The article illustrates an experience, developed within the regional project Crescerenella cooperazione, which set a third-grade class from a lower secondary schoolon a historical-philosophical path that focused on the creation of memories. Thestudents practiced philosophical thought in relation to the topic provided, carriedout historical-didactic research in their area and finally, by engaging with a specialist,tried to bring into fucus certain questions that had emerged and ones thatremained open. All this was achieved through face-to-face and distance learning,whose potential and limits have been tested.