Hi everyone,
I'm happy to tell you that ALL of our resources are now fully and freely available for everyone to access!
We have been supporting children develop their oracy, personal development skills and knowledge of Ancient Greece for over six years now. In that time, we've reached thousands of children across the world through our schemes of work, stories, videos and our huge website for children - many of whom have been inspired by Delphi to become philosophers themselves!
Delphi Philosophy was created, written, illustrated and taught by two full-time primary school teachers in the UK - not for profit - just an enthusiasm for the project. We believe that teaching philosophy for children and developing oracy skills are more important than ever - in a fast changing world, where children need critical thinking skills to manage the growing use of A.I. or the ability to express themselves confidently to support their mental health. Many teachers have used our resources as part of their History, RE, Philosophy or Personal Development curriculum - and we've only ever received positive feedback. Now, we hope more teachers and children can access our resources than ever.
Thinking about planning for these subjects for this school year? We have all sorts of resources for you to explore:
Ideal for: Introducing primary-aged children to oracy and philosophy for children
The original novel and scheme of work, Delphi the Philosopher tells the story of how our young hero learns about ethics and tries to rescue Socrates, her best friend Plato’s teacher. The scheme of work includes eleven fully illustrated stories, with detailed lesson plans, slideshows, activities, resources and teaching guides. The whole story is written so that children develop their listening, questioning, reasoning and explaining skills as they follow along. You can see all the lessons in action through our series of lessons blogs on our website. Or you can download the Home Version if you just want the story – or get it on Kindle – or watch it on YouTube!
Ideal for: Children continuing to build their skills, for older primary or secondary children
Our second full novel and scheme of work, Delphi the Dreamer contains even more mind-bending stories and beautiful illustrations, as Delphi takes on big questions about reality and identity. This scheme of work contains ten more stories with all the resources you need to deliver it in the classroom. Just like our first story, this scheme of work is underpinned by a clear progression in listening, questioning, reasoning and explaining, allowing you to teach clear learning intentions and monitor children’s progress – all through an exciting and surprising story! You can get a taste of the story by watching the first chapter, The Dream, on YouTube here.
Ideal for: Storytimes, short discussions, research, Ancient Greece topics and much more!
Our freely available website for children is an interactive adventure around Athens, featuring short stories, illustrations, photographs, information and discussion questions. Explore around 40 locations around the city, from the Acropolis to Plato’s Academy – and even talk to the pantheon of Greek gods as you explore! This incredibly popular website has been described by prominent headteacher Ashley Booth as “amazing” and that you “could get a million lessons out of it!” You can find out about all the different activities the site can be used for here – or simply set your child up on their tablet and begin their adventure for themselves here!
Ideal for: Single lessons, short activities or trying out our resources
All of our stories from Delphi the Philosopher and Delphi the Dreamer are available as Enquiry Packs – over 20 downloadable packs containing the individual story and resources to teach any one of our stories. Popular choices include the Prologue and Trial of Socrates (a perfect introduction to philosophy for children), The Ring (where Delphi explores ethical ideas she discovers a ring which makes her invisible), The Perfect Bedroom (where Delphi learns to think about abstract ideas about freedom and happiness) and The Dream (a mind-bending adventure into the idea of reality). We also have Best Teacher Ever – a three part enquiry about metacognition and learning to learn, as Delphi meets three famous teachers from the history of philosophy.
Ready? All you have to do to is become a free Delphi Philosophy member and you can get access to EVERYTHING – that’s 2 full schemes of work, around 25 lessons, around 60 enquiries and around 500 illustrations! It also gives you the full set of printable resources from Delphi’s Guide to Athens – and access all of our extensive guidance materials.
As you can probably tell, we are extremely proud of our resources and everything we have created through Delphi Philosophy. Everything is now completely free to access for the first time - however, keeping the website running isn't free for us so if you'd like to donate a couple of pounds to support us you can, via our Ko-Fi here. We really appreciate every measure of support and feedback we receive.
Thanks so much for reading - hope to see you in Athens sometime!
Dave and Rosie
Delphi Philosophy
