Teacher Training 2025 and 2026

VAPS INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY - 2025

FAPSA TEACHER EDUCATOR COURSE - 2026

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR OTHER 2025 TRAINING OFFERINGS

2025 Term 4 - Introduction to Community of Inquiry - Preston High School

Day One - October 26th - Preston HS

Day Two - November 9th - Preston HS

Day Three - November 16th - CBD - usually Ian Potter Gallery or Melbourne Museum

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Contact Bonnie Zuidland for further enquiries.

FAPSA TEACHER EDUCATOR COURSE

JANUARY 12-15 SYDNEY 2026

This FAPSA-accredited residential workshop is run over four days at Newington College, Sydney. It is delivered by qualified FAPSA educators, Vanya Kovach (New Zealand) and Bonnie Zuidland (VAPS, Victoria), as well as other guest presenters and is endorsed by the UNESCO Chair on the Practice of Philosophy with Children, based at the Université de Nantes in France.

FACILITATED FAPSA CERTIFIED TEACHER EDUCATORS:

Bonnie Zuidland: Bonnie is a secondary teacher with over 19 years of experience in the classroom. She currently teaches philosophy at Ballarat HS. She has been a VAPS and FAPSA teacher trainer and curriculum developer for 10 years, with a focus on the Ethical Capabilities. She regularly presents at conferences on Community of Inquiry and issues surrounding P4C, philosophical dialogue and ethics in the classroom. She has taught Critical Thinking in the Curriculum at the University of Melbourne and a version of the Introduction to Community of Inquiry to teachers in Hong Kong.

Vanya Kovach: Vanya Kovach has been a Teacher Educator in philosophical inquiry in schools since 1996. She is Coordinator and Professional Development Leader for Philosophy for Children New Zealand (P4CNZ). Vanya taught Philosophy at the University of Auckland for 29 years, and for P4CNZ, she runs Introductory and Advanced Workshops with fellow NZ-based Teacher Educators, and for FAPSA, contributes to Teacher Educator Workshops.

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INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY and ADVANCED PRACTICE - 2026 - EXPRESSION OF INTERESTS

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