p4c kindergarten

P4C Kindergarten

BIJAK conducts P4C Kindergarten (or Philosophy for Kindergarten Children) in Indonesia and other Asia-Pacific countries.

Kindergarten children are very curious about the world around them. They are always asking a lot of questions.
It is the time of the famous “And why? And why?” period in their life. Consequently, they are naturally attracted to doing philosophy.

Our P4C Kindergarten programme teaches philosophical skills (logical reasoning, critical thinking and conceptual analysis)
rather than philosophy texts such as Plato or Aristotle.

What is P4C Kindergarten?

A P4C Kindergarten session is about doing philosophy with kindergarten children by getting them to explore concepts (such as human, friendship, lying, colour, etc.) in a fun way. Led by a BIJAK facilitator, the children engage in questions and answers that stimulate their creativity, imagination and reasoning.

How is P4C Kindergarten conducted?

A P4C Kindergarten session is led by a BIJAK facilitator who instructs, guides and engages the children to participate actively. A stimulus is used to start the discussion. This can be a story, a picture, a video clip, or even an idea.  The children sit in a circle and take turns to express their opinions, ask questions and build on each other's ideas. The result is more knowledge and a better understanding of the topic under discussion. 
A philosophical education is 'useful and effective in ... building an individual's personality, fighting against feelings of failure in school or of personal failure, preventing violence, educating people to live together in and through debate and to be citizens in a democracy, linguistic mastery in the interaction between thought and language, learning to engage in personal, critical reflection,
independent judgement, communicating technical knowledge and self-discipline.'
unesco
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

benefits of
p4c kindergarten

  • Children learn to formulate their thoughts before they express them.
  • Children acquire confidence as they learn to express themselves and find answers.
  • Children build empathy and collaboration as they learn to wait for their turn to speak, listen attentively to others and imagine answers.
  • Children build self-esteem as they experience sharing and defending their opinions out loud in front of the group – having their ideas carefully listened to and discussed with others.