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The Vancouver Institute of Philosophy for Children<\/h1>\n

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Key Objectives of VIP4C:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Building<\/strong> flourishing communities and healthy civic space by empowering children and youth with the thinking skills to be the best that they can be.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Developing<\/strong> courses on \u201cPhilosophy for Children\u201d (P4C) and related urgent themes like philosophy, education, environmental ethics, civic space, aesthetics, human development, learning and culture.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Integrating<\/strong> this dialogical method into the teacher education programs in BC and across the world.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Organizing<\/strong> local and international conferences.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Collaborating<\/strong> across borders.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Offering<\/strong> workshops, courses, philosophical cafes, summer institutes, and Philosopher in Residence Programs.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Creating<\/strong> P4C summer camps<\/a> for BC youngsters.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    The Vancouver Institute of Philosophy for ChildrenKey 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 \u201cPhilosophy for Children\u201d (P4C) and related urgent themes like philosophy, education, environmental ethics, civic space, aesthetics, human development, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":559,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n

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