This article presents a case study of an action research investigation at a GreekCypriot classroom that explores 10-11-year-old children's perceptions of forgiveness at both the interpersonal and the political levels. The study indicates that participant children view forgiveness from a variety of perspectives that do not seem to differ a lot from adults; these perspectives, although not fully mature, reveal the complex elements of offering and asking for forgiveness. The following three perspectives are identified in the findings: children's reasons to ask for forgiveness; children's views on the conditions to offer forgiveness and children's perceptions of forgiveness at the political level. The findings have important implications for designing educational interventions on forgiveness.

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