Our biennial conference was previously scheduled for July 2020 but had to be postponed due to COVID-19. Luckily, we have been able to reschedule for March 2021. We are having a wholly-online virtual conference using the Hopin platform. This will allow us to have a powerful online conference experience, including keynotes, simultaneous presentations of various topics,
Level 1 - Community of Inquiry Training Aim: To give teachers and others sufficient practical understanding of philosophical inquiry with children in a Community of Inquiry (COI) setting to enable them to start practicing it in their own educational contexts. VAPS has spent over 20 years developing and delivering this course to support newcomers in the COI methodology.
Our first Philosophy in Public Spaces Event for schools for 2021 is open. This event is for students in Years 5-8 and will take place at Melbourne Museum on the 6th May 2021. Each school is able to bring 10 students. PIPS events are events run to stimulate philosophical thinking in students. Between 5 -
VAPS VCE Unit 3 Forum 2021 Each year VAPS hosts forums with academics to support VCE Philosophy. In 2021, our online forum to support VCE Unit 3 will be held on Sunday, 23rd May. Tickets are sold to schools, whose purchase allows all teachers and students from that school to attend. Tickets are available by
Our second Philosophy in Public Spaces Event for schools for 2021 is open. This event is for students in Years 4-6 and will take place at the National Gallery of Victoria on the 11th June 2021. Each school is able to bring 10 students. PIPS events are events run to stimulate philosophical thinking in students.
Our next Philosophy in Public Spaces Event for schools for 2021 is open. This event is for students in Years 5-8 and will take place at the Immigration Museum on the 22nd July 2021. Each school is able to bring 10 students. PIPS events are events run to stimulate philosophical thinking in students. Between 5
VAPS VCE Unit 4 Forum 2021 Each year VAPS hosts forums with academics to support VCE Philosophy. In 2021, our online forum to support VCE Unit 4 will be held on Sunday, 1st August. Tickets are sold to schools, whose purchase allows all teachers and students from that school to attend. Tickets are available by
Our next Philosophy in Public Spaces Event for schools for 2021 is open. This event is for students in Years 8-11 and will take place at the National Gallery of Victoria on the 20th June 2021. Each school is able to bring 10 students. PIPS events are events run to stimulate philosophical thinking in students.
Our next Philosophy in Public Spaces Event for schools for 2021 is open. This event is for students in Years 5-8 and will take place at Scienceworks Museum on the 9th of September 2021. Each school is able to bring 10 students. PIPS events are events run to stimulate philosophical thinking in students. Between 5
Our final Philosophy in Public Spaces Event for schools for 2021 is open. This event is for students in Years 5-8 and will take place at Melbourne Museum on the
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