw;}
  .brand img{width:38px;height:38px;}
  .brand-name{font-size:0.9rem;}
  .btn-primary{padding:9px 16px;font-size:0.8rem;}

  .section{padding:60px 5vw;}
  .section-head{margin-bottom:40px;}

  .stops{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
  .journey svg.path-line{display:none;}

  .hero{padding:50px 5vw 60px;}
  .hero-inner{flex-direction:column;text-align:center;gap:36px;}
  .hero-text{max-width:100%;}
  .hero p{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;}
  .hero-ctas{justify-content:center;}
  .badge-ring{width:150px;height:150px;}
  .badge-ring img{width:118px;height:118px;}

  .stats-strip{margin-top:36px;padding-top:24px;justify-content:center;}
  .stat{flex:1 1 45%;}

  .student-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:14px;}

  .branch-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;}

  .founder-inner{flex-direction:column;text-align:center;gap:24px;}

  .contact-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
}

@media (max-width:420px){
  .hero h1{font-size:1.8rem;}
  .stat{flex:1 1 100%;}
  .student-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;}
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce){
  html{scroll-behavior:auto;}
  .stop,.student-card{transition:none;opacity:1;transform:none;}
  .badge-ring{animation:none;}
}