- 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.
- 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 - http://www.sapere.net/
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.
- 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.
- Philosophy with Children and Youth - http://www.buf.no/
Norwegian based organisation that promotes P4C. Information and resources on concepts like justice, knowledge, truth, responsibility, suffering, identity and freedom.
- CEFILNI - http://www.cefilni.com/
Mexican centre on Philosophy for Children (P4C) with general information, history and resources.
- Adventures on Philosopher's Island - http://www.portables2.ngfl.gov.uk/pmpercival/philosophy/
Read and discuss problems with other joung people. Philosopher's Island is a story which asks questions designed to explore different aspects of philosophy. From Middleton Cheney Primary School Philosophy Group.
- 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.
- Journal 100: European Children Think Together - http://www.kinderfilosofie.nl/engels/eindex.html
Children from ten countries of Europe write together in one journal. Current languages: Catalan, Dutch, English, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese and Polish.
- 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.
- Queensland Association of Philosophy in Schools - http://www.qaps.info/
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.
- What is Philosophy for Children? - http://www.vusst.hr/ENCYCLOPAEDIA/philosophy_for_children.htm
The goal has nothing to do with trying to convert children and teenagers into professional philosophers, but instead, its aim is to develop and preserve their critical, creative and caring thinking and attitude. Information on this international movement. By Stella Accorinti.
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