Philosophy for Children
Links
Caring Thinking: The new intelligence
http://www.nexus.edu.au/teachstud/gat/brunt.htm
Brunt's opinion on the "Caring Thinking" paper by the Philosophy for Children Program author Lipman. How valid is the notion of Caring Thinking? How does it contribute to our understanding of the nature of giftedness and the manner in which we approach the educational needs of the gifted?
VisioNaivity
http://home12.inet.tele.dk/fil/
Philosophy for children, short stories, novels, and manuals.
The Philosopher's Tea Party
http://ubertas.infosys.utas.edu.au/tea_party/
Interactive discussion on philosophical theme's intended for children.
Analytic Teaching: the Community of Inquiry Journal
http://www.viterbo.edu/campnews/camppub/analytic/
Journal dedicated to the Philosophy for Children context and "Caring Thinking".
Teaching Philosophy
http://www.pdcnet.org/teachph.html
This journal is a peer-reviewed forum for the exchange of ideas and information regarding both the practical and the theoretical aspects of teaching and learning philosophy.
Sapere
Guide to Philosophy for Children in the UK. It has been created by SAPERE (Society for the Advancement of Philosophical Enquiry and Reflection in Education) - a small charity whose members are interested in the role of philosophical enquiry in education both as a model of rigorous thinking and as a celebration of wonder and open-mindedness.
Dialogue Works
http://www.dialogueworks.co.uk/
Committed to constructive communication, aims to help children, teenagers and adults to learn, live and work better through good dialogue - the process of careful listening, questioning and thinking in conversation. Publications, consultancy, training and web resources on dialogue.
Tuckswood Community First School
http://www.creative-corner.co.uk/schools/tuckswood/
A BECTA-award winning school website with a strong Philosophy for Children theme.
Teaching your child philosophy
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~jpascal/intro.htm
Dialogues on truth, competition, ethics and logic intended for education of children.
APA Committee on Pre-College Instruction in Philosophy
http://www.apa.udel.edu/apa/governance/committees/pre-college/K-12/
Advice and resources on pre-college teaching of philosophy and the K-12 curriculum.
Philosophy in the Schools
http://members.aol.com/TPLandgraf/main.html
Philosophy for Children Program (P4C) in Hawai. Resources, articles and brulletins on the P4C projekt.
Philosophy For Kids
http://www.philosophyforkids.com/
Materials to use in doing philosophy with children, with the emphasis on story resources.
Philosophy for Kids
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/omc/kidsphil/
Information and material on children's philosophy or teaching discussions for teaching philosophy to young children through discussions of children's literature.
Northwest Center for Philosophy for Children
http://depts.washington.edu/nwcenter/
Non-profit organization that brings philosophy into the lives of young people through programs in elementary, middle, and high schools, parent organizations, and other organizations serving young people, with a particular emphasis on reaching children who are at risk and educationally disadvantaged.
Federation of Australasian Philosophy for Children Associations
http://www.uq.edu.au/~pdgburgh/FAPCA/
FAPCA is the umbrella organisation for Philosophy for Children in Australia and New Zealand. Information on the P4C project and resources.
Inquiry is no mere conversation
http://home.pacific.net.au/~greg.hub/notjustconversation.html
Paper by Philosophy for Children author Susan Gardner.

