The learning capacities (or key competencies) underpin everything that happens in teaching and learning at Ahuroa School. There are four main principles that underpin the key competencies: 

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ACTIVE

Students are "doing" – applying learning and using learning in meaningful ways; are generating knowledge through their participation in learning

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REAL AND PURPOSEFUL 

Students interact with others in real, authentic contexts; connections are made between learning areas

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RELEVANT

Learning is relevant to students' lives now and also supports their development as life-long learners

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EMPOWERING

There is attention to developing students' learning dispositions – their desire, inclination, and will to learn