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Core Belief 1

Children are born ready to learn.

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Core Belief 2

Every human being is a unique individual, with diverse modes of learning and expression as well as interests and strengths.

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Core Belief 3

Children are worthy of the same respect as adults.

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Core Belief 4

Children's needs for shelter and for physical, intellectual, emotional, and social nourishment must be met for them to grow, develop, and learn to their fullest potential.

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Core Belief 5

Children have the right to secure, trusting relationships with adults and to safe, nurturing environments

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Core Belief 6

Children learn through play.

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Core Belief 7

Children construct their own knowledge based on their curiosity and driven by their interactions. This active construction is facilitated by interaction with adults and other children.

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Core Belief 8

Children's learning is active and follows a recurring path: awareness, exploration, inquiry and application.

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Core Belief 9

Children learn best when exposed to and engaged in high-quality environments, interactionsm, and relationships.

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Core Belief 10

Children learn best when adults in their lives work in partnership with one another.

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Core Belief 11

All children and their families, regardless of their ethnic origins, value systems, faiths, customs, languages, and compositions, must be equally respected.

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Core Belief 12

Families and children have the right to support systems that foster their growth and development.

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Core Belief 13

Teaching and learning are dynamic, integrated, and reciprocal processes.

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