Resilience storytelling: Child-centered climate education
Learning Planet Institute, Paris
8bis Rue Charles V, 75004 | Learning Center
- English
Time
9:00 - 13:00 (CET)
About
A seminar to explore the transformative role of storytelling in child-centered climate and disaster education.
Bringing together researchers, educators, and practitioners, this event explore how narratives, illustrated stories, and participatory classroom practices can support children as rights-holders active learners and agent of change. Through presentations and interactive activities, speakers will share insights from education research, classroom practice, global policy, and creative communication initiatives. Participants will engage in collective reflection on storytelling and children’s participation, and on how child-centered narrative approaches can translate complex climate and disaster risks into meaningful learning and action - offering both critical perspectives and practical inspiration for building resilient futures.
Speakers
- Lina Suárez - Director of Communications & Stakeholder Engagement, COPE Disaster Champions
- Dr. Gabriela Sainz - Assistant Professor in Education, University College Dublin
- Janaina Hirata - Coordinator, Global Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in the Education Sector, UNESCO
- Melisa Yorgancioglu - Programme Specialist, Education for Sustainable Development, UNESCO
- Giullianna Borges Lopes - Pedagogue, Founder of Childhood Studies Club, Learning Planet Institute
Program
9:30-9:50 - Welcome and Ice-Breaker
9:50-10:40 - 1st talk session: Dr. Gabriela Sainz, Melisa Yorgancioglu & Giullianna Borges Lopez
10:40-11:00 - Break
11:00-11:30 - 2nd talk session (online) : Janaina Hirata & Lina Suarez
11:30-11:50 - Round Table and Q&A
11:50 -13:00 - Interactive Reflection, Audience Exchange Activity & Conclusion