Philosophy in Public Spaces – Science Works – Years 5-8

PIPS events are run in locations of cultural significance whereby we have access to thought-provoking material. Students observe a chosen stimulus (artwork, exhibition, show) with their mixed-school group and facilitator, before beginning a philosophical discussion about the ‘big ideas’ present in their stimulus to begin their community of inquiry discussion. The facilitator guides students towards philosophical questioning and thought processes, however, the topic is chosen by the students themselves based on the ideas that the stimulus provoked in them.