Victorian Association for Philosophy in Schools (VAPS)

A successful PIPS event for Year 8-11 students at the National Gallery of Victoria today.
Thanks to the VAPS & NGV team for putting this together.

Register your school for our upcoming events here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdao2V67s9lz9VyLeWSG7xUJeGmJv4i5luBAxdo7ErV7iauxQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Hi all,

The Unit 3 Forum is next Sunday. For those interested in either attending or receiving the recording, please email the treasurer asking for an invoice: [email protected]

Don't forget to register for the FAPSA Webinar with Vanessa and Bonnie. Touch up on your skills and strategies for creating a community through developing community expectations and goals.

Don't forget to register for our Introduction to Community of Inquiry Course. Spots are running out.

Sign up! Discover the power of Philosophy with Children.
If you have any doubts here are some quotes from recent participants in the course:
"I believe in the impact that CoI can have on schools and society as a whole!"
"Very practical and useful"
"Highly interactive and carefully run. The days were based around skill development and professional conversation"
"I can't think of anything (that I didn't like). Even the food was fantastic."
"The only thing I didn't like about it was there wasn't enough time...because I loved it."
"Well structured, created CoIs amongst facilitators. Rigorous and challenging. So much fun!"
"The practical activities and resources. I liked that I could take these ideas back to my school and share them with students and staff."
"Much cheaper than my teaching degree and I feel I got more out of it."

See the latest issue of VAPS Newsletter here

VAPS Newsletter - 2024 Term 2 Inspired by the Philosophy for Children movement, VAPS promotes critical and creative thinking among young people. We believe that learning Philosophy opens students' minds to big ideas. We support teachers in fostering the intellectual and social skills that enable students to think philosophically...

What an amazing tribute to our late colleague and amazing friend. Janette Poulton was a passionate advocate for all VAPS does and did. She was a fundamental force behind the PIPS program, VCE forums, Ethics Trails, our Ethical Capabilities resources and many many more things. She is greatly missed. Thanks Preston High School and Jake Muir for making this happen.

Sign up! Discover the power of Philosophy with Children.
If you have any doubts here are some quotes from recent participants in the course:
"I believe in the impact that CoI can have on schools and society as a whole!"
"Very practical and useful"
"Highly interactive and carefully run. The days were based around skill development and professional conversation"
"I can't think of anything (that I didn't like). Even the food was fantastic."
"The only thing I didn't like about it was there wasn't enough time...because I loved it."
"Well structured, created CoIs amongst facilitators. Rigorous and challenging. So much fun!"
"The practical activities and resources. I liked that I could take these ideas back to my school and share them with students and staff."
"Much cheaper than my teaching degree and I feel I got more out of it."

See the latest issue of VAPS Newsletter here

VAPS Newsletter - 2024 Term 1 Inspired by the Philosophy for Children movement, VAPS promotes critical and creative thinking among young people. We believe that learning Philosophy opens students' minds to big ideas. We support teachers in fostering the intellectual and social skills that enable students to think philosophically...

See the latest issue of VAPS Newsletter here

VAPS Newsletter - 1 Week to go - VAPS Conference 2023 Inspired by the Philosophy for Children movement, VAPS promotes critical and creative thinking among young people. We believe that learning Philosophy opens students' minds to big ideas. We support teachers in fostering the intellectual and social skills that enable students to think philosophically...

See the latest issue of VAPS Newsletter here

VAPS Newsletter - 2023 VAPS Conference Program Inspired by the Philosophy for Children movement, VAPS promotes critical and creative thinking among young people. We believe that learning Philosophy opens students' minds to big ideas. We support teachers in fostering the intellectual and social skills that enable students to think philosophically...

See the latest issue of VAPS Newsletter here

VAPS Newsletter - 2023 Term 4 Inspired by the Philosophy for Children movement, VAPS promotes critical and creative thinking among young people. We believe that learning Philosophy opens students' minds to big ideas. We support teachers in fostering the intellectual and social skills that enable students to think philosophically...

We are closing in on finalising our sessions at the VAPS Conference, 1-2 December this year.
If you still have a proposal to submit, please do so before 15 September.
Submit a proposal here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdoiquBlfwRkIYzTwMDfqJKSik8Zfqwgk1wQbg5SFN5JYV5pw/viewform?usp=sf_link

See the latest issue of VAPS Newsletter here

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