The Vancouver Institute of Philosophy for Children
Key Objectives of VIP4C:
- Building flourishing communities and healthy civic space by empowering children and youth with the thinking skills to be the best that they can be.
- Developing courses on “Philosophy for Children” (P4C) and related urgent themes like philosophy, education, environmental ethics, civic space, aesthetics, human development, learning and culture.
- Integrating this dialogical method into the teacher education programs in BC and across the world.
- Organizing local and international conferences.
- Collaborating across borders.
- Offering workshops, courses, philosophical cafes, summer institutes, and Philosopher in Residence Programs.
- Creating P4C summer camps for BC youngsters.