Our funding comes entirely from grants and donations. Every service and all materials we provide to educators are free, and will always be available for free. (Materials will be made available under a creative commons license.)
Mission
To help teachers empower students.
Vision
Citizens with the skills and confidence to achieve the change they believe in.
Leadership
Goals
Some of our specific goals over the next few years:
- Spread philosophy for children to as many schools in the US as possible.
- Launch a number of studies documenting the impact of philosophy and socratic inquiry. Specifically we are interested in the impact on self esteem, conflict resolution, test scores, attitudes towards school, and general changes in school performance.
- Produce an engaging documentary and a series of video clips to generate interest in philosophy for children.
- Engage in innovative initiatives to spread the word about philosophy for children, including a sticker for children's books that explore philosophical issues, working philosophical questions into popular media, and an advertising campaign.
- Work with and advise existing organizations dedicated to Philosophy for Children.
- Start a nationwide rhetoric program to integrate the formal study of modern and classical rhetoric into public schools.
- Start a nationwide community study program for high school students, to ensure students don't just serve communities, but study them.
About the Site
The website was designed and built by Daniel Pozmanter. It runs on open source software. The artwork on the site is by Danny Ramirez, whose art may be found here on his blog.
