• Making students proud and knowledgeable about their own culture(s)
• Making students aware of the cultural similarities and differences around them
• Promoting an understanding of how cultural, societal and historical influences from a variety of cultures have influenced what we know today
• Promoting a better understanding and respect for each other's cultures

Holistic learning

• Linking what is learnt in the classroom to the world outside
• Developing students' abilities to transfer knowledge and skills  from one subject group to another
• Avoiding the "compartmentalisation" of knowledge
• Encouraging a reflective approach to learning

Communication

• Developing language skills
• Developing information technology skills
• Encouraging students to use multiple forms of expression (visual and performing arts, ICT, language, written, oral, pictorial, symbolic)
• Developing effective presentation skills
• Developing different modes of thinking skills