Gold Coast North Cluster

Philosophy in the classroom

Gold Coast North Cluster, Queensland

• Bellevue Park State School
• Oxenford State School
• Southport State High School
• Upper Coomera State College

The focus of this project is to implement Philosophy in the Classroom across a P–12 school cluster and develop a learning framework to align philosophical classroom discussions to the nine Values for Australian Schooling.

Project objectives:

1. Promote awareness of The National Framework for Values Education (2005) as they relate to classroom practice;
2. Engage parents/care givers and community groups as partners in this values education project;
3. Provide an opportunity for staff, students and parents/care givers to clarify values and beliefs that underlie practices and identify values to be fostered through Philosophy in the Classroom program;
4. Skill teachers in implementing Philosophy in the Classroom and engage them in a reflective process involving mentoring and collegial coaching;
5. Build student social skills and ethical responsibilities by engaging them in philosophical discussions within Philosophy in the Classroom lessons;
6. Develop a whole school P–12 integrated learning framework that will align philosophical classroom discussions to the Nine Values for Australian schooling.

Final Report

Stage 1 Of the Values Education Good Practice Schools Project has now been completed. An extract from Implementing the  National  Framework  for  Values  Education  in  Australian  Schools:  Report  of  the  Values  Education  Good  Practice  Schools  Project  –  Stage  1:  Final  Report  September  2006 for Gold Coast North Cluster can be downloaded as a PDF document.