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Mini-Conference for
Philosophy for Children
This international conference, running in conjunction with the APA’s April 2011 Pacific Division meeting in San Diego, focused on the significance and impact of pre-college philosophy instruction.

SFF-sponsored program
featured in Education Week
The ethics-rich curriculum at Johns Hopkins University's Center for Talented Youth isn't just for special summer programs.

High school students are
thinking outside the box
More high schools are offering philosophy courses and clubs, with a special focus on ethics.
—Newsday

SFF-FUNDED CURRICULA

SFF has funded curriculum modules for the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth and the High School Bioethics Project at the University of Pennsylvania.

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WHAT'S NEW

21st Annual APPE Meeting
Annual conference to be held in Cincinnati, OH, March 1-4.

Student Voices: SFF launches program featuring student writings on philosophy.

University of Memphis
Philosophical Horizons:

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CALL FOR PAPERS

North American Association for the Community of Inquiry
Annual conference
Vancouver, BC June 29-July 1.

Symposium on Ethics and Children's Literature
September 13-15
The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics DePauw University
Greencastle, Indiana

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Welcome to the Squire Family Foundation Website.

We're working with philosophers and educators to ensure that all students in American secondary schools have an opportunity to study philosophy.

2011 PLATO Institute
Sponsored by APA-CPIP & SFF, the PLATO Institute took place in June 2011 at Columbia's Teachers College.

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web site or on Facebook.

Education News reports on PLATO:
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SFF grantee awarded 2011 APA prize
Mount Holyoke professor and SFF grantee Dr. Thomas Wartenberg has received the 2011 APA Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Philosophy Programs.
Dr. Wartenberg featured in
the New York Times
Dr. Wartenberg's work teaching philosophy to second graders was recently featured in the New York Times.

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TED Conference
Watch University of Washington’s Professor Sara Goering speaks at TED Conference about Philosophy for Kids: Sparking a Love of Learning.
3rd Annual Long Island Ethics Bowl
Third Annual Long Island Ethics Bowl to take place at Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012.
SFF Announces 2011 Grants
  • APA Mini-Conference on
     Philosophy for Children  Learn More
  • High-Phi Project
     University of Virginia  Learn More
  • PLATO Institute – NYC  Learn More
  • School for Ethics and Global
     Leadership (SEGL)  Learn More

Watch this video of young children discusssing the basics of philosophy with Dr. Wartenberg and his stundents

Imagine Magazine
SFF grantee The Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University has published the latest issue of Imagine Magazine. The new issue is entirely devoted to philosophy with pre-college students. Find out how to start a philosophy club, why ethics matters, and more.

Single issues are for sale through JHU Press: (800) 548-1784 or online at www.press.jhu.edu (individual issues are listed below the subscription options).

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The Philosophical Student
SFF's new blog features student essays and commentary.

HAVE YOU READ THIS?
Philosophy Degrees Basis for Kicking off Other Careers
Philosophy majors are launching careers in law, medicine, business and high technology. People consistently believe themselves to be more ethical than they are.
Denver Post: 11/21/2011
Stumbling Into Bad Behavior
People consistently believe themselves to be more ethical than they are.
NYT Op-Ed: 4/20/2011
Philosophy Is King at LaGuardia Community College
NPR - All Things Considered: 1/4/2011
How altruistic are we?
NYT Opinionator: 10/19/2010
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS?
TC Philosophy Outreach: One Year Later
The program has grown and widened its scope.

Bringing Philosophy to Young Students
Yoshi Nakazawa, a Teachers College Outreach Fellow, reflects on his experiences.

Philosophy Outreach Begins at Davidson College
"Students Empowering Little Philosophers" brings philosophy to second graders.

Free Online Logic Course
NYU philosophy professor David Velleman created an interactive, self-paced online logic textbook for students to use at home or for classroom use.
ETHICS BOWL NEWS

Third Annual Long Island High School Ethics Bowl
February 11, 2012
Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY
More Information: risraeloff@squirefoundation.org

UNC - Chapel Hill
February 11, 2012

University of Tennessee
March 15, 2012

Pinellas County (FL)
April 21, 2012

University of Baltimore
May 12, 2012

Stevens Institute (NJ)
May 31, 2012

Resources

How to Form an Ethics
Bowl at Your School
The PLATO Network now offers information on creating an ethics bowl in your school or community.

Training Video
Molloy College has produced an ethics bowl training video at an SFF event in 2011

Squire Family Foundation  P. O. Box 1030    East Northport, NY 11731
Phone (631) 662-7645  Fax (631) 368-9156  E-Mail risraeloff@squirefoundation.org