Storytelling
has been a fundamental part of human existence since our early
beginnings. Embedded in our simple mental representations of life or
our various understandings and interpretations of our inner worlds
over the past centuries has been our desire to share any thoughts in a
good story. Simply, we define our reality by the stories we construct
and share with each other.
This WebQuest is structured around the story of
Caitie and the Kookabuggars.
It is a fictional story but is also based upon many truths.
Creating alternative peace-building endings to
stories can help empower children of all ages to redefine their
realities and begin creating a more sustainable peace-building way of
living and being for all earth's creatures and the environment. It is
language that provides the tool for this meaningful examination,
reconstruction and growth.
This WebQuest has been
designed to stimulate imaginations and develop understandings, values
and actions that hopefully will lead to the creation of many
happy, win-win endings for all life upon Earth ensuring peace:
peace with ourselves-peace with each
other-peace with the environment
as has been the teachings inherent in the
stories of many indigenous cultures for generations. WebQuests support
independent learning development and allow students to make choices.
Both are associated with peace-building outcomes.
The identified
TLP Peace-building Elements
are inherent in the peace-building story used in this WebQuest. These
elements are:
