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The article aims to establish C.S. Lewis as a vital figure in character education relevant to diverse 21st century schools.

March 19, 2026

Narnian Virtues

Key Points

The article aims to establish C.S. Lewis as a vital figure in character education relevant to diverse 21st century schools.
Descriptive analysis of C.S. Lewis's moral philosophy and the concept of the Tao.
Implementation of a character education curriculum based on three Chronicles of Narnia novels.
Engaged 160 students aged 9-14 across five diverse schools over a six-week period.
Students showed improved understanding of universal moral precepts.
Positive feedback on the relevance of Narnian Virtues to personal and moral development.
Recommendations for increasing parental engagement in character education initiatives.

Abstract

This article argues that C.S. Lewis is a highly relevant but largely neglected character educator for 21st century schools characterized by diversity. We make the case for the objective reality of Lewis’s Tao, the moral law recognized in the moral precepts of a wide range of cultures and traditions. We show why these universal precepts are foundational for character education, whether in the school or home, that help young people understand what is truly good and right and live accordingly. The article describes the Narnian Virtues character education research project, which tested a curriculum based upon 3 novels in Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia and was implemented over a 6-week period with 160, 9-14 year-old students in 5 socially and ethnically diverse United Kingdom schools. We report our findings, consider implications, and make recommendations for further research, most notably for increasing parents’ engagement with the Narnian Virtues project and their children’s character education.

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