Philosophy for Children aims to develop and preserve the critical, creative and caring thinking and attitude that is natural to children. Dialogue, e.g. on truth, competition, ethics or logic, is one of the tools that can be used. 1. APA Committee on Pre-College Instruction in Philosophy - Advice and resources on pre-college teaching of philosophy and the K-12 curriculum. 2. ChildrenThinking.co.uk - Set up by practising teachers in order to provide support and training in the area of Philosophy with Children (PWC) coordinating a range of courses and systems of mentoring and support for teachers and students. Provides a lot of information on PWC including a printable brochure. 3. Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children (IAPC) - From Montclair State University. Information on goals and principles behind philosophy for children. Provides a complete curriculum in elementary and secondary school philosophy. 4. Journal 100: European Children Think Together - Children from ten countries of Europe write together in one journal. Current languages: Catalan, Dutch, English, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese and Polish. 5. Philosophy For Kids - Materials to use in doing philosophy with children, with the emphasis on story resources. 6. Philosophy with Children and Youth - Norwegian based organisation that promotes P4C. Information and resources on concepts like justice, knowledge, truth, responsibility, suffering, identity and freedom. 7. Queensland Association of Philosophy in Schools - An approach to teaching that is founded on the desire to involve students in education that values reasonableness and better thinking. Includes information, philosophical readings and reports. 8. Victorian Association for Philosophy in Schools (VAPS) - Promotes and supports the teaching of philosophy in schools in Victoria (Australia) with events, recourses and programs. 9. Adventures on Philosopher's Island - Read and discuss problems with other joung people. Philosopher's Island is a story which asks questions designed to explore different aspects of philosophy. From Middleton Cheney Primary School Philosophy Group. 10. Caring Thinking: The new intelligence - Brunt's opinion on the "Caring Thinking" paper by the Philosophy for Children Program author Lipman. How valid is the notion of Caring Thinking? How does it contribute to our understanding of the nature of giftedness and the manner in which we approach the educational needs of the gifted? 11. CEFILNI - Mexican centre on Philosophy for Children (P4C) with general information, history and resources. 12. Database for Teaching Philosophy - Multilingual database with resources on teaching philosophy to children. 13. Dialogue Works - Committed to constructive communication, aims to help children, teenagers and adults to learn, live and work better through good dialogue - the process of careful listening, questioning and thinking in conversation. Publications, consultancy, training and web resources on dialogue. 14. Federation of Australasian Philosophy for Children Associations - FAPCA is the umbrella organisation for Philosophy for Children in Australia and New Zealand. Information on the P4C project and resources. 15. ICPIC - International Council of Philosophical Inquiry with Children - Aims to strengthen communications among those in different parts of the world who are engaged in philosophical inquiry with children. General information, news, award, journal, overviews of conferences all over the world and links. 16. Inquiry is no mere conversation - Paper by Philosophy for Children author Susan Gardner. 17. JN Partnership - Introductory and advanced courses in philosophy for children, to develop effective thinking. Programs in creative, critical and early years thinking. UK. 18. Kids Philosophy Slam - National and International academic competition. Kids participate in creative writing, philosophy, and art contests with students from around the world. 19. Northwest Center for Philosophy for Children - Non-profit organization that brings philosophy into the lives of young people through programs in elementary, middle, and high schools, parent organizations, and other organizations serving young people, with a particular emphasis on reaching children who are at risk and educationally disadvantaged. 20. Philosophy for Kids - Information and material on children's philosophy or teaching discussions for teaching philosophy to young children through discussions of children's literature. 21. Philosophy in the Schools - Philosophy for Children Program (P4C) in Hawai. Resources, articles and brulletins on the P4C projekt. 22. Sapere - Guide to Philosophy for Children in the UK. It has been created by SAPERE (Society for the Advancement of Philosophical Enquiry and Reflection in Education) - a small charity whose members are interested in the role of philosophical enquiry in education both as a model of rigorous thinking and as a celebration of wonder and open-mindedness. 23. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Overview and discussion on the introduction of philosophy into the school curriculum; by Michael Pritchard. 24. Teaching Philosophy - This journal is a peer-reviewed forum for the exchange of ideas and information regarding both the practical and the theoretical aspects of teaching and learning philosophy. 25. Teaching your child philosophy - Dialogues on truth, competition, ethics and logic intended for education of children. 26. The Philosopher's Tea Party - Interactive discussion on philosophical theme's intended for children. 27. Thinking - Printed journal devoted to philosophy for children. Covers philosophical argument and reflection, classroom transcripts, curricula, empirical research, and reports. 28. Tuckswood Community First School - A BECTA-award winning school website with a strong Philosophy for Children theme. 29. VisioNaivity - Philosophy for children, short stories, novels, and manuals. 30. What is Philosophy for Children? - The goal has nothing to do with trying to convert children and teenagers into professional philosophers, but instead, its aim is to develop and preserve their critical, creative and caring thinking and attitude. Information on this international movement. By Stella Accorinti. 31. Yahoo! Groups : Philosophy for Children - Mailing list averaging 2-3 posts per day.

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