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Philosophy for Children (P4C) is often taken up because of its 'effects', in so far as it improves scores in literacy, speaking and listening and maths tests, and improves emotional awareness and thinking abilities. However, many advocates of the approach including James Nottingham and his associates believe P4C is a good thing in itself. The approach calls on imagination and reasoning and puts these capacities to work exploring values, assumptions and vital concepts such as justice, truth, knowledge and beauty. This more often that not, results in young people becoming reasonable in both senses of the word: they are adept at reasoning and they are open to the reasoning of others.
Read more about P4C on www.philosophyforchildren.co.uk
Why book P4C with Sustained Success?
1. James is one of the best known and sought-after P4C trainers internationally, and one of just handful of trainers registered to run accredited introductory and advanced courses
2. James is also a founding Director of www.p4c.com, a resource and collaboration site for P4C and communities of inquiry.
3. From 2000 - 2005, James was founding director of RAIS, a regeneration project that helped develop P4C with more than 150 nurseries, schools and colleges, as well as community groups, businesses and families across North East England
4. We have all used P4C as teachers, heads of department and headteachers in primary, secondary and special schools
5. In 1999, James featured in a televised programme (Your Granny or Your Goldfish) about P4C that led to the development of a network of more than 3000 teachers using the approach
What We Offer
- Accredited Courses (introductory and advanced) in P4C
- Bespoke Training
- Demonstration Lessons
- Keynote speeches
- Online support & courses
- P4C Networks
- Workshops
Forthcoming Courses
2012
Philosophy for Children Level 1 Course
Dates: Tuesday 31 January & Wednesday 1 February
Venue: Alnmouth, Northumberland
Cost: £250 non-residential
Places strictly limited to 20 people
Philosophy for Children Level Course
Dates: Monday 30 January to Friday 3 February
Venue: Alnmouth Friry, Alnmouth, Northumberland
Cost: £750 inclusive of accommodation at Alnmouth Friary and most meals
Places strictly limited to 12 people
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Course Outlines
Programme
- What is Philosophy for Children?
- How can we use the Community of Enquiry in the classroom?
- What strategies support the Community of Enquiry?
- What are the best resources to stimulate enquiry and dialogue?
- How does P4C fit within the curriculum?
By the end of a Level 1, delegates will have:
- Explored the links between the theory and practice of teaching thinking using a Community of Enquiry
- Tried a number of practical strategies for developing enquiry and dialogue in the classroom
- Taken part in a number of 'community of enquiry' sessions
- Understood how to monitor progress towards thinking classrooms
"One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests" (John Stuart Mill, Philosopher 1806 - 1873)
Components covered in Level 2 include:
- Enhancing facilitation skills
- Using Socratic techniques to improve learning
- How P4C can help develop critical and creative thinking (including formal and informal reasoning, and the role of imagination)
- How P4C can help contribute to emotional and social development
- Evaluating progression within P4C
By the end of a Level 2, and upon completion of an assignment, delegates will:
- Be registered as a teacher coach, with the qualification to co-facilitate introductory courses on behalf of Sapere
- Have a deeper understanding of the supporting theories and a greater range of strategies for developing critical and creative thinking
- Have been offered personal feedback on their skills as a facilitator
- Be offered the opportunity to join the growing network of teacher-coaches across the UK
Required Reading for the SAPERE Level 2 Course
 Critical and Creative Thinking
Facilitation
Pluralism
Socratic Tradition
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