Philosophy Clubs
For high school students
Philosophy with Peers
What is art? What is freedom and are you free? Is anything really, truly good? What does it mean to be a good friend?
Do you want a space for respectful debate on these and similar questions with your peers? To hear different viewpoints on these topics, and work out where others are coming from?
Join a philosophy club.
Philosophy Clubs
At a philosophy club, you will discuss some of life’s Big Questions (which ones are up to you!) with your peers in a conversation guided by someone trained in philosophy. A philosophy club typically meets once a week, or once every other week; for every meeting, there is usually some small reading assignment (picked in collaboration with the facilitator) together with a guiding question. (Looking for a club with no reading? We can also do that!)
Adventures in Thinking facilitates two kinds of philosophy clubs: virtual philosophy clubs and school-based philosophy clubs (see below).
Virtual Philosophy Clubs
Virtual philosophy clubs are held on Zoom with high school students from around the country. To join (or start) a virtual philosophy club with us, all you have to do is fill out a short form where you describe the questions you are most interested in and when you are available to meet; we’ll connect you with a group of similarly interested high school students and one of our facilitators.
If this sounds interesting to you, simply email us.
School Philosophy Clubs
Adventures in Thinking is happy to facilitate a school-based philosophy club with other students at your school. (At the moment, this service is only available for Houston, Dallas, St. Louis, and Providence area schools.)
If you are interested in starting an in-person club, reach out to an interested teacher at your school and have them contact us. We are happy to provide on-site facilitators before, during, and after school.
If you would like assistance in reaching out to a teacher, if you are a teacher who wants to reach out to us, or if you are curious but not sure you want to start such a club at your school, we’re happy to meet with you to discuss!
Images: Rene Magritte, Golconda (at the Menil Gallery, Houston); a scene from The Good Place; stock photo; M.C. Escher, Drawing Hands