P4C draws on Socratic questioning, Vygotsky’s constructivism and Dewey’s ideas of democracy in education, Mathew Lipman developed P4C 40 years ago in New York. He wanted children to become “more thoughtful, more reflective, more considerate and more reasonable individuals”. Since then it has been taken up in over 60 countries around the world. It first came to China in 2013 as part of an East Meets West educational program in Shanghai.
P4C helps your students progress educationally, personally and socially. It helps you develop as a teacher. It makes your school as a whole more collaborative and respectful.
How P4C helps your students
Make wiser choices
Think more clearly
Express myself better
Listen more carefully
How P4C helps you as a teacher
Teach through dialogue
Facilitate student-led enquiries
Get to know your students better
