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Storytelling for Peace Learning: Pedagogical Reference Materials
Storytelling for Peace Learning refers to a growing body of pedagogical reference materials that support reflective engagement with narrative during the upper-formative years (ages 9–12). The materials draw on peace education, narrative inquiry, ethical reflection, and ecological awareness to support children’s interpretation of moral tension, relational responsibility, and interconnectedness.
Current work includes extended narrative-based materials linked to Moraline, designed to support dialogue, ethical inquiry, and participatory learning across educational and community-based contexts. The materials function as orientation and reference, rather than prescriptive instruction, and remain adaptable to diverse cultural and learning environments.(In Development)
Respect for Children’s Views | Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Children are not only learners, but also rights-holders whose perspectives carry moral and civic significance. Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child affirms their right to express their views in all matters affecting them and to have those views taken seriously. This principle forms an ethical foundation for Rising Advocates.
Rising Advocates works to strengthen the conditions allowing children to recognize their rights, articulate their concerns, and meaningfully participate in their communities. Storytelling plays a central role in this process: through stories, children learn to interpret injustice, understand exploitation, and imagine alternative futures where their dignity, autonomy, and agency are honored.
Supporting children in developing these interpretive capacities is essential for nurturing generations who can speak up, challenge harm, and contribute to more peaceful, just, and sustainable societies.
