Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization

Organization for precollege philosophy in USA
  • Seattle
Executive Director
Jana Mohr LoneAffiliationsAmerican Philosophical Association, University of WashingtonWebsiteplato-philosophy.org Edit this at Wikidata

The Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization (PLATO) is a U.S. non-profit membership organization established in 2010 by a committee of the American Philosophical Association to promote philosophy to K-12 students.[1] An advocate for the Philosophy for Children movement, PLATO became an independent 501(c)(3) organization in 2012 and merged with the Center for Philosophy for Children in Seattle in 2022.[2] As a member of the UNESCO Chair program "Practices of Philosophy with Children," PLATO maintains affiliations with the University of Nantes and the University of Washington, as well as other institutions.[3]

Notable Initiatives

  • The Philosophers-in-Residence program[4]
  • A database of philosophical lesson plans called "The Philosophy Toolkit"
  • Multiple grant opportunities to support precollegiate access to philosophy

PLATO also sponsors two journals:

  • Precollege Philosophy and Public Practice, edited by Kristopher G. Phillips
  • Questions: Philosophy for Young People, edited by Ariel Sykes and Stone Addington


References

  1. ^ "Committee on Pre-College Philosophy, American Philosophical Association". Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. ^ "PLATO's History,". Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Partners, UNESCO Chair in Philosophy for Children". Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. ^ "One example of a PLATO philosopher-in-residence at John Muir Elementary in Seattle,". Retrieved 24 March 2024.

External links

  • Official website
  • The Journal of Precollege Philosophy and Public Practice (P4)
  • "Philosophy for Children" in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  • Questions: Philosophy for Young People