Aimed at 9 -12 year old children, 3 comics and an activity page address themes of self-worth, compassion, forgiveness, and tolerance.
Wise Up, Kid! –talkin’ peace, love and straight thinkin’ includes comic adaptations from the Zen Buddhist, Sufi and Jewish Mussar traditions. The activity page pond, ponder .. pondering aims to encourage in children an attitude of attentive curiosity and mindfulness.
The Wise Up Kid! project is based on the proposal that education lies at the heart of working towards global peace, tolerance and mutual respect. It asserts that a common ground can be found across religion, culture and ideology via a secular approach of curiosity and inclusion. In focusing on the ethical values informing the world’s spiritual traditions, valuable life lessons might be revitalized for contemporary children.
Production Details:
Concept, Direction, Production: Peter Moyes
Production and Programming: Gordon Moyes
Stories, narration: Marianna Shek, Peter Moyes
Visuals: Darren Fisher, Anthony Cheung, Eun Jung (Joy) Ku
Audio: Mike Squire
This seed project has been funded with the assistance of a Griffith University AEL New Researcher Grant.