each and every person working in the preschool should promote respect for the intrinsic value of each person as well as respect for the environment this means that kindergartens barnehager in norway should base their activities on ethical values rooted in christianity and humanism which are assumed to be widely held by the norwegian population the christian and humanist values upon which the plan is based include empathy forgiveness a belief in human worth equality common responsibility honesty and fairness kindergartens in norway should also promote human dignity equality intellectual freedom tolerance health sustainable development and respect for the environment the te whariki curriculum of new zealand emphasises the critical role of socially and culturally mediated learning and of reciprocal and responsive relationships for children with people places and things