Philosophy for Children
Links
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".
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.
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.
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.
Philosophy with Children and Youth
Norwegian based organisation that promotes P4C. Information and resources on concepts like justice, knowledge, truth, responsibility, suffering, identity and freedom.
CEFILNI
Mexican centre on Philosophy for Children (P4C) with general information, history and resources.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/children/
Overview and discussion on the introduction of philosophy into the school curriculum; by Michael Pritchard.
Kids Philosophy Slam
http://www.philosophyslam.org/
National and International academic competition. Kids participate in creative writing, philosophy, and art contests with students from around the world.
Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children (IAPC)
http://cehs.montclair.edu/academic/iapc/
From Montclair State University. Information on goals and principles behind philosophy for children. Provides a complete curriculum in elementary and secondary school philosophy.
Queensland Association of Philosophy in Schools
An approach to teaching that is founded on the desire to involve students in education that values reasonableness and better thinking. Includes information, philosophical readings and reports.
ChildrenThinking.co.uk
http://www.childrenthinking.co.uk/
Set up by practising teachers in order to provide support and training in the area of Philosophy with Children (PWC) coordinating a range of courses and systems of mentoring and support for teachers and students. Provides a lot of information on PWC including a printable brochure.