GrupIREF is an association born in Catalonia
(Spain) in 1987, with the aim of promoting the research for
the teaching of philosophy. From the very beginning, one of
its main tasks has been the development of the educative proposal
Filosofia 3/18, which takes as a reference
the international programme Philosophy for Children. A parallel
task, to foster the philosophical reflection in the classroom,
has been focussed on the training of teachers in relation
to Filosofia 3/18.
GrupIREF has translated and adapted materials
from the original curriculum of Philosophy for Children into
Catalan, and has created new programs, specially for Pre-school
and first grade levels.
GrupIREF has also researched the language
of arts as a way of knowledge. In this sense, several materials
and projects, developed by GrupIREF’s teachers, have
arts at their core. To mention but a few: Ecodialogo: Environmental
Education and Philosophical Dialogue; Eduarts: Cities and
the Educative Capacity of Arts; Playing Thinking: The first
steps towards a Philosophical Community of Inquiry through
painting, fairy-tales and games. (This is a program for teachers
and children of pre-school level).
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