Zombie Elves and Existentialism: Doing Philosophy with Children
In this second blog about our 'literacy and philosophy project', run by The Philosophy Foundation in conjunction with Forest Hill Library, Tim digs into how thinking through stories and sharing ideas created cognitive shifts for the children. Closing with some wonderful insights on the question: what is a story?
Posted by on 4th August 2017 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy, P4C, Education
Storythinking: Immersing Children in Philosophy
Katy and Tim, two newly trained specialists with The Philosophy Foundation were involved with a 'literacy and philosophy project' this term, run by The Philosophy Foundation in conjunction with Forest Hill Library - to get the children thinking through stories and storytelling. They've both written about their experience, and in this first blog, Katy has some stories to tell about frogs, scorpions and how one mini-philosopher became Sartre for a day.
Posted by on 4th August 2017 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy, P4C, Education
The Advice Circle
Pete offers us a new technique for engaging children with an 'Advice Circle'. The children get to narrate some of the story and then offer advice to the characters. This could work with younger and older pupils. Read the post for more. And if you want to use the enquiry that Pete describes to model the technique, click the link or head over to the Enquiries section of our website and look for 'The Ant and The Grasshopper'.
Posted by on 13th March 2017 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy, P4C, Education
