wonderful one-day conference that celebrates teaching and research in philosophy and ethics in the primary and high school classroom! With practical hands-on workshops as well as a couple of presentations, this event is well suited to new or experienced teachers who enjoy critical thinking, ethical deliberation and wish to encourage such thinking skills in their students.

Date: Friday 12 July, 2019

Venue: The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney campus

The Moorgate Boardroom & Common Room, 104 Broadway, Chippendale, NSW, 2008 Australia

Time: 8.30am Registration for 9am start. Sessions finish at 5pm.

6pm – 7:30pm UNDA’s The Institute for Ethics and Society QndA Event Public panel discussion “How can philosophy help C21st learners?”

Topics: Philosophy in Schools around the world: the latest initiatives and research worldwide; Engaging thinking in the Primary Classroom; Philosophy in Public Spaces; Using Philosophy to create 21st century thinkers in schools; How to more accurately and transparently assess Philosophical Inquiry; Moral Education in a technological world.

The full day may be counted as 6 hours (7.5 hours including the evening panel) of ‘teacher identified professional development’ addressing standards 3.3.2 & 6.2.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

The workshop will be fully catered.

Cost: $120 Early bird tickets $100 prior to May 31 2019.

Register and Payment via Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/philosophy-in-schools-mini-conference-tickets-59292916710

Queries? NSW contact: Dr Britta Jensen philosophyinschoolsnsw@gmail.com

FAPSA contact: Dr Laura D'Olimpio l.dolimpio@bham.ac.uk