Until recently philosophy for children in New Zealand was isolated to a few scattered schools around the country. Now the Philosophy for Children Association of New Zealand (P4CNZ) has been formed and the number of schools involved with philosophy for children is expanding. It is now possible for schools and teachers to get training in philosophy for children teaching in New Zealand. P4CNZ can provide teacher education recognised by the Federation of Australasian Philosophy for Children Associations and conducted by trainers with certification from that organisation.  However, as of 2006, only one fully qualified P4C teacher educator is active in New Zealand.

To keep up to date with training and special events, subscribe to our googlegroup on the Newsletter page.

Professional development programmes for teachers
Organisation of conferences and workshops
Monthly community of inquiry for interested adults (when numbers permit)
Research and development of materials for philosophy for children
Liaison with other organisations in Australia and overseas
Quarterly newsletter for members of the association

P4CNZ also maintains a lending library of P4C materials, available to members only.  The library list can be found on the "Resources" page.

You can become a member of P4CNZ by filling in the form on the right. The membership fee is $30 per year (waged) and $20 per year (unwaged). For further information about P4CNZ, contact Vanya Kovach:

Email: v.kovach@auckland.ac.nz

If you would like to join P4C, simply print this page, fill in the form below and send with payment ($30 waged, $20 unwaged) to:

P4CNZ
c/- Vanya Kovach

Philosophy Department

University of Auckland

Private Bag 92019

Auckland

New Zealand

Cheques should be made out to "P4CNZ".

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