Dr. J featured in the Progressive Philosophy & Pedagogy Blog

Dr. Jackson, or “Dr. J”, has recently been featured on the Hanahauʻoli school Progressive Philosophy & Pedagogy Blog.  In addition to being our director, Dr. J has been the pioneer of p4c in Hawaiʻi. In the blog post, co-written by Dr. Makaiau, they talk about his story with p4c and the ideologies and practices that it represents and teaches.

Click here to read.

What School Could Be in Hawaiʻi Podcast featuring Dr. Miller

The What School Could Be in Hawaiʻi podcast, hosted by Josh Reppun, is a Oʻahu based podcast on education. The podcast features leaders and innovators in education and has them share their stories and thoughts. This week, Dr. Miller was featured on the podcast where he shared about himself and about p4c Hawaiʻi.

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p4c Hawaiʻi presented in Zürich!

Dr. Thomas Jackson, Director of the UHM Uehiro Academy, shared in a conference for the University College of Teacher Education in Zürich, Switzerland. In the conference, titled “Philosophizing with Children and Adolescents,” Dr. Jackson, as well as Drs. Chad Miller and Amber Makaiau of the Uehiro Academy, shared about p4cHI and its application in schools to build mindfulness.

Click here and here to view recordings of the conference.

Hanahauʻoli School Workshop on Building Community ft. Dr. Jones

Dr. Tammy Jones will be hosting a 2-day online workshop through The Professional Development Center at Hanahauʻoli School on December 4th and 11th. In addition to being a Project Coordinator for PLACES Hawaiʻi, Jones has been working with the Uehiro academy since 2003, learning and promoting p4cHI. The workshop, titled “I to ʻAe,” aims to build an intellectually safe community for teachers to discuss and learn about p4c and other methods of improving community in classrooms. Click here to register.

A Progressive Educator’s Poem

Royce Bowman, a candidate of the UHM Progressive Philosophy and Pedagogy Masters program, shared a poem that was published in the Progressive Philosophy & Pedagogy Blog. His poem, “On Doing Philosophy With Children,” shares his reflections working as a preschool teacher at UHM Children’s Center teaching p4c.

A critical thinker, confident, kind
Society improves through this type of mind
For it starts at the bottom and spreads to above
This educational approach that is centered around love

Read the full poem here.

2021 Virtual Summer Symposium

The UH Uehiro Academy successfully hosted its virtual 2021 Summer Symposium Uehiro with more than 20 participants representing four countries and seven time zones.  You can read some of the reflections from the symposium here and sign up for the Symposium mailing list at www.studyp4chawaii.org.

Hanahauʻoli School panel on Progressive Philosophy in Present Times Featuring p4c

On July 9th, 2021, Hanahauʻoli school held a panel of thought leaders featuring Uehiro Academy’s Dr. Makaiau and Dr. Miller serving as facilitators. The other panelists were “Theresa Squires Collins of the Progressive Education Network and Saint Paul Academy & Summit School, Dr. Masato Ishida of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Department of Philosophy, Chris McNutt of the Human Restoration Project, and Dr. Manulani Aluli Meyer of the University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu.” The panel was viewed by educators, philosophers, and community members from around the world, along with participants of UHM Progressive Philosophy and Pedagogy program and the P4C Hawaiʻi Summer Symposium.  Click here to view the Progressive Philosophy & Pedagogy Blog article on the panel.

HERN Fellows & Advisors’ Presentations Featuring Dr. Makaiau

The Uehiro Academy’s Dr. Makaiau alongside PhD student Jianhui Zhang shared in the April 2021 HERN Fellows and Advisors’ Presentations. Hawaiʻi Education Research Network (HERN), is an organization that works to “develop a statewide prioritized education agenda by increasing research activity around research topics of shared interest and mutual benefit”. Click here to learn more about HERN. Dr. Makaiau and HERN fellow Zhang presented data collected at Waikīkī Elementary heavily involving p4c titled “Waikīkī Elementary School HIDOE Bright Spot Portrait Project”.

Click here to watch the presentation

Hanahau’oli Teachers Teaching Teachers Philosophy Event

Hanahau’oli Teachers Teaching Teachers Philosophy Event

We’re bringing the Hanahau’oli School Professional Development Center directly to you in this unprecedented time of change. Join us for one of our upcoming online events and connect with peers across the country to navigate through our new professional landscape together.
For more information or to register, click here.

2021 Virtual Symposium Registration Now Open!

2021 Virtual Symposium Registration Now Open!

Please sign in on the p4c Hawai’i Symposium website to learn more, receive updates, and register.