In 2015, the University of Hawai’i at Manoa official approved a p4cHI College of Education Endorsed Certificate. The purpose of this certificate process is to meet the growing demand for local, national, and international p4cHI practitioners by creating an institutional pathway for developing, verifying, and officially recognizing the quality of those practitioners. Designed to meet the needs and provide a service for students, professionals, researchers, and community members from a wide range of populations, the certificate requirements include courses in:

• PHIL492: Philosophy with Children, an introductory course to p4cHI
• PHIL 493: Teaching Philosophy, a supervised practicum in classrooms
• At least one additional 200 level or above philosophy course
• At least two additional College of Education courses
• One elective course form either philosophy or education must be 300 level or higher and a cumulative GPA of 2.5 for all courses must be achieved to count towards the certificate.

In addition, certificate program completers will also need to put together a professional portfolio that includes: the program application, PHIL 492 final project, one exemplar p4cHI lesson, one ten-minute p4cHI video clip, instructional commentary, two exemplar p4cHI student assessment samples, assessment commentary, formal observation feedback, a culminating final product and reflection, and record of public presentation.

Application Process

For UHM students, admissions requirements are: Graduate or Undergraduate status. For non-UH Mānoa students, admission requirements are: an AA or BA degree (or equivalent). Those students who do not wish to enroll in a degree program may register for the courses through Outreach College. All applicants must submit and/or complete the following during the p4cHI certificate program application process:

1. Post-secondary Transcript with a 2.0 GPA or higher;
2. Resume with up-to- date contact information, including email address;
3. Statement of Purpose, answering the question: What are the reasons you are pursuing a p4cHI UHM COE endorsed certificate?
4. Two Letters of Recommendation; and
5. Personal Interview

To apply: Please email pdf copies of the following items to Dr. Amber Strong Makaiau at amakaiau@hawaii.edu: (1.) Post-Secondary Transcript, (2.) Resume, and (3.) Statement of Purpose. Have your two letters of recommendation sent to this email address as well. Upon receipt of all the documents outlined in items I-IV, Dr. Makaiau will contact you via email to set up a date for your personal interview. If you need assistance throughout the interview process, please email Dr. Makaiau with your questions.

Note:
International students who are already physically present at UHM on a student visa and enrolled in a UHM degree program are welcome to take the certificate, provided they continue to be in compliance with their visa regulations. At the time being, we are unfortunately unable to offer the certificate to international applicants who are not ALREADY in the U.S. on an approved non-immigrant visa.

UH Manoa Philosophy Department

The Executive Director of the Uehiro Academy for PHilosophy and Ethics in Education, Dr. Thomas E. Jackson is a full time Specialist in the UHM Philosophy Department. In addition, other faculty in the Uehiro Academy work closely with the department on the development of programming, as course instructors, and as committee members for graduate degrees. Click here to learn more about the study opportunities and programs offered by the UHM Philosophy Department: http://hawaii.edu/phil/

UH Manoa College of Education

Dr. Amber Strong Makaiau and Dr. Chad Miller are full time Associate Specialists in the UHM College of Education Institute for Teacher Education Secondary Program. In addition, other faculty in the Uehiro Academy work closely with the COE (in a wide array of departments) on the development of programming, as course instructors, and as committee members for graduate degrees. Click here to learn more about the study opportunities and programs offered by the UHM College of Education: https://coe.hawaii.edu/

Uehiro Academy faculty work closely with the Hawai’i State Department of Education to offer p4cHI workshops and Professional Development and Educational Research Institute (PDERI) courses. To learn more about p4cHI PDERI opportunities, you can either contact Dr. Ben Lukey (lukey@hawaii.edu) or go to the HIDOE PDERI online portal and search for INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY FOR CHILDREN: https://iportal.k12.hi.us/pderi/. In addition, continue to check the Uehiro Academy home page for HIDEO workshop announcements.

To meet the growing worldwide interest in p4cHI, the UH Uehiro Academy is bringing together students, educators, and community members from across the world through our Summer Symposium. The 2023 Hybrid p4c Hawai’i Summer Symposium Series will take place on July 25 – September 23, 2023 via both online and in-person modules. . For more information please visit our Symposium website: https://www.studyp4chawaii.org/2023_hybrid_summer_symposium_series