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.
Let’s Talk About…Anger
Quotes: Questions: For 3-5 year olds Link to the stimulus: https://vimeo.com/76617063 For 6-9 year olds: Link to the stimulus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cjgdiy_SGjA For 10+: Link to the stimulus:...
Being creative in P4C
Today, the class considered what it means to be creative when having a discussion. The children were used to applying the idea of creativity to art and other subjects, but we had to think carefully to connect it to P4C and exploring a topic. After thinking about...
Philosophy for Children (P4C) Who is kind or unkind? Will it be the goats or the troll?
Our story connects to our P4C lesson Questions to ponder... Who is kind or unkind the goats or the troll? We really enjoy P4C in Hamilton class. We love that we can share our own ideas and thoughts and that all opinions are listened to. Our Considerations This week in...
Let’s Talk About…Agreeing & Disagreeing
Starter: For 3-5 year olds: For 6-9 year olds: For 10+ year olds: Don't forget to take pictures or videos of your P4C discussion and send it to p4c@lansbury.net!
Philosophy 4 Children (P4C) Parent Workshops
Last term, we invited all the parents at Lansbury Lawrence to come in and join their children to participate in P4C workshops. During the workshop, parents learnt about what Philosophy 4 Children is, why we teach P4C at Lansbury Lawrence and how parents can complete...
Hokusai – end of half term
by The whole class This half term in Hokusai class, we learnt how are bodies work so effectively. We would like to tell you about some of our favourite moments, so please read on to find out more. Rayan P4C "We used teamwork when we sat back to back with our partners....
Philosothon Fun!
Today, we went to Manorfield Primary School to take part in a Philosothon. For our warm up game, we had to select a postcard that we felt related to us the most. Once we had chosen our postcard, we had to introduce ourselves and explain why we connected to the...
Nearly the end of term
by Umaira It is nearly the end of term in school, and our favourite part of this week was the Christmas lunch. We sat with our class and the teachers eating lunch and reading jokes from the Christmas crackers. The crackers also had hats and stickers inside. In...
Last week in class
by Zayed and Amelia Last week, Shafaat and Umaira found out that they were part of the school's maths leaders. Shafaat was amazed because he said he always wanted to help with maths, and Umaira felt excited.In our computing lessons, we started making animations using...
Making friends in Early Years
In Carle class this week, all of our children have been making friends with each other and exploring the environment with curiosity. Enjoying some Bark Breakfast in the Mud Kitchen Zahir & Mohammed began building a structure out of the blocks - part castle, part...