- The
value of learners constructing knowledge, being active in the learning
process and building on prior learning.
- The
extension of opportunities for all students to develop to their fullest
individual potential through new pathways for learning afforded by
digital content.
- Education
as a foundation for citizenship, public life, and active, productive
participation in our democracy and community, with an imperative of
developing habits, skills, and understanding for such active
participation.
- Creativity,
initiative, and enquiry at all stages of life for all members of the
community.
- Schools
as communities of learners in which children work with adults and each
other, within, between, and beyond schools, in the richest and most
stimulating environment possible to become intelligent, responsible,
and competent members of society.
- The
development of cultural understanding, common experience, and the
innovative potential of difference across our diverse communities
through a significant body of high quality Australian and New Zealand
materials available to all children.
- The
diversity of students as a foundation of a productive, creative, and
democratic society for the twenty-first century.
- A
common body of materials that can be applied in flexible ways within
different jurisdictions, supporting distributed access and drawing on
the strengths of each system.
- The
collaboration that is fundamental to Australia's Federation, and the
capacities of information technology to help us better achieve our
goals.