Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
Philosophy for Children, also referred to as P4C, is a subject that enables children to think with others and for themselves. Children learn and engage with four key skills in P4C which are: caring, collaborative, creative and critical. Within their P4C lessons, children explore big ideas that exist both in education and their day-to-day lives. Children also take part in dialogue and enquiry to help them to think, speak, listen and learn to live together more effectively.
Discussing art with our parents and carers
Last week, our students were joined by a small, but special, audience of parents and carers to discuss P4C and to showcase students' artistic talent from across the school. Part of the event gave the children an opportunity to share what they have been practising in...
Think, Ask, Share – Philosophy Around Our School
The P4C ambassadors have decided to update the questions displayed around our school. In class, they engaged their friends in discussion to create suggestions, and here are the ones the ambassadors have chosen: Saim (Kahlo): We chose these because they will make...
Another summer, another Philosothon 🙂💭
Lansbury Lawrence's P4C ambassadors met with other enthusiastic children from nearby schools to form a circle of curious minds ready to explore big questions together at our, now annual, Philosothon event. Everybody's voices bounced with ideas as students listened,...
An afternoon with the Royal Ballet & Opera
In our recent music lesson, Delaunay logged into an online session hosted by the Royal Ballet and Opera for a discovery of rhythm, sound and collaboration as we excitedly dived into the world of opera. From the start, the children found the session very special, and...
All Aboard at the Cutty Sark
Tagore Class had a wonderful day visiting the Cutty Sark as part of their theme : What are the different interpretations of Christopher Columbus? They have been learning that people see Columbus in different ways. Some think of him as a brave explorer who travelled...
Hadid Mudlarking at the Thames!
On Tuesday 19th May, year 6 was able to take part in the age-old tradition of mud larking! It was a rainy Tuesday morning, but everyone was excited to learn more about the river Thames and the treasures hidden in the foreshore. Our guide told us a lot about the...
Explorers in Year 4
This half term, we had a very popular topic about explorers who travelled to both polar and tropical places. We learned about famous historical figures, such as Ernest Shackleton, Alexandra David Neel and most importantly Matthew Henson. We discovered many interesting...
🌟 Wrapping up Summer One: At the farm! 🌟
🧩 Problem Solving Fridays This term, the children have absolutely loved our Problem Solving Fridays. One of our favourite sessions involved exploring paper dominoes. The class experimented with different ways to sort them, created repeating patterns, and even...
Our thoughts . . . .
Hello, we are the P4C ambassadors at our school. In the philosophy lessons in our classes, we have been helping other children join discussions, and we have enjoyed getting them to think deeply about the big questions that we all come up with. It is nearly the end of...
Questions, Questions, Questions . . .
Riley 4 class has been exploring the exciting world of philosophical thinking by learning how to ask big, meaningful questions. In their P4C lessons, the children practise wondering about life and the world around them, and they have discovered that a good question...