“A lot of shyer children talk in P4C. ”
“They’re starting to think about P4C in their own lives. ”
“I like to hear their thoughts, reasons and perspectives. ”
“It seems to close the gap. ”
“You can’t believe sometimes that young children have such opinions! ”
Ways to keep everyone engaged and develop the community of enquiry
A detailed description including building, helping, sharing and working together
How to start a question, and think about whether or not it’s philosophical
How do they want to behave to become great 4C thinkers?
Reminders from six-year-olds about some of the benefits of P4C
Show your pupils that you are trying to understand their thinking
Get your pupils thinking and talking about resilience, barriers, beauty and more
Pupils feel that P4C helps them with everything from relationships to confidence to staying calm
