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🟡 [joana rita] Sou licenciada em Filosofia pela FCH da Universidade Católica.
Desde 2008 que viajo pelo país promovendo oficinas de pensamento crítico e criativo, para todas as idades.
Em 2019 concluí o mestrado em Filosofia para Crianças, com a defesa da 1.ª dissertação do país nesta área: Queres saber? Pergunta. (UAc).
Tenho um artigo publicado na Springer, “Why vote? A reflection on the democratic nature of dialogical inquiries” (2023). Em 2025 publiquei dois artigos no Journal of Philosophy in Schools.
Sou a autora do livro Como desenvolver o pensamento crítico das crianças (2025).

Membro honorário da Federación Mexicana de Filosofía para Niños A.C.
Em 2021 o projecto filocriatividade recebeu o reconhecimento da Cátedra UNESCO/Universidade de Nantes: «Práticas de Filosofia com Crianças»

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Dalia Toonsi: “(…) we have several challenges [like] the dual hierarchal relationship between the teacher and the learner”

24/02/2019

I met Dalia Toonsi through Roger Sutcliffe (Dialogue Works) and I later found Dalia and the project Baseera on twitter. I asked Dalia if she could collaborate with my blog and she accepted to anwer my questions. This is Dalia’s point of view on Philosophy for Children, at Saudi Arabia. Can you recall the first…
Oscar Brenifier: “Do not answer the questions of children, unless they first propose themselves an initial hypothesis, or different ones. Teach them to be autonomous, instead of mere consumers.”

22/02/2019

Oscar Brenifier, holds a Bachelor of biology degree (University of Ottawa) and a PhD in Philosophy (Paris IV – Sorbonne). For many years, in France as well as in the rest of the world, he has been working on the concept of ‘philosophical practice’, both from a theoretical and practical viewpoint. He is one of…
Amy Leask: “(…)a learning environment that encourages big questions creates a bond of trust between students and their teachers.”

11/09/2018

“Hello, my name is Amy Leask and I’m a philosopher!” – this is how Amy introduces herself at her ted talk (tedxmilton). I met Amy and her project RedTKids on Twitter. Amy Leask is an author, educator, and children’s interactive media producer. She’s the founder of Red T Media in Ontario, Canada, and delights in finding new ways…
Damon Young: “(…) be honest. Don’t manufacture ideas or feelings. Give kids the benefit of your experiences and education. Oh, and don’t be afraid to laugh at the world and yourself.”

02/09/2018

Damon Young is an Australian philosopher and author. His eleven books of nonfiction and children’s fiction are published internationally in English and translation. His latest for adults is The Art of Reading. His latest for children is My Mum is a Magician. I met Damon on Twitter and I invited him to be a part of these interviews around…
Zoran Kojcic: “Just as well as you train your body, you should train your mind – by reading, thinking, discussing, questioning, philosophizing.”

02/09/2018

Searchinf for #p4c, on Twitter, has helped me find so many people that dedicate their time doing, studying philsophy for children. The Lipman’s program well knowed as P4C has been adapted and used with teenagers and even grown ups. Zoran Kojcic has been applying P4C with teenagers – and that’s why I invited him to…
Kelly Cowling: “The best way to demystify philosophy is to get people doing philosophy together.”

30/08/2018

Through Twitter, I found Grey Havens Philosophy and reached out for contact, so that this collaborative work published in this blog could grow with their perspective about P4C. Kelly Cowling is the founder and Executive Director of Grey Havens Philosophy, a community philosophy nonprofit based in Longmont, Colorado. Grey Havens Philosophy’s free programs include five…
Carlos Carvalho: “(…) é necessário haver um espaço no qual a criança aprenda a refletir.”

29/08/2018

O Carlos foi um dos meus companheiros de viagem no 1º ano do mestrado de Filosofia para Crianças e Jovens, na Universidade dos Açores (na altura Pós-Graduação, ainda). É licenciado em Filosofia, Ramo Educacional, Mestre em Psicologia (Contextos Educativos), e pós-graduado em Filosofia para Crianças, pela Universidade dos Açores. Possui vasta experiência no ensino, quer…
Jose Barrientos-Rastrojo: “(…) habría que preguntarse (también) qué hace una respuesta filosófica para validar el trabajo en las sesiones.”

28/08/2018

Conheci o Pepe Barrientos-Rastrojo em 2007, num congresso da APAEF (Associação Portuguesa de Aconselhamento Filosófico, onde também conheci a Celeste Machado, com quem comecei a trabalhar, uns anos depois, na área da filosofia para crianças. O Pepe foi o orientador da minha tese de mestrado, na área dos recursos humanos e filosofia aplicada. Trabalha na Universidade…
Steven Hoggins: “The reason to introduce philosophy into schools is to give children, who would not otherwise have the opportunity to, the chance to practice thinking well, about ideas involving life, knowledge, meaning, existence, ethics and language.”

03/08/2017

I met Steve @ Sophia Networking Meeting, last July, @ Aveiro. In this meeting we talked a lot about questions, because the theme was “questioning questioning”. Steve shared some of his time answering my questions (than you Steve!!). * Can you recall the first time you heard about philosophy for children (p4c)?…
Farzaneh Shahrtash: ” Any question can become philosophical as long as our mind is not certain about the answer or even the meaning of the words in the question itself.”

29/07/2017

I met Farzaneh Shahrtash on YouTube, by watching this video. I left a comment on the video and got a response and the contact of Farzaneh. She is working on Iran and I was curious to know a little more about P4C in this country. * Can you recall the first time you…
Ilse Daems: “(…) if they can think for themselves, they are able to deal with the ‘certainty of uncertainty.”

25/07/2017

I met Ilse at Sophia Network Meeting, last july @ Aveiro. Ilse had a hard time answering my questions, but I think we can all understand Ilse’s words and thoughts about P4C. Who is Ilse? Ilse is 60 years old and lives in Antwerp | Belgium. Left home when she was 12, did not study, has no diploma.…
Gloria Arbonés: “¡Que niñas y niños piensen mejor por ellas y ellos mismos!”

24/07/2017

E da Catalunha chega-nos a Gloria Arbonés, do GrupIREF, para partilhar o seu olhar sobre a filosofia para crianças. Gloria, por favor, apresenta-te! “Soy profesora de Filosofía y formadora de formadores en el Proyecto Filosofia 3/18 – Filosofía para Niños. También soy profesora asociada de la Universidad de Barcelona en asignaturas de Didáctica…
Maya Levanon: “Remain open and in fact encouraging, never think any question is “stupid,” “silly” or “irrelevant”

18/07/2017

Can you recall the first time you heard about philosophy for children (p4c)? On 2000 I was giving a series of workshops on at a local college in Israel, something I thought was revolutionary… philosophizing with children.one day the department chair came to me and said: someone named Ann Sharp is coming to Israel for…
Grace Lockrobin: “I really do think a philosophical education is a necessity and not a luxury.”

12/07/2017

I met Grace on SOPHIA networking meeting @ Aveiro. On twitter, we can find her by the handle @thinking_space_ and I’m sure I’ve already RT some of her work. So, let me introduce Grace for you! Grace is the Founder and Managing Director of Thinking Space, a social enterprise comprised of philosophically trained educators. Her work…
Bob House: “For me the most important thing is to surface the concepts behind the question.”

11/07/2017

I met Bob House on the internet and from his work at SAPERE. Bob spent 25 years in business and ended up leading a team of management consultants in London. He was chief executive of SAPERE from 2012 – 2016, during which time he tried to introduce a stronger commercial approach to the organisation as…