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The Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children (IAPC) will host the 12th biennial conference of the North American Association for Community of Inquiry (NAACI) Friday evening, June 17, through Monday afternoon, June 20, 2016 on the campus of Montclair State University. Click on the image below to link to the full call for … 2016 Conference for the North American Association for the Community of Inquiry (NAACI)

The PLATO High School Essay Contest awards will be given to the best philosophical essays written by high school students, in response to the year’s contest essay question. Awards: First place – $250 Second place – $150 Third place – $100 All winning essays will be published in PLATO’s journal Questions: Philosophy for Young People. … 2016 High School Essay Contest

Philosophical Children from UW Philosophy for Children on Vimeo.

The Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children (IAPC) calls for papers that explore the engagement of cultural and linguistic diversities in philosophical inquiry with young people, for the IAPC Symposium at the 112th Annual Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division, January 6-9, 2016 at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Washington D.C.  … Call for Papers for the IAPC Symposium at APA East

This video features interviews with Philosophers, High School Students and Teachers discussing the impact that doing philosophy has had, and can have on pre-college students.  

Monday, June 29 Bagels and fruit, coffee and tea available at 8:30 am Keynote Address by Jonathan Kozol 9:00 – 10:30 am Walker Ames Room, Kane Hall The Big Questions Are Already There in the Hearts of Children The Role of Philosophy in the Classrooms of Our Public Schools in an Age when Standardized Instruction … 2015 PLATO Conference Program with abstracts and bios

Announcement: We have our winners for the 2014/15 essay contest. Congratulations and thanks to all who participated! The winning essays will published in PLATO’s journal Questions: Philosophy for Young People. First place Syra Mehdi Noble and Greenough School, Dedham, MA “Aristotle’s Theory of Friendship Tested” Second place Julia Walton Academy of Notre Dame du Namur … Winners of the 2014/15 High School Essay Contest

The 2015 Summer Residential Workshop will be held in Mendham, NJ from August 1st – 8th. If you have interest or experience in using the Philosophy for Children curriculum and / or would like to increase your skill in facilitating a Philosophical Community of Inquiry, this workshop is for you. The workshop is run by members of … IAPC Summer Residential Workshop on the Philosophy for Children Curriculum

Our own Jana Mohr-Lone will be running a webinar (online seminar) on how to teach Markus Zusak​’s “The Book Thief” on Tuesday March 17th. If you’re interested in attending or want more info follow the link: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ea5lrwjna7d69c2c&llr=kb46kgcab