Beyond the official curriculum—the stated content of courses and programs—lies the hidden curriculum: the unwritten lessons schools teach through their structures, practices, and cultures. Students learn not just from what schools officially teach but from how schools operate, what behaviours are rewarded, what identities are normalized, and what assumptions permeate educational environments. This hidden curriculum often teaches more powerfully than official content, shaping students' understanding of themselves, social relations, and their place in the world.