Taking it slow: enhancing Wellbeing through Philosophy for Children.

We live today in times of accelerating change, where speed is often equated with progress and success. There is a growing desire amongst educators to counter this current bias towards performativity and results/data driven education. One example of this is a growing interest in what is termed ‘Slow Schooling’ or ‘Slow Pedagogy’ – which advocates that children not only learn better at a slower pace, but also report a decrease in stress. In the current climate where there are increasing numbers of young people suffering from mental health issues, there is a concern that these needs are not adequately addressed in education. This chapter suggests one possible approach to address and dealing with this current situation, is to embed Philosophy for Children (P4C) into a school’s pedagogy, values and curriculum.