PHILEACT (PHILosophie, Enfance, Action, CitoyenneTé)

The development and broadening of philosophy throughout the curricula of education systems - from kindergarten to university - has long been a guiding principle of the European Union, and is fully...

Through the training of resource persons (students, trainers, teachers), the raising of awareness of a wide public (school sector players, public authorities, associations, cultural structures, etc.) and the production of educational resources, the PHILEACT project has aimed to : - Support the sustainable development of the practice of philosophy with children in primary and secondary education, at European and international level - Help teaching and learning practices evolve to promote critical thinking for all, open-mindedness and intercultural dialogue - Ensure the exchange and transfer of expertise between higher education (research and teacher training) and the school sector and educational authorities - Create a transnational, French-speaking network of teacher-researchers, trainers, teachers and students on the ground, fostering international cooperation and the sustainable exchange of practices and resources.

Promoting an interdisciplinary and intercultural approach, PhiléACT has carried out the following activities: - The creation of resources and pedagogical tools for researching and teaching philosophy with children, made available on the project website: production of thematic pedagogical sheets, a bank of videos of philosophy workshops (with analysis of practices) and a training booklet. - The development and implementation of 8 initial and/or continuing training activities for students, teachers and trainers from different universities, to ensure the development of a transnational network. - The organization of promotional activities (universities, school sector, public authorities, associations, cultural structures, general public) around the theme and dissemination of best practices identified within the consortium (research, teaching, etc.) thanks to the organization of 3 events (conferences).