Confident

• positive in their own identity
• motivated and reliable
• entrepreneurial and enterprising
• resourceful and resilient 

Te maunga (confidence)

• able to relate well to others
• effective users of communication tools
• connected to the land and environment
• active members in their community and beyond

Te awa (connectedness)

• participants in a range of life contexts
• contributors to the well-being of New Zealand – socially, culturally, economically and environmentally

Te waka (active involvement)

• literate and numerate
• critical and creative thinkers
• active seekers, users and creators of knowledge
• informed decision makers (adapted, in part, from The New Zealand Curriculum, 2007)

Te iwi (life-long learning)