AAP 2026 CONFERENCE

The Centre for Critical Thinking and Ethics, Newington College has spearheaded a K-12 strategic approach to sharpening student’s critical thinking skills. Drawing from the Philosophy in Schools / P4C / and Teaching for Thinking pedagogical approaches, our initiative is spelled out in some detail in Jensen et al (2024). Due to (i) the detached nature of our sharable resources (ii) our growing suite of interschool events, and (iii) our professional learning programs, benefits of this initiative are felt both inside and outside the classrooms of Newington College, across Australia and indeed around the globe. This presentation will showcase aspects of our work, with particular focus on the classroom resources we have created to support student thinking, extending initial findings presented in Jensen & Giles (2023). As we are focused on the scalability and adjustability of our approach, we invite collaboration with other educators and researchers to work together toward refining practices in this critical area.