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This past summer Mara Buenaseda-Saludo, Philosophy for Children doctoral student, taught in the New Jersey Governor's School of Public Issues and the Future of New Jersey, at Monmouth University. She facilitated a course entitled "Coping with Conflict in a Diverse New Jersey" using Lipman's Mark and Social Inquiry as the main texts. Students were actively involved in facilitating sessions as a community of inquiry. Culminating projects around the school's theme of "Homeland Security and Individual Liberty" covered a wide range, from innovative action projects seeking change, to high school curricula in civics and multiculturalism taught in communities of inquiry. Governor's School students are high school seniors from across the state nominated by their respective schools for their outstanding performance and achievement and the potential they have shown throughout their high school years. There were many outstanding students products, including an essay on the community of inquiry by Jeffrey Smith of Brunswick High School, excerpted here on page 7.
David Kennedy and Megan Laverty traveled to Kirovograd, Ukraine at the end of June to conduct a one-week Philosophy for Children workshop for teachers and professors. About twenty-five teachers were introduced to 'community of inquiry' pedagogy and P4C curriculum through a variety of theoretical texts and philosophical discussions. The duo then traveled to Bulgaria for the 11th Biannual ICPIC Conference where Laverty delivered a keynote address and Kennedy delivered the Presidential Address. This work was supported by MSU's Global Education Center, College of Education and Human Services and by the IAPC.
NJNER Summer Conference 2003
"Teaching as Inquiry" was the theme of the New Jersey Network for Educational Renewal (NJNER) Summer Conference 2003, held June 26-27 at Montclair State University, which showcased the curriculum and practices of Philosophy for Children. Dr. Thomas Jackson from the University of Hawaii, Dr Christine Gehrett from Eastern Washington University and Dr. Manuela Gomez from GrupIREF, Catalonia lead workshops on Philosophy for Young Children, Philosophy for Adolescents, and Inquiry into Environmental Ethics. P4C curriculum materials were disseminated to all participants, including some 200 local schoolteachers. The IAPC also hosted a Philosophy for Children open house throughout the conference, with videos, curriculum sets, materials from P4C around the world, brochures on P4C degree programs, and refreshments. Our thanks to the NJNER co-directors Barbara M'Gonigle and Jaime Grinberg. See our website:
http://frontpage.montclair.edu/iapc/NJNERConf2003.htm
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