# https://sapea.net ## Pages - [Donate](https://sapea.net/elementor-1080/): Donate 100% of all donations & fundraising go to our projects. Talk to us today about how you can make a difference to democratic education in your community. Our Impact We serve the South Australian public by providing training for educators and community leaders in the philosophical method of dialogue, called community of inquiry. In addition, we advocate for the value and practice of philosophy across the State, by offering community events in collaboration with public institutions, such as the Art Gallery of South Australia and the SA Center of Democracy. - [Teaching Resources](https://sapea.net/teaching-resources/): Community of Inquiry on the theme of ‘Community’ These kits have been developed to support teachers in presenting a series of engaging lessons applying strategies from Community of Inquiry practice. The activities are arranged in recommended order. Junior Primary Kit Community Concept Cards: a game  A Picture Book and Dialogue: Room on our Rock by Kate and Jol Temple, illustrations by Terri Rose Baynton.  A Shared Art Activity: a shared collage about community. Primary Kit Community Defining Activity: students work together to define ‘community’. A Book/Video and Dialogue Activity: The Lost Thing, by Shaun Tan.  An Art Activity (Years 3/4) Read More ... - [History](https://sapea.net/history/): Philosophy for Children (P4C) began being taught in SA in 1985 due to the efforts of Sue Knight (Magill SACAE/ Later UniSA) and Bill Elkins. They had undertaken training with Matthew Lipman and Ann Sharpe (the founders of P4C) at the Wollongong workshop in May of that year. Sue travelled to the USA later in 1985 to further develop her expertise. Knight and Elkins offered professional teacher training as well as ongoing mentorships. They also made strong connections with the SA Dept of education, conducting workshops to train teachers in the Community of Inquiry/P4C pedagogy.  Their efforts were such that Read More ... - [Languages Word Cloud](https://sapea.net/cloud/) - [Events](https://sapea.net/events/): 2026 MAR 5 PHILOSOPHY IN THE PUB 5:30PM BOOK JUN 4 PHILOSOPHY IN THE PUB 5:30PM BOOK JUL 13,14 FAPSA CONFERENCE SINGAPORE BOOK AUG 27 PHILOSOPHY IN THE PUB & SAPEA AGM 5:30PM BOOK TBA MIDDLE SCHOOL COMUNITY OF INQUIRY DAY ALL SCHOOLS BOOK NOV 19 PHILOSOPHY IN THE PUB 5:30PM BOOK Community of Inquiry Days Special days to bring your class along to learn about and engage in the Community of Inquiry.  A whole day for either Middle School of Senior. find out more FAPSA MasterClass Webinar Series A fantastic series of professional learning workshops online at an amazing Read More ... - [My account](https://sapea.net/my-account/) - [Checkout](https://sapea.net/checkout/) - [Cart](https://sapea.net/cart/) - [Bibliography](https://sapea.net/bibliography/): Reccommended Reading Journals NewPhilosopher Magazine Educational Philosophy and Theory ICPIC Journal: Childhood and Philosophy Journal of Applied Philosophy Philosophy Now Teaching Philosophy The Philosopher Think, Philosophy for Everyone Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children Add Your Heading Text HereMany of the books by Phil Cam and other great educators are available from ACER - [Articles](https://sapea.net/articles/): Online Articles “Play-Doh To Plato, A Case For Teaching Philosophy To Young Kids“, Caroline Stevan, LE TEMPS, 133, English edition, 18:02:17“Want to improve NAPLAN scores? Teach children philosophy”, Adam Piovarchy and Laura D’Olimpio, The Conversation, August 30, 2016“How to teach … philosophy: Philosophy can be a difficult subject to teach. The Guardian Teacher Network has plenty of resources to help pupils get to grips with it”, Emily Drabble, 30 July 2013, The Guardian Teachers’ Network“For a Better Society, Teach Philosophy in High Schools“, Michael Shammas, 12/26/2012 Huffington Post  - [Lesson Ideas](https://sapea.net/lesson-ideas/) - [Resources](https://sapea.net/resources/): The SACE (South Australian Certificate of Education) Philosophy Minisitehttps://www.sace.sa.edu.au/web/philosophy/homeInstitute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Childrenhttp://www.montclair.edu/cehs/academics/centers-and-institutes/iapc/index.htmlThe International Council of Philosophical Inquiry with Childrenhttp://icpic.org/Victorian Association for Philosophy in Schoolshttp://www.vaps.vic.edu.au/The Royal Institute of Philosophy: Philosophy in Schoolshttp://royalinstitutephilosophy.org/funding-education/philosophy-in-schools/The Philosophy Foundationhttp://www.philosophy-foundation.org/PLATO; Philosophy learning and teaching organisationhttp://plato-philosophy.org/getting-started/teaching-high-school-philosophy/The