| birth | live with other new children in Nurturing Center comfort object given |
| 1 | assigned to a family unitreceive their name |
| 3 | dream telling beginsinstruction in correct language begins 3 |
| 4 | wear jackets that fastens n the back to encourage cooperation |
| 7 | get a front-buttoned jacket to encourage independence |
| 8 | receive a new identifying jacket with smaller buttons and a pockethave volunteer hourscomfort object taken away |
| 9 | get a bicycle/ stop wearing hair ribbons |
| 10 | cut their long hair and braids |
| 11 | get new clothes; undergarments for femaleslonger trousers for males, a specially shaped pocket for small calc. complete required volunteer hours |
| 12 | get assignments beginning of adulthoodschool continues but it is now training for life assigments |
| full adult | may apply for a spousesapply for a childwork do their assignmentmatching of spouses occurs |
| Childless Adult | all childless adults move into the same building |
| old age | enter the house of the old |
| ceremony of release | … |
The Giver Community Life Schedule
April 16, 2020