{"id":13553,"date":"2013-09-10T14:39:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T21:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.philosophyforchildren.org\/exciting-initiatives-for-2013-14\/"},"modified":"2013-09-10T14:39:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-10T21:39:00","slug":"exciting-initiatives-for-2013-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/exciting-initiatives-for-2013-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Exciting Initiatives for 2013-14!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-dPc-s55snFY\/Ui-Q8Smf7pI\/AAAAAAAAAnA\/dXolIN0qMGU\/s1600\/images.jpeg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-dPc-s55snFY\/Ui-Q8Smf7pI\/AAAAAAAAAnA\/dXolIN0qMGU\/s400\/images.jpeg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>How can summer be over already?<\/p>\n<p>The compensation is all of the exciting projects going on this fall!<\/p>\n<p><b>In the Northwest:<\/b><br \/>The first philosopher-in-residence program in Seattle begins at John Muir Elementary School this month &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/nwcenter\/aboutuwphilosophersintheschools.html#residence\">http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/nwcenter\/aboutuwphilosophersintheschools.html#residence<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first Washington State High School Ethics Bowl will be held at the University of Washington on Saturday February 1 &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/nwcenter\/ethicsbowl.html\">http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/nwcenter\/ethicsbowl.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Center website has been revitalized, and includes over 80 lesson plans for using children&#8217;s literature to inspire philosophy discussions, games and activities, and more!&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/nwcenter\/index.html\">http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/nwcenter\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>And nationally:<\/b><br \/>PLATO (Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization) has announced three awards for K-12 philosophy teachers!&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/new-annual-plato-awards-for-teachers\/\">https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/new-annual-plato-awards-for-teachers\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>PLATO is also sponsoring a high school essay contest &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/plato-2013-14-high-school-essay-contest\/\">https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/plato-2013-14-high-school-essay-contest\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A new pre-college philosophy initiative, modeled after the UW Center for Philosophy for Children, is launching at the University of Chicago this fall &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/grahamschool.uchicago.edu\/news\/launch-of-the-university-of-chicago-winning-words-initiative\">https:\/\/grahamschool.uchicago.edu\/news\/launch-of-the-university-of-chicago-winning-words-initiative<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>The K-12 philosophy movement is growing!<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can summer be over already? 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