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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Learn how Michael Burroughs, the Associate Director of the Rock Ethics Institute at Pennsylvania State University, engages preschool-age children in philosophy, ethics and civics through his Philosophical Ethics in Early Childhood (PEECh) project. PLATO would like to thank Engaged
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Learn about the development of this new and exciting pre-college philosophy summer program in Texas by reading our interview with Claire and Desirae. They shared with PLATO some key insights that can help others who are thinking of creating similar
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