Our mission is simple: To give young people opportunities to think better through philosophy, because we believe that thinking better means living better.
One of the most remarkable outcomes of our work is how much children love these sessions. For a lesson that is predominantly intellectual, this is extraordinary. Because we use an Open Questioning Mindset approach, centred on pupils’ own ideas rather than a fixed curriculum, children experience philosophy as both safe and brave: a place where they can explore difficult questions honestly, without fear of being wrong.
We regularly hear that it’s their favourite lesson of the week. In hospital schools, pupils ask to join sessions even when they are too unwell to attend other classes. Children want to think well, and when given the chance, they thrive on it. This is the clearest evidence of genuine educational engagement and flourishing.
