Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization

The Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization (PLATO) is a U.S. non-profit membership organization established in 2010 by a committee of the American Philosophical Association to promote philosophy to K-12 students. An advocate for the Philosophy for Children movement, PLATO became an independent 501(c)(3) organization in 2012 and merged with the Center for Philosophy for Children in Seattle in 2022. As a member of the UNESCO Chair program "Practices of Philosophy with Children," PLATO maintains affiliations with the University of Nantes and the University of Washington, as well as other institutions.

Notable Initiatives

 * The Philosophers-in-Residence program
 * A database of philosophical lesson plans called "The Philosophy Toolkit"
 * Multiple grant opportunities to support precollegiate access to philosophy

PLATO also sponsors two journals:
 * Precollege Philosophy and Public Practice, edited by Kristopher G. Phillips
 * Questions: Philosophy for Young People, edited by Ariel Sykes and Stone Addington