Learning Enhancement at GHS

The official Twitter feed of the Learning Enhancement Department at George Heriot's School.

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The Learning Enhancement Team delivers a programme which incorporates Philosophy, Resilience, Teambuilding and Mindfulness with all pupils from Nursery to Primary 7 taking part.

Every Thursday, pupils spend time discussing a thought-provoking question with their teachers.

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The Junior School is looking for authors who would like to come into Heriot's for an author's talk between 4 - 8 March 2024, as part of our Book Week celebrations.
Contact: [email protected], for Miss Campbell and Miss Waddell, if you would like to join us.

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P1N enjoyed spending time in their LE lesson this morning thinking about, and then making, what they would need to make a home on an Adventure Island. What do you think you would need?

#P4C #Philosophy @SAPERE_P4C

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As we return to school, the box as part of our Philosophy Trail has been hidden in a new place on campus.  Here is the first clue…

This place is somewhere you will find some of the greatest riches of the world but they aren’t made from gold. 

Where do you think it is?

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The Learning Enhancement team is delighted to have retained their @SAPERE_P4C Gold Award for the teaching of Philosophy. P4C continues to be an integral part of the LE Curriculum at GHS, and it is wonderful that this continues to be recognised externally.

#P4C #Philosophy

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Congratulations to pupils from P6K who were the first class to find the location of the mystery Philosophy box as part of our new Philosophy Trail! 
But the big question is…what’s inside the box?

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@SAPERE_P4C ‘I’d rather be powerful because then I’d be famous.’ (Melik and Lawrence, P3)

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Today's #thinkingthursday question is aimed at our Nursery to P3 pupils...
'Would you rather become famous or become powerful?'
Read some of the responses below...
@SAPERE_P4C #P4C #Philosophy

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@SAPERE_P4C ‘I’d rather be powerful as you can do whatever you want but being famous would be super annoying as you couldn’t be free the more famous you get.’ (Mia, P3)

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@SAPERE_P4C No, because it is just a mirror so it cannot tell the truth. (Ivy, P4)

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Today's #thinkingthursday question is aimed at our P4 to P7 pupils...
'Does a mirror tell the truth?'
Read some of the responses below...
@SAPERE_P4C #P4C #Philosophy

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@SAPERE_P4C Yes, because it shows your outside self. (Oscar, P4)

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@SAPERE_P4C No, because it cannot speak but it can show the truth. (William, P4)

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@SAPERE_P4C Sometimes you can see the truth in a mirror but the mirror does not speak so it can’t tell the truth. (Naomi, P4)

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@SAPERE_P4C Sometimes, it depends what is facing it – it could be a lie or the truth. (Felix, P6)

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@SAPERE_P4C Not always because it show you want you want to see. (Ishaan, P6)

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@SAPERE_P4C Not always because it only shows what it sees. (Abbie, P6)

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@SAPERE_P4C Yes, because you can see your true reflection. (Eleonora, P6)

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@SAPERE_P4C No, because it makes everything opposite. (Finlay, P6)

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Today's #thinkingthursday question is aimed at our Nursery to P3 pupils...
'Would you rather be the smartest human alive or be able to turn into any animal you think of?'
Read some of the responses below...
@SAPERE_P4C #P4C #Philosophy

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@SAPERE_P4C ‘Truth doesn’t have a colour because truth is something you say and not something you colour. If it had to have a colour, it would be black and white – black is the truth you don’t like and white is the truth you do!’ (Florence, P4)

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Today's #thinkingthursday question is aimed at our P4 to P7 pupils...
'If truth had a colour, what would it be?'
Read some of the responses below...
@SAPERE_P4C #P4C #Philosophy