Initiating a Project in Philosophy for Children

Abstract

Introduction:  After attending an intensive summer workshop in Philosophy for Children (P4C) given by Matthew Lipman and Ann Margaret Sharp last summer, I returned to school in September eager to implement the programme in a significant way.  How to go about it?  When to begin?  Whom to involve?  What steps to take in order to ensure a favourable reception of the project within the school community?  These were some of the questions with which I began a year ago and what follows is an account of the initiation aspects of a project which is still in progress at Edinburgh Elementary School in Montreal, Quebec.