To conclude last week’s enrichment session, where the children organised their ideas into a ‘pyramid of importance’, we carried out the very important environmental debate: Can we blame previous generations?
We benefitted from planning and sequencing the points we wanted to make. This allowed us to save key ideas for later on in the debate. A major area of improvement was how cohesive the debate was, with children showing they can respond to an opposition’s idea and show listening and respect, before arguing their own point. Using phrases including ‘I can see your side of the argument,’ and ‘I respect that.’
The children have been a tremendous group during Debate Club and I know they are looking forward to their next valuable experience!