How can we become a P4C school?
Our P4C School program is a structured 3 - 4 year progression designed to help you embed high quality P4C into your school's teaching and learning strategies, and into your school's ethos and values. With tailored support packages though three levels of engagement with P4C, we recommend this program as the best way to maximise the impact of P4C and to make it self-sustaining for your school in the longer term.
P4C China is a DialogueWorks accredited training center providing P4C training for the Greater China region. We support every stage of the P4C School program (Candidate School, 4Cs School and Model School stages).
Click here to download our P4C school brochure
You must confirm an intention to embed P4C in the school’s teaching and learning;
You should include P4C in the school’s strategic plan;
Your school’s values need to be consistent with those of P4C;
Your teachers must attend the P4C training sessions;
You must nominate a P4C leader;
You must timetable regular P4C sessions;
You should evaluate the impact of P4C;
You should participate in practice-sharing with other P4C schools.
We will review this with you when you start the program. Then we can confirm your school as a P4C Candidate School. We will then review progress with you twice a year in line with the P4C School criteria to help you get ready to become a P4C 4Cs school.
As a P4C candidate school, you will:
Train your staff and start practising P4C
Gain the early benefits of P4C
Confirm that P4C fits your school's strategy
P4C China will provide you with the following training and support:
2 days P4C Foundation
training for up to 25 staff
2 days in-school
trainer support
Phone support
from a P4C expert
Cost: RMB 40,000 - 50,000
Time: 12 - 18 months
Click here to download a P4C Candidate School application form
As a P4C 4Cs school, you will:
Embed high quality P4C across your school
Strengthen student thinking and reasoning
Build teacher facilitation and inquiry skills
P4C China will provide you with the following training and support:
Top up P4C Foundation training for new staff
3 days Advanced P4C training for 25 staff
3 days in-school trainer support
Phone support
from a P4C expert
Cost: RMB 55,000 - 60,000
Time: 18 - 24 months
As a P4C Model school, you will:
Make P4C values central to your ethos
Use P4C inquiry skills across the curriculum
Promote excellence in P4C to other schools
Continuing resource provision
Costs depend on requirements
Click here to download a P4C Model school application form.
Contact us at info@p4c.org.cn to discuss the program and to make P4C happen in your school.
Interested in us? Please contact us for more details