"Learning to know, by combining a sufficiently broad general knowledge with the opportunity to work in depth on a small number of subjects. To a certain extent this also means: Learning how to learn in order to benefit from the opportunities that life-long learning offers.

Learning to do in order to acquire not only an occupational skill but also, more broadly, the competence to deal with many situations and work in teams. It also means learning to do in the context of young peoples’ various social and work experiences which may be informal, as a result of the local or national context (...).

For learning to live together it essential to develop an understanding of other people and an appreciation of interdependence—carrying out joint projects and learning to manage conflicts. To this end, then, fundamental values such as pluralism, mutual understanding and peace have to be respected.

And, finally, learning for life means being able to develop better your individual personality and, with more autonomy, being able to act with a better sense of judgment and increasing sense of responsibility. For this to be achieved, it's essential that education does not neglect any of the potential within individuals: memory, reasoning, aesthetic sense, physical capacities and communication skills.

While formal education systems tend to give priority to acquiring knowledge and neglect the other forms of learning, it is essential today that education is understood in its entirety. This means that educational reforms and education policy should in future focus on this vision both in terms of substance and methods."