Benefits

BIJAK strongly believes that doing Philosophy in Indonesia and the Asia Pacific with children, youth and adults
has a number of benefits for the individual, community and society.

the 7 benefits of our programs

1. Better problem-solving abilities through Critical, Collaborative, Creative and Compassionate thinking and analysis.

2. Better decision-making through improved analysis and reasoning, leading to sensible judgement and responsible behaviour.

3. Increased resilience and greater capacity to manage the stresses of daily life – by learning to discern the true significance of any and every situation and event.

4. Improved confidence to resist pressures from peers, social networks and the media industry to conform to unrealistic or unattainable models and references.

5. Development of social skills such as empathy, tolerance and acceptance of diversity through better emotional awareness and criticism of preconceived or imposed ideas.

6. Better discernment to filter out (dis)information, deceptive advertising, propaganda and fake news.

7. Measurable academic improvements in literacy, numeracy and communication skills, especially among children from disadvantaged backgrounds.