For the Sake of Children: Peacebuilding Storytelling Guide

http://www.tlpeace.org.au/forthesakeofthechildren/index.htm

Online version of a book of story-based activities focused on promoting peace awareness in young people. "The intention of the peace-building stories and activities presented in this book is for any person involved with children, whether a parent, a grandparent, a teacher, a child-care worker, or a health care professional, to ignite children’s imaginations and expand their understandings about peace and how it can be created and become an active part of the creation process."
The activities promote the development and sharing of stories with the following identified peace-building elements.
- happy endings
- everyone winning
- nonviolent resolution
- imaginative and creative
- challenges existing stereotyping
- faith and hope
- peace with the environment
- finding personal peace
- elements that support the idea that peace is possible

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Alternate Title	Peace-building storytelling activities for teachers, parents and adults who work with children
Creator	Mason, Ann
Publisher	Teaching and Learning for Peace Foundation
Classification	Language Arts -- Story telling Global CRE Resources -- Success Stories CRE Practice Areas -- Expressive Arts Programs Arts -- Informal education Arts -- Drama/dramatics CRE Practice Areas -- Peace Education
Resource Type	Text (DCMI Type Vocabulary)
Format	html
Audience	Parent/Caretaker Lifelong Learner Elementary Educator
Language	English
Beneficiary	Students (GEM-BEN)
Mediator	Teachers (GEM-MED) Parents (GEM-MED) Other Educational Professionals (GEM-MED) Elementary School Teachers (GEM-MED)
Subject	Story telling Peace
Date Of Record Creation	2010-02-23 11:05:18
Date Of Record Release	2010-02-23 11:22:17
Date Last Modified	2010-11-21 16:14:49

Date Record Checked: 2010-02-23 00:00:00

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