Critical Thinking Community, Researchhttp://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/index-of-articles/research-in-critical-thinking/577The American Association for Philosophy Teachershttps://philosophyteachers.org/ - [Initiatives](https://sapea.net/initiatives/): SAPEA in the Gallery SAPEA is developing several exciting initiatives with community partners. Our major community partner is the Art Gallery of South Australia. We are very excited to be working with them to develop programmes that inspire critical thinking and learning for students and teachers. Why Philosophy in the Art Gallery? “Philosophy” is literally, the love of wisdom. More than this, though, philosophy is about the pursuit of deeper knowledge about all things, as well as a methodology to undertake these pursuits. In P4wC education we talk about there being two parts to philosophy; Big ‘P’, which is the formal Read More ... - [In-School Student Workshops](https://sapea.net/in-school-student-workshops/): WE COME TO YOU SAPEA offers a unique opportunity for one of our accredited trainers to come out to your school and spend a double lesson training your class in the Community of Inquiry (CoI). This is a great way to prepare for a Community of Inquiry event as well as bring some exciting new practices to your teaching. Over the double lesson your class will engage in 3 activities designed to introduce CoI skills and inspire confidence in students to think critically and creatively in a collaborative environment. ** SPECIAL OFFER ** All new schools who register for one Read More ... - [Community of Inquiry Day](https://sapea.net/community-of-inquiry-day/): MIDDLE SCHOOL  COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY DAY  27th November 2025 Held at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Theme: Freedom vs Security  Students from years 7, 8 & 9 A fun day for students to explore the gallery and meet students from around the state. Students share in creative and thoughtful discussions using critical thinking activities, responding to artworks in the Art Gallery of SA. ​No experience in community of inquiry is needed… Just a passion for talking about ideas! Ideal for gifted student classes, HaSS or art classes. Book Now SENIOR SCHOOL  COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY DAY     10th April 2025 Theme: Freedom Read More ... - [Community of Inquiry](https://sapea.net/community-of-inquiry/): The Community Of Inquiry: It’s Processes and Benefits Welcome to a community where critical, creative, collaborative and caring thinking form the underlying structures of learning. We at SAPEA are a community of educators who work to implement this vision in all out teaching opportunities. https://youtu.be/NbbAwd-g4jM In broad pedagogical terms a lesson progression looks like this: Step 1 | A stimulus is given Step 2 | Students generate questions prompted by the stimulus Step 3 | Students choose one question and discuss their thoughts.  Step 4 | Students reflect on the discussion and how their thinking has changed Educational outcomes for Read More ... - [Facilitator Training](https://sapea.net/facilitator-training/): Facilitator Training Held several times a year, these 3 hour workshops give teachers an introduction to how to manage a Community of Inquiry activity. The Community of Inquiry is an empowering practice for teachers and students that nurtures critical thinking, understanding of argument structure, collaborative learning, caring behaviour and creativity.We introduce how a CoI works and what the role of the teacher is in facilitating that activity. Our workshops build confidence and skills in the Community of Inquiry.These workshops are a great introduction to this powerful and transformative teaching practice.  Teachers receive a certificate of attendance. $150 for working teachers, $50 Read More ... - [Our PD Journal](https://sapea.net/our-pd-journal/): All Australian teachers are required to engage in Professional Development and Professional Learning. At SAPEA we offer great opportunities for teachers to engage with a range of PD & PL. We have started to document some of our shared experiences in this Online PD Journal. We encourage you to use our reflections to stimulate similar discussions in your own settings.    We recommend that an essential part of your Professional Learning is developing a; 1. Personal Learning Plan Take a look at some of the excellent advice on offer. This video from the Teaching Channel is a great place to start. 