Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization explained

Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization
Established:	2010
Leader Title:	Executive Director
Leader Name:	Jana Mohr Lone
Location:	Seattle
Affiliations:	American Philosophical Association, University of Washington

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
• , edited by Ariel Sykes and Stone Addington

External links

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

Notes and References

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