Make Serious Thinking Irresistible Fun

Is it better to give up your space in a lifeboat to save a mother and infant twins, or to stay put and push out an old man instead?

Does a favourite child deserve a bigger share of an inheritance – even if she’s a computer?

Exploring philosophical questions like these and creating your own is an enjoyable challenge for bright youngsters – and their teachers.

Whether it’s a workshop with pupils, a staff training day, or a tailor made philosophy camp, Outspark events create enthusiasm and confidence about tackling big ideas.

To engage everyone, we use storytelling, P4C, ideas from outdoor education, role-playing games — a peculiar but effective mixture born of the odd career of Outspark’s founder, Jason Buckley.

Participants have the opportunity “to think to the fullest extent of my brain”, as one put it.

And because the thinking involved is very collaborative, our events are also enjoyable and help to create and reinforce friendships and respect between participants.

Have a click around and see what takes your fancy. Here are a few places to begin:

Philosophy Workshops for Gifted Children and increasingly for mixed ability groups. Very interactive sessions that combine deep thinking with teambuilding games. Suitable for Years 5-13.

P4C INSET. Great value twilight, 1 or 2 day and weekend courses for staff in the Philosophy for Children pedagogy.

Please click here to download a copy of the Outspark Prospectus – The Philosophy Feast (PDF format), and click here check out the Free Stuff page for free Philosophy for Children resources.