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A peak experience

July 10, 2017by Michelle Leave a comment

“This was the best morning of my life!”, a Year 9 student enthused, following our recent philosophy workshops at Albert Park College’s Liberal Arts Festival. Students in Years 9 – […]

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Starting them young

December 14, 2016by Michelle Leave a comment

Our early experiments in preschool philosophy have been embraced by a local kindergarten. In weekly philosophy sessions, four- and five-year-olds are learning how to think deeply about big questions, how […]

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Philosophy in the Art Room

April 2, 2015by Michelle 3 Comments

This post is adapted from a talk we recently presented to artists and teachers at an ArtPlay event entitled “But Why? Philosophy and Art with Children”. Are art and philosophy […]

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On the point of life

April 26, 2014by Michelle Leave a comment

I was tickled pink by this exchange between one girl’s mum (who hosted a Philosophy Club workshop at her home), and another girl’s dad (who arrived a little early to pick […]

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Stargazing

Are they the aliens, or are we?

December 14, 2013by Michelle 4 Comments

Most kids find The Philosophy Club unusual, because it’s rare for them to find other opportunities – either in school or home – to think and talk about deep questions […]

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Register for Term 1, 2013!

November 13, 2012by Michelle Leave a comment

Following the enormous success of our first workshop series, we’ve lined up some more workshops for kids in 2013. Register now or contact us with any enquiries. Title image by […]

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