terra symposium
Teach critical thinking and ethics through crises simulations
Students debate through high-stakes crises, responding to news excerpts, emergency calls, and approval ratings.
FAQs
Why is philosophy important?
Philosophical inquiry strengthens skills across discipline, from reading to arithmetic to problem-solving Millett & Tapper, 2011
Students also exhibit reduced anxiety, improving confidence and classroom participation Trickey & Topping, 2007
Who is this for?
Educators who want to enrich and challenge their students. Whether you’re integrating ethics into your instruction, or have a dedicated philosophy curriculum — help them ask better questions, explore different ways of thinking, and express ideas clearly and critically.
Who are we?
AIIA iAward Winner
Starting as two Year 7 students debating ethics, expanding into a 60-student club, during COVID we digitalised into applied-ethics simulations. Our inaugural war ethics run had an electric
reception, featuring
This award-winning project, reached the SMH , and sparked nationwide school requests. Now at UTS Startups, our mission is making critical thinking and communication accessible and engaging for all students.
Sydney Morning Herald
Good Weekend
So well considered it scooped a People’s Choice win […] knocking out well-funded, larger teams
Independence Vol. 47 No. 2
Journal of AHISA
The reception to the game has been close to rapturous
Innovation Aus
Commercial Discovery
[The iAward is] a ringing endorsement of what the young entrepreneurs have been trying to achieve.
Founder's Podcast
Insights and More
I love what you've done, there's nothing like making it [real] for a kid to engage.
Testimonials
… an engaging way to develop skills in critical thinking, collaboration, articulation and argumentation that have real world value.
Cheryl McArthur,Gifted Education TeacherIt was fun, and you had to work cohesively, and had to have great ideas and ways of overcoming challenges.
Joshua Clark,Student, Year 8Really engaging scenarios with links back to philosophical concepts … It's a very engaging way to explore some complex issues.
Dr. Alan Rome,Secondary TeacherReally can inform us many things like how some small decisions can make a big impact not only for decisions from governments for their citizens …
Richard,Student, Year 8