About us

The Think Fun team combines scholarly expertise, a commitment to thinking and community-building with our love of working with children

Think Fun

Emerging out of the creative and committed cross-fertilisation of philosophy practioners, Think Fun aims to create an environment in which children have fun and think simultaneously.

Thinking is something that needs to be learned! It doesn’t just happen!

Our annual summer camps have been welcoming many campers and practitioners from all over the world who want to experience our philosophically-based curricula. The design and implementation is supervised by our founder and CEO Dr. Susan Gardner, graduate of Oxford University, Philosophy Professor at Capilano University and Director of The Vancouver Institute of Philosophy for Children (VIP4C).

The road to successful THINK FUN camps?

Our Team

Founder & CEO

SUSAN GARDNER

The goal of the THINK FUN CAMPS, of which Dr. Susan Gardner is the director, is to fire up kids to the power of thought. Dr. Sue is a philosophy professor at Capilano University and the founding director of the Vancouver Institute of Philosophy for Children (VIP4C).

Founder & CEO

SUSAN GARDNER

The goal of the THINK FUN CAMPS, of which Dr. Susan Gardner is the director, is to fire up kids to the power of thought. Dr. Sue is a philosophy professor at Capilano University and the founding director of the Vancouver Institute of Philosophy for Children (VIP4C).

ANASTASIA ANDERSON

Assistant Director

Anastasia has been a faculty member at University of Fraser Valley for the past 16 years and was the head of the UFV Philosophy Department.

ARTHUR WOLF

Educational Director

Arthur is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of British Columbia combining philosophy, psychology and pedagogy.

LIZZY WILSON

Operations Manager

Lizzy has a philosophy degree and is focussed on cultivating the immense potential in children for critical and creative thinking.

ANASTASIA ANDERSON

Assistant Director Anastasia is the current head of the University of the Fraser Valley Philosophy Department and has been a faculty member at UFV for the past 16 years.

ARTHUR WOLF

Educational Director Arthur is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of British Columbia combining philosophy, (neuro)psychology and pedagogy.

LIZZY WILSON

Operations Manager Lizzy has a philosophy degree and is focussed on cultivating the immense potential in children for critical and creative thinking.

Think Fun Community

Meet Our Counsellors

All have gone through intensive training by the Vancouver Institute for Philosophy with Children (VIP4C)

Alex Newby

Alex is head counsellor at Think Fun and a graduate in philosophy. Read More

Kai Michael-Mikhail

Kai is head counsellor at The Thinking Playground.

Josh Friesen

Josh is head counsellor at Think Fun. Read More

Ethan Belcourt-Lowe

Ethan is assistant to the head counsellor. Read More

Zak Youssef

Zak is assistant to the head counsellor. Read More

Misha Arthur

Misha is assistant to the head counsellor. Read More

Marianne Prins

Marianne is assistant to the head counsellor. Read More

Cody Dumas

Cody is assistant to the head counsellor. Read More

Amanda

Amanda is a counsellor. Read More

Kayla

Kayla is a volunteer.

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