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Are you for real?
Yes, I’m a philosophy student, and yes, that chair is real. There is that point in every dinner party when, before the wine has had a chance to...
One laptop per pacific child
An innovative global project to bring low-cost, low-powered laptops to children in developing countries is tackling the growing digital divide,...
Primary Ethics
Following a successful pilot program and evaluation in 2010, the Centre is delighted that its ethics in schools program has now been endorsed by the...
Opting in: a review of the final 2010 iq2 debate
The so-called “populist and uninformed debate” raging in the media was tamed into a civilised, intelligent and entertaining debate on the...
Religion, politics and school community
This year has produced a number of sobering lessons about the intersection between religion and politics, writes Simon Longstaff. As some will know,...
Why opponents of ethics education in schools are wrong
This year has produced a number of sobering lessons about the intersection between religion and politics. As some will know, St James Ethics Centre...
Why I volunteered
Kate Lark volunteered for the ethics complement to scripture pilot project because she wanted to contribute to her son’s school. Living Ethics...
Ten myths about the ethics complement to scripture
There has been much discussion in the media about the ethics complement to scripture pilot program. Teresa Russell tackles some of the myths. Myth 1...
Ethics in schools
In the past few months, St James Ethics Centre and the NSW Federation of Parents and Citizens Associations have begun to roll out a pilot program...
Towards an ethics-based complement scripture in NSW primary schools
Did you know that children whose parents make a conscientious decision to have their children opt out of special religious education (SRE) in NSW...
She died with a cappuccino on her lips
Ethics is 'bubbling' in the health and education domains. Two years ago it was rare for professionals from either of these areas to contact the...
Religious education in schools
Every week, for an hour, a selection of New South Wales state primary school students sit idle. Some children are required to wait outside the...
Commercialisation of education
It is just over a decade since I first encountered Ronald Bartlett's (i) compelling thesis that higher education should be directed towards securing...
Training to be an Ethics Counsellor
When I saw the advertisement for people interested in becoming volunteer ethics counsellors, it struck a chord in me and I immediately called to...
In whose hands does the future lie?
Might I begin by thanking the school community for extending to me the honour of delivering the second in this series of Webber lectures? Although I...
What is ethics education or training?
Contents: Introduction Current significance What is ethics? A brief summation Ethics education/training The content of a program The training...
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