Framed in a way that children can relate to, the story of Waru touches on some of the most important issues that face the world today, while providing scenarios about diversity and the environment, and is focused on the following learning perspectives.
- Learning about other Cultures is the first step in developing an understanding of the human right to be able to express one’s culture and participate in cultural life with dignity and equity.
- Learning about the threat to our natural world, from activities that disrupt the balance required for our planet’s sustainability is critical to young people of today as they move into a world that is facing many environmental challenges.
- Learning about the places where languages and traditions are distinctive to the people of that place, and how those people’s lifestyles are governed by knowledge of land, seas and weather cycles is important so that children understand that they are part of a rich society and a continuum of human existence.