Conference

"Fostering Philosophical Communities - Promoting Philosophical Excellence"

Where?
Public Policy Theatre
234 Queensberry St Carlton
Melbourne University
Australia

When?
Activities span September 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Questions?
Email: educationofficer@vaps.vic.edu.au

Information

• Download the conference registration form here
• Download Friday Dinner details and listing of other activities - BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
• Download the draft timetable
• Download the keynote speaker abstracts
• Download the presenter abstracts
• Download the UNESCO Intersectoral Strategy on Philosophy
• Download the FAPSA Report to UNESCO

FAPSA AGM

• Download the FAPSA AGM Minutes 2006
• Download the FAPSA Report from the Chair 2006
• Download the FAPSA AGM Agenda Draft 2007
• Download the Summary of Training - P4S

Keynote Speakers (click speaker's names for abstracts)
Dr Oscar Brenifier (France) SATURDAY 9:30am Plenary • A New Life for Philosophy UNESCO report on Philosophical practice in the world • Post Conference Workshop "The Art of Questioning" on Monday	Dr Ho Wah Kam (Singapore) SATURDAY 10:25am Plenary • Bringing Philosophy to the Classroom: P4C in Southeast Asia
Clinton Golding (Victoria) SATURDAY 1:30pm Plenary • Philosophical Progress in Philosophy for Children: Theory and Tools
Roger Sutcliffe (England) SUNDAY 9:30am Plenary • SAPERE AUDE (or 'Dare to be wise') - What may be learnt from trying to do P4/WC in UK	Dr Gilbert Burgh (Queensland) SUNDAY 1:30pm Plenary • Two Communities of Inquiry: Implications for classroom practice

Our Presenters
Monica Bini, Anna Symes et al (Victoria) • VAPS VCE Resources Project	Monica Bini and Maria James (Victoria) • Sustainability Education - a Col approach
Dr Phil Cam (NSW) • Teaching students to use tools for thinking	Peter Curtis (Victoria) • Reasons to be Powerful
Sarah Davey (Queensland) • An Inquiry into the Community of Inquiry: What Nelson and Bohm can teach Lipman
Amutha Dawson, Christine Low, Joshua Desmond Chan, Ling Choon Chi (Singapore) • Intergenerational Community of Inquiry in Catholic High School (Primary)
Liz Fynes-Clinton (Queensland) • Developing a Culture of Thinking in a Middle Phase Classroom
Alastair S Gunn and Terry Hardwicke (New Zealand) • A University Level Applied Ethics Course for Y13 students
Lynne Hinton and Phil Cam (Buranda PS Queensland) • Laying the foundations: Philosophy in the early school years
Jill Howells and Mary Mcardle (Victoria) • P4C in the Early Years
Dr Vanya Kovach, Jonathan McKeown-Green and Aness Webster (New Zealand) • The role of "psychological" questions in the philosophical community of inquiry	Greg Leaney and Dr Sandy Lynch (NSW) • Fostering Values in the Philosophy Classroom
Dr Fiona Patterson (Austhink, Victoria) • Using Rationale for dialogue	Jason Pietzner (Victoria) • A Continental Approach to Philosophy for Children or: Where's Willy?
Janette Poulton (Victoria) • Working with Implications	Darrell Reid (Victoria) • Creating an On-Line Community of Enquirers
Selena Reynolds (Victoria) • Defining thinking as Multidimensional	Rosie Scholl (Queensland) • Retrospectives on Philosophy for Children: The Effect on Pedagogy
Dr Inna Semetsky (Newcastle) • Pedagogy of Hope	Emmanual Skoutas (Victoria) • Creativity Workshop
Dr Tim Sprod (Tasmania) • The Community of Inquiry in Secondary Science	Chin Leong Teoh and Shu Juin Ong (Raffles Girls School, Singapore) • Ethical Reasoning, Philosophy and Values Education
Dr Tim van Gelder (Victoria) • The Rationale for Rationale ™