2. Maintaining Read More ... - [P4C Certification](https://sapea.net/p4c-certification/): P4C (Philosophy For Children) Introductory Certificate The foundational skills developed through philosophical thinking and Community of Inquiry are critical to every area of a young person’s life. Philosophical thinking capabilities have benefits to students right now, as well as into the future. As Professor Stephen Mumford argues “philosophy has a low floor, but a high ceiling.” In other words, anyone and everyone can do it. This course aims to build teachers’ knowledge and confidence in using this pedagogy for maximum impact with students. Lead Instructor:Lorelei Siegloff BA(hons) BVA(hons) M.Teach Lorelei is a lecturer in philosophy for education at Charles Sturt University. Read More ... - [Philosophy in the Pub](https://sapea.net/pip/): Philosophy in the Pub is a great chance for teachers to get together to share their practice and experiences with peers.Connect with other philosophy, inquiry, democratic and dialogic pedagogy advocates – grab a drink or a meal – engage in the amazing world of Philosophy for Children through talks and interactive sessions from all levels of schooling.We Meet at the: Prince Albert Hotel, 254 Wright Street, Adelaide, SA 5000. Attendance is free, but booking is essential. 2026 TERM 1, March 5th, 5:30-7pm Come and meet other members and discuss ideas in education and philosophy. Session Presenter, James Schofield BOOK NOW TERM 2, June 4th, 5:30-7pm Read More ... - [Contact](https://sapea.net/contact/): Please contact us if you have any queries about the association, our activities or projects.  [forminator_form id=”230″] - [Policies](https://sapea.net/policies/): As an incorporated entity who works in education SAPEA takes its responsibilities to members and the public seriously. To guide all our interactions we have adopted the following policies and action plans.  Safeguarding Including Child Protection and Workplace Bullying  SAPEA Safeguarding Policy 1 Nov 2019 SAPEA Safeguarding Incident Response Plan 1 Nov 2019 SAPEA Safeguarding Reporting Form   Conflicts of Interest   SAPEA Conflict of Interest Policy 1 Nov 2019 SAPEA Register of Interests 1 Nov 2019 Ethics SA TRB Code of Ethics   Privacy Including Online and Real World  SAPEA Privacy Policy 1 Nov 2019   Contact the Safeguarding Officer Read More ... - [Committee](https://sapea.net/committee/): Chair   Liam Goodfellow Deputy Chair/Education Officer   Lorelei Siegloff Secretary   Deanne Bullen Treasurer   Vincent Paul/Brigid Symonds General Member   Vace Vigliante General Member   Matthew Key - [Membership](https://sapea.net/membership/): Join Us * Your membership entitles you to receive discounts for attending events and training for both SAPEA and FAPSA. * We meet once a term for a Philosophy in the Pub to discuss a topic with a prepared stimulus from which we encourage members to develop teaching resources that are shared with the community. * We also hold an annual Dinner for our AGM, which is a great networking opportunity. * As a SAPEA member you also have access to an international network of events and expertise through our affiliation with FAPSA. Institutional Membership * Institutional members have access Read More ... - [About Us](https://sapea.net/about-us/): Mission SAPEA is a professional organisation that is committed to actively promoting critical, creative and caring thinking.  We support and advocate for educators who foster communities of inquiry; where learners engage in imagination, analysis and innovation to develop dispositions for ethical action.   sapea_constitution_2014  SAPEA is an Associate of the Federation of Asia-Pacific Philosophy in Schools Association.  Aims 1) To foster genuine, rational inquiry in classrooms, through the introduction of programmes which integrate philosophical thinking into all areas of the curriculum.  Such thinking is represented by the Australian Curriculum General Capabilities, critical and creative thinking and ethical understanding. 2) To introduce Read More ... - [Home](https://sapea.net/): WELCOME The South Australian Philosophy in Education Association is a professional teachers’ association. Philosophy Subject Content SAPEA supports teachers who are interested in the pedagogy of Community of Inquiry and the subject of philosophy through; Practice-based events Mentoring Subject resources Networking with other philosophy teachers Community of Inquiry Pedagogy  SAPEA also supports teachers who are interested in the pedagogy of Community of Inquiry. Our aim is to foster genuine, rational dialogic inquiry in classrooms through the introduction of programs which integrate philosophical thinking across all disciplines, applying; Critical & Creative thinking strategies Dialogue Inquiry thinking Strategies Collaborative Thinking and Ethical Read More ... [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)