Philosophy Unleashed! is a rewarding enrichment program for curious and/or high-performing students in Years 7 – 10. Philosophy Unleashed! develops students critical and creative thinking through collaborative dialogue about life’s big questions. It takes place across a series of small-group facilitated workshops led by expert mentors. See our array of ever-evolving workshop topics and key questions.

Designed especially for students in Special Entry learning programs (such as SEAL, SEL & ACE), Philosophy Unleashed! is also suitable for any any students who have an interest in big ideas, and/or students whom teachers may identify as benefiting from the opportunity to take part in semi-structured discussions to develop their thinking and communication skills. With the aid of intriguing stimulus materials, we harness students’ curiosity and extends them intellectually.

Our workshops offer complex, meaningful and challenging activities. They extend bright students and inspire them fulfil their academic potential, while also developing social-emotional skills including self-awareness, social awareness and responsible decision-making.

We use dynamic stimuli (‘idea catalysts’) such as tailor-made short films and audio pieces, visual stories, conceptual games, dramatic role-play, thought experiments, and reader’s theatre. These varied stimuli generate the kind of rich and nuanced discussions that help students develop increasingly sophisticated skills in collaborative thinking.

Our results so far

Based on post-program surveys of the students we worked with in our first six years of operation…

97.6% became more confident in using evidence to build arguments.

95.1% became more confident in thinking critically about their own ideas and the ideas of others.

90.2% became more confident in working with others to address controversies.

90.2% became more confident in accepting criticism and opposition to their ideas.

82.9% became more confident in evaluating different ideas and figuring out which are the most helpful or true.

Please contact us for further information or to request a proposal and quote.

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The Philosophy Club has worked with a range of primary and secondary schools across the socio-economic spectrum, offering award-winning and inspiring programs to hundreds of students.