The course emphasises how philosophical ideas about education have developed over a considerable time from the ancient Greeks to contemporary woke ideology. The course especially provides an examination from a Catholic perspective of the implications for education of a broad range of philosophies of education. It also explores contemporary developments in the theory and practice of Catholic education to better understand their scope and nature. The course examines how the unifying anthropology of Catholic education enables Catholic educational institutions to serve within the diversity of contemporary society by avoiding the extremes of religious exclusivism and fundamentalism, on the one hand, and relativism and individualism, on the other. The course is comprised of lectures and student-led seminars with the following learning outcomes. Students will be able to: Discuss the relationship between theory, philosophy and educational practice; Discuss different philosophies as they relate to the aims of Catholic education; Discuss the strengths and limitations of various philosophies of education for Catholic institutions; Describe the historical context of the various philosophies and the pros and cons for a Catholic philosophy of education.