Should humans and animals have the same rights? Do we have free will? And what is the point of going to school? These thought-provoking questions often arise in our daily lives, and we call them philosophical questions. Engaging with these questions is a great way to explore issues that are important to us.
To help young people develop their dialogue and critical thinking skills, we work with schools in Estonia. There’s no such thing as too early a start to the joy of open discussion and dialogue. We offer different elective courses using the Philosophy for Childeren (P4C) and Thinking Moves A-Z methods. Here the students’ ideas, observations and questions play a central role.
At Pelgulinna Riigigümnaasium in Tallinn we facilitate a yearly elective course in dialogue and critical thinking skills. We work in groups between 12 and 16 students over a period of 10 weeks. Every lesson lasts 2,5 hours.
