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Developed by Dr. Matthew Lipman Philosophy for
Children is an international educational programme taught widely in
many countries - ranging from Austria to Iceland, Bulgaria to Brazil
and Canada to Taiwan - with philosophical conversations among
children taking place in sixteen languages.
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Earth Mysteries - Challenges
Many young people today are searching for meaning in their lives. For some, the search is expressed in their interest with mysteries ... the X-files ... aliens ... crop circles ... Others get involved in crystals, astrology or dream analysis. Students are rarely given the opportunity to explore these issues in a discerning way. |
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Dr. Brian Swimme is a mathematical cosmologist on the graduate faculty of the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. His primary field of research is the nature of the evolutionary dynamics of the universe. His central concern is the role of the human within the Earth community. |
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Communities of
Inquiry - Archived HENT Newsletter Philosophy for Children – learning how to think together – a classroom experience Three Wishes. You are walking along a beach. Feel the sun, the wind, the waves, the sand etc. As you are walking you notice a shiny object. You pick it up and discover it is a lamp. You rub it and a genie appears and asks you to make three wishes. What are your three wishes? |
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World Café is an innovative yet simple methodology for hosting conversations about questions that matter. These conversations link and build on each other as people move between groups, cross-pollinate ideas, and discover new insights into the questions or issues that are most important in their life, work, or community. As a process, the World Café can evoke and make visible the collective intelligence of any group, thus increasing people’s capacity for effective action in pursuit of common aims. |
