Hapaitia te ara tika pumau ai te rangatiratanga mo nga uri whakatipu

​Foster the pathway of knowledge to strength, independence and growth for future generations 

At Te Kura o Awa - River School our tamariki are reconnected to the natural environment and Ngā Atua Māori. 
They develop a respect and understanding of the connection between the state of the environment and their own personal wellbeing.
They take responsibility for the wellbeing of the environment.
They take responsibility for the wellbeing of each other.
They learn through discovery.
They learn through experimentation.
They learn through science.
They learn through language.
They learn through being out in nature.
They learn through connection. 
They learn by feeling, doing, living and being.
They learn through environmental play based learning. 
They learn through te ao Māori.