Let’s write a Dictionary of Questions!
Call for questions! What if there were a dictionary of questions? A book where we could look up the various types of questions that exist and their meaning? This is the idea that will guide the #ClubeDePerguntas (#QuestionClub) during October and November. The thing is, the people who are part of the Club are adults, […]
Reflections on SOPHIA Network Meeting 2024 by Tom
DAY 1 The meeting was, as usual, opened by the SOPHIA Network president, Emma. And then our host, Jason, kicked off proceedings with a game of “Have it!” which brought our inner EastEnders to the surface! Pete Worley kicked off the practical sessions with his talk: The Opposite of Questioning, encouraging us to […]
Reflections on SOPHIA 2023 by Tom Bigglestone
Day 1 Introductions Emma opened the meeting, welcoming everyone in the room and online, and introducing the concept of finding the “true north”, and how we can help children, and each other, navigate a philosophical enquiry. The meeting happened at the library of the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków, Poland, thanks to […]
Making the Social and Human Sciences Count – philosophy for/with children’s contributions
Recently SOPHIA was invited to attend Reimagining ‘Development’ Models in Asia-Pacific – Making the Social and Human Sciences Count organized by UNESCO’s Social and Human Sciences (SHS) Sector and partners. The event was held on 23th June 2023, in Bangkok, Thailand, and also online. Tugce Buyukugurlu and Joana Rita Sousa (SOPHIA Board members) attended […]
New to the Field Award 2023
New to the Field Award SOPHIA The European Network for the Advancement of Doing Philosophy with Children invites applications from emerging P4C practitioners, students and/or scholars, especially those who are Polish or based in Poland. Share your work-in-progress at our next Network Meeting in Kraków, Poland on 17 – 18 June 2023 The SOPHIA Network supports educators from across Europe, […]
SOPHIA Memories from 1996 (Courtesy of Dr. Catherine McCall)
Dr. McCall, one of the founding members of SOPHIA, recalls the SOPHIA Board Meeting in 1996 (9 years before SOPHIA Network was set up to enable individual people to join SOPHIA). “At that time SOPHIA consisted of the Board members who were all Directors of PwC Centres in Europe. And there was one Centre for […]
SOPHIA – New to the Field Award
We are delighted to share news of the 2022 Local New to the Field Award. The SOPHIA Network is keen to support educators at all stages of their career to explore the value of philosophical enquiry in their work with children, young people or other communities of learners. Ahead of our Network Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey 18th – […]
SOPHIA Network Meeting 2019 – Galway
SOPHIA Network meetings contribute to building a community that shares ideas, experiences, philosophy sessions and lots of laughter along the way. Here is a short recap of the 2019 meeting that was held in Galway, Ireland.
Welcoming Talk Crete 2016
SOPHIA: opening remarks SOPHIA Network Meeting 2nd of September, 2016, Rethymno Meeting theme: From Ancient Greece to the Modern Curriculum, where does philosophy fit? Welcoming address: “Where does philosophy fit? I’ll begin by saying: philosophy resists ‘fit’. If you look for philosophy you’ll find it where you find, among other things, aporia, confusion, difficulty, paradox. […]
Submit a Proposal to Host 2018 Meeting
This is the call for proposals for hosting SOPHIA Network Meeting in 2018. Deadline for proposals is noon on November 1st. Host country will be selected by the Executives and will be informed at the latest by January 3rd 2018. Please send a completed proposal to: President Peter Worley peter@philosophy-foundation.org Treasurer Rob Bartels robbartels@xs4all.nl Secretary Joos Vollebregt joosvollebregt81@gmail.com […]