P4C Texas in the News


Claire Katz, Education Professor Named Finalist For National Teaching Award (April 3, 2023) and Education Professor Prepares to Compete for National Teaching Award (August 22, 2023)

Katz among Finalists for Cherry Award in the Daily Nous (March 23, 2023)

Claire Katz named a finalist for Baylor University’s 2024 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching (March 22, 2023)

Philosophy for Children Texas wins the 2020 APA/PDC Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Philosophy Programs, awarded by the American Philosophical Association, APA Blog (January 6, 2021)

Philosophy Camps for Teens (guest post by Claire Katz), Daily Nous invites Claire Katz to share reflections on directing the Aggie School of Athens Summer Camp 5 years in a row (August 12, 2020)

Texas A&M Philosophy Camp Helps Students Think Outside the Box, The Eagle shows appreciation for Claire Katz’s 2019 P4C Summer Camp (June 13, 2019)

Texas A&M Undergrad Thesis Asserts Teaching Philosophy Can Strengthen Democracy, Texas A&M Today showcases Cora Drozd’s research on P4C (June 27, 2018)

Kids Engage with Deep Questions and Texas A&M University’s Philosophy Summer Camp, The Eagle celebrate’s Claire Katz’s P4C Summer Camp (June 16, 2018). The article is also reproduced and promoted by Texas A&M’s College of Liberal Arts here.

Texas A&M Facilitates Philosophy for Children Movement Among Youth, Teachers, interview with Claire Katz by Texas A&M Today about several P4C initiatives. (March 28, 2018)

KBTX: Philosophy Camp at Texas A&M a Big Hit with Middle and High School Students, interview with Claire Katz and Aggie School of Athens Class of 2016 former camper Olivia Conway over the upcoming 2017 camp.

Claire Katz appointed Ambassador to Philosophy Ireland.

PLATO: Pre-College Philosophy Summer Camp, interview with Claire Katz and Desirae Embree about the 2016 Aggie School of Athens Summer Camp (August 2016)

KBTX: Registration Open for A&M Philosophy Camp for Teens , interview with Claire Katz about the 2016 Aggie School of Athens Summer Camp (February 16, 2016)

Focus At Four: A&M Professor Says We Should Be Teaching Philosophy To Kids In School, interview with Claire Katz on the importance of P4C (July 29, 2015)

The Eagle: Texas A&M professor hoping to give students a head start with philosophy lessons, article in campus newspaper over the first P4C educator workshop  (July 19, 2015)

Texas A&M Today: Philosophy Professor Encourages Teaching Philosophy to Kids, article on campus website over the first P4C educator workshop (July 7, 2015)