{"id":12,"date":"2022-04-05T05:58:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T05:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.philosothon.org\/site\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2022-05-26T05:47:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T05:47:21","slug":"about-what","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.philosothon.org\/site\/about-what\/","title":{"rendered":"About &#8211; What"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"what_is_a_philos\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_11342a-82\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_11342a-82\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style id=\"kb-column_0c33b7-25\">.kadence-column_0c33b7-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;}.kadence-column_0c33b7-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:var(--global-palette7, #EDF2F7);}.kadence-column_0c33b7-25{text-align:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_0c33b7-25\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading_742476-2c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_742476-2c\"><i class=\"fad fa-earth-asia fa-3x\"><\/i><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading_d10413-43 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_d10413-43\">What is a Philosothon?<\/h3>\n\n\n<style id=\"kb-advancedheading_40b5da-33\">.kt-adv-heading_40b5da-33[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_40b5da-33\"] a, .kt-adv-heading-link_40b5da-33{text-decoration:none;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading_40b5da-33 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading hls-none\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_40b5da-33\">A Philosothon is an event that encourages school students to investigate ethical and philosophical questions in the context of \u2018communities of inquiry\u2019. Participating in the event helps students to develop higher order thinking and communication skills through a series of discussions with students from other schools. These discussions are facilitated by philosophy teachers and adjudicated by a panel of educators. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philosothon.org\/site\/peter-worley-on-competition\/\">While there is an element of competition in a Philosothon, it aims to promote a sense of community by developing a shared understanding in a spirit of cooperation.<\/a> It also develops skills in inquiry-based learning, ethical reasoning, higher-order reflective thinking and a search for meaning through dialogue about open questions and contestable concepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading_5f7c30-28 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_5f7c30-28\">Students from throughout Australasia have a unique opportunity to engage with&nbsp;other students interested in philosophical inquiry. Eight students from each school&nbsp;participate over two days, (two aged 14, two aged 15, two aged&nbsp;16 &amp; two open year level students).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading_bd9eab-37 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_bd9eab-37\">Students participate in Community of&nbsp;Inquiries, one student from each school in each group. Eight groups occurred&nbsp;simultaneously. Each group has a facilitator and a judge. Each COI runs&nbsp;40 minutes.&nbsp;Invitations to participate in the Australasian Philosothon are sent to the winning schools from each regional Philosothon.<\/p>\n\n\n<style id=\"kb-advancedheading_31563a-82\">.kt-adv-heading_31563a-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_31563a-82\"] a, .kt-adv-heading-link_31563a-82{text-decoration:none;}<\/style>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philosothon\" class=\"kb-advanced-heading-link kt-adv-heading-link_31563a-82 hls-none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><p class=\"kt-adv-heading_31563a-82 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_31563a-82\">Read more about Philosothons on Wikipedia <i class=\"fad fa-arrow-right-long\"><\/i><\/p><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading_35f3bc-b2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_35f3bc-b2\"><strong>Dr Kaz Bland &#8211;&nbsp;Organiser<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a Philosothon? 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