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Examples of notions, concepts, and ideas associated with each value or value cluster (PDF, 44 KB)
Value or value cluster | Some associated notions, concepts, and ideas |
| Excellence Hiranga | For example: achievement; excellence; doing your best; perseverance; resilience; striving; competition |
| Innovation, inquiry, and curiosity Pokirehau/whakamatemate | For example: inquiry, curiosity; truth; wisdom; rangatiratanga; open-mindedness; critical-mindedness; flexibility; adaptability; innovation; entrepreneurship; beauty; aesthetics; creativity |
| Diversity Rereketanga | For example: respect for others and their views, beliefs and cultures; dialogue; tolerance; inclusion; cultural safety; wairua; spirituality |
| Equity Tika/pono | For example: social justice; fairness; equity (race, gender, age); equal opportunity |
| Community and participation Porihanga | For example: community; belonging; civic-mindedness; connectedness; participation; family; whãnau; peace; rangimãrie; justice; negotiation; reconciliation; unity; solidarity; common good; kotahitanga; citizenship; cooperation; hospitality |
| Ecological sustainability, which includes care for the environment Kaitiakitanga | For example: environment; harmony with nature; conservation; guardianship; intergenerational equity |
| Integrity Ngãkau/tapatahi | For example: responsibility; accountability; reliability; commitment; honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; being ethical; doing right; moral courage |
| Respect for self, others, and human rights Manaaki/ãwhi | For example: human dignity; personhood; individual rights; freedom; personal autonomy; human rights; compassion; aroha; consideration; concern; empathy; self-esteem; self-respect; self-belief or self-discipline; respect for property; mana; safety; physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional well-beiing; hauora |
Adapted by Paul Keown from the table on page 30 of P. Keown, L. Parker, and S. Tiakiwai (2005). Final Report on Values in the New Zealand Curriculum. Unpublished research report for the Ministry of Education by the Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research and the Ministry of Education.
The Values section of the The New Zealand Curriculum suggests that the ways in which the values are expressed "will be guided by dialogue between the school and its community". Your school and community, in association with local iwi and hapū or other cultural groups in the school, may wish to add further notions, concepts, and ideas to the right-hand column that are consistent with the values or value clusters of the curriculum.
Published on: 17 Mar 2008
