The New Zealand Curriculum - Vision

What we want for our young people

Our vision is for young people:

• who will be creative, energetic, and enterprising
• who will seize the opportunities offered by new knowledge and technologies to secure a sustainable social, cultural, economic, and environmental future for our country
• who will work to create an Aotearoa New Zealand in which Maori and Pakeha recognise each other as full Treaty partners, and in which all cultures are valued for the contributions they bring
• who, in their school years, will continue to develop the values, knowledge, and competencies that will enable them to live full and satisfying lives
• who will be confident, connected, actively involved, and lifelong learners.

Confident

Positive in their own identity
Motivated and reliable
Resourceful
Enterprising and entrepreneurial
Resilient

Connected

Able to relate well to others
Effective users of communication tools
Connected to the land and environment
Members of communities
International citizens

Actively involved

Participants in a range of life contexts
Contributors to the well-being of New Zealand - social, cultural, economic, and environmental

Lifelong learners

Literate and numerate
Critical and creative thinkers
Active seekers, users, and creators of knowledge
Informed decision makers