The Great Hearts Institute is renewing the tradition of classical liberal arts education by building a vibrant community of educators who seek to unite intellectual rigor with moral excellence. We are dedicated to the education and formation of young hearts and minds through research, collaboration, and support for the great conversation, which cultivates the capacity to seek wisdom, discern what is good, and delight in and even create what is beautiful.
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The National Symposium for Classical Education is the premier annual gathering dedicated to advancing classical, liberal arts education. Hosted by the Great Hearts Institute, the Symposium brings together educators, school leaders, scholars, and supporters from across the country to share ideas, research, and best practices that strengthen the classical tradition in K–12 schools.
Over three days, attendees engage in keynote lectures, panel discussions, and interactive workshops led by nationally recognized voices in education, philosophy, and the humanities. The event fosters a vibrant exchange of perspectives on how the pursuit of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty shapes students both academically and morally. The Symposium serves as a national forum to build community among classical educators, provide practical resources for schools, and inspire renewed commitment to forming thoughtful, virtuous young people prepared for lives of learning and leadership.
On Classical Education is a new quarterly publication from the Great Hearts Institute, created to offer the classical community a space to explore the great works and enduring questions that inform and shape human thought and dialogue across the centuries. We will also wrestle with the contemporary education challenges that confront us today in our classical classrooms and schools.
We invite you to read, reflect, and join us.
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Our goal is to pursue together an understanding of the American mind, by examining how classical learning across the curriculum - from science and math to the fine arts, languages, history, philosophy, and literature - shapes the American experiment.