Entering the territory of Wonder | Rita Pedro

Accredited in-person training (18 contact hours)

Just as in Alice in Wonderland, children, with all their questions, philosophies and constant demands to know “why”, invite us to enter the territory of wonder. To do this, we must make sure not only to go beyond the clearly defined boundaries of adult rationality, but also to open ourselves up to the unexpected and the unpredictable, which brings with it a new logic associated with Childhood. It boils down to welcoming the questions of children both inside and outside school, as well as expanding the space of freedom of expression between the adult and the child.

Rita Pedro has a Master’s Degree in Philosophy from Lisbon Nova University, under the supervision of Professor José Gil, and is a member of the team of researchers at the Laboratory of Research on Practical and Applied Philosophy at the University of the Aegean. Since 1999, she has been coordinating and developing theoretical and practical research and training projects, at the intersection between Childhood, Philosophy, Education and Art, focusing in particular on the performing arts (Fábrica das Artes/CCB, Comédias do Minho, Teatro Luca). Since 2006, she has been further developing this same research in different socio-economic and cultural contexts (Moinho da Juventude/Cova da Moura, Atelier Mar/Cape Verde, Museum of Ethnology).