Applications are now being accepted for the PLATO Philosophy Fund (PPF), supporting a wide range of innovative philosophy programs around the country. All applications are blind peer-reviewed. All applications must be submitted and funding decisions will be announced in
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NAACI Conference on “Education in a world in crisis: How philosophy for/by children might respond” in collaboration with The Mexican Federation of Philosophy for Children and the Centers Tepepan and Thinkers Call for Papers Deadline November 30, 2017
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The SoCal Philosophy Academy for high school students will be hosted at California Lutheran University and run by Dr. Brian J. Collins, Assistant Professor of Philosophy. PLATO: What is the SoCal Philosophy Academy about? Brian: The academy is
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An Interview with PLATO President, Thomas Wartenberg Since 2010, Thomas Wartenberg has led several Summer Seminars for School Teachers on Existentialism sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. PLATO: Why did you decide to offer philosophy training for
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Fully Funded 3 Week Summer Training Opportunity in Philosophy for ALL K-12 Teachers Apply to the NEH Summer Seminar on Existentialism which will be held at Mount Holyoke College in the beautiful Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts. NEH Summer Seminar on
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February 2, 2017 PLATO (The Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization) is committed to supporting the efforts of educators worldwide to bring philosophy to pre-college and university settings. The organization recognizes and values the efforts that educators from around the
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Attention High School Teachers: Learn how to bring Philosophy into your classrooms. Apply to the UConn Summer Institute in Philosophy which will be held at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT. Who can
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Learn about the Utah Lyceum Program hosted at Southern Utah University, which is based on the first Lyceum Program established in at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne. PLATO would like to thank Dr. Kris Phillips and Dr. Kirk Fitzpatrick for
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Did you know there is a philosophy conference for high school student held on Long Island in New York every year? This year’s conference theme is Relativism. Anyone can attend: Register here at the conference website! Conference Schedule
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Learn about the established and successful Iowa Lyceum Program, which runs a pre-college philosophy camp each summer for high school students at the University of Iowa. PLATO would like to thank Landon, Nik, Greg & Kris for taking the time
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