International Council of
Philosophical Inquiry with Children
An innovative educational approach dedicated to promoting ciritical, creative and caring thinking skills in children and teens through philosophical inquiry in the form of collaborative dialogues and reflections
Connect and collaborate with P4wC practitioners and researchers from around the world! ICPIC membership spans over 63 countries, 24 languages and 35 international organizations.
Dr. Arie Kizel is a professor of philosophy of education at the Faculty of Education at the University of Haifa. He is the founder and the head of The Israeli Academic Forum for Philosophy with Children. His research and academic writing area are: philosophy of education, philosophy for/with children, curriculum and textbooks, and study of social groups’ narratives. He was the head of the Israeli-German commission for textbooks research (2010-2015).
Dr. Susan Gardner is a philosophy professor at Capilano University and the founding director of the Vancouver Institute of Philosophy for Children (VIP4C). She is the director of Think Fun Philosophy Camps, which aim to fire up kids through the power of thought. She has also worked with Enable Consulting to produce the Tinker Thinkers app based on her university-level critical thinking book Thinking Your Way to Freedom: A Guide to Owning Your Own Practical Reasoning.
Dr. Maughn Rollins Gregory is professor of educational foundations at Montclair State University, where he succeeded Matthew Lipman as the director of the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children in 2001. He holds a JD as well as a PhD in philosophy. He is co-editor of the Routledge International Handbook of Philosophy for Children (Routledge, 2016) and the Philosophy for Children Founders series with Routledge.
