Register for the Livestream of the National Symposium for Classical Education This Week!

Great Hearts Institute February 21, 2023 -

This week, more than 750 classical educators, school leaders, and families will join 70+ scholars, philanthropists, and leaders of the classical renewal at the Phoenix Convention Center for the 2023 National Symposium for Classical Education. Attendees at the Phoenix Convention Center on Wednesday, February 22nd through Friday, February 24th will have access to the full suite of specialist panels and workshops.

Seats at the event are filled and registration to attend in person is no longer available, but you can still have access to every plenary session and lunch panel live, completely free of charge, from the comfort of your own home or office. While it does not give you the same experience as participating in person, this free feature will keep you from missing out on some amazing conversations from some dynamic leaders in the field.

Register for online viewing here.
Learn more about the sessions available to view online here.

The National Symposium for Classical Education is an annual conference that brings scholars and school leaders, teachers, and parents into conversation to enrich and deepen each other’s understanding of the liberal arts in K-12 classical education. With both lectures, workshops, and chances to informally mingle, the Symposium provides school leaders and master teachers with some of the best thought on the subjects under consideration.

Plenary speakers include poet and writer, Dana Gioia, who was recently interviewed on the VIRTUE Podcast; Headmistress and Co-Founder of Michaela Community School in Wembley, London and Chair of Social Mobility Commission, Katharine Birbalsingh, who was also featured on the VIRTUE Podcast; Great Hearts own co-founder and Chief Academies Officer, Daniel Scoggin; and co-founder of The Hope Institute, Liz Huntley. The vast topics include poetry, math and science, leadership, storytelling, drama, and culture. There is something for everyone at the diverse workshops, panels, and discussions. You can view the complete program here.

This year’s Symposium will focus on tradition as a way of knowing—indeed, the means by which we acquire knowledge of any domain. Our goal this year is to communicate to every participant the fundamental value of tradition as it informs the classical liberal arts model of education. With thoughtful attention to notions of Western civilization, culture, classical, and tradition, we will deepen our understanding of the “the Great Tradition.”

This remarkable assembling of this magnitude is all due to the hardworking team at the Great Hearts Institute, led by Executive Director, Dr. Robert L. Jackson, Ph.D. For more information, visit www.greathearts.institute or reach out to us at symposium@greathearts.institute.

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