Plato Is for Kids Too! - Young Philosophers

Hi there!
This is a one-time class, teaching Critical Thinking Skills, History, Philosophy in one class. We will look at the Story of Plato's cave to learn lessons about understanding others perspectives, values and the unseen. 

Topics this session will cover:

1. Brief historical context on Ancient Greece.
2. What a philosopher is and does.
3. The Allegory of a Cave, and imagining ourselves here!
4. Discussion, firstly encouraging students to find their own meaning in the story. 
5. Lessons from the Allegory:
- Things are not always what they seem (we may think that more toys will brings us more happiness, but perhaps this is not the case). 
- Understanding that sometimes people have different opinions due to different life experiences. 
- We cannot see everything with our eyes. (For example, emotions).

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My teaching style is fun and engaging but with substance, I believe young ones can deal with ideas previously seen as 'complex', if they are exposed in the correct way.

Philosophy is about discussion, so we will be discussing everyone's perspectives and using power point slides!

The class starts of quite easy with questions about Ancient Greece and what philosophy is, but we end by introducing Plato's Theory of Forms. ***Some students find this challenging to understand and some grasp it instantly, I believe it is the parents discretion too decide if their child will benefit from this lesson***