The countdown is on for the 2027 Great Hearts National Symposium for Classical Education, coming to the Tempe Mission Palms in Tempe Ariz., February 24th – 26th, 2027. And after an overwhelmingly positive response to last year’s inaugural Special Education Pre-Conference, the organizer of the event, Great Hearts Institute, is pleased to offer it as... Read More »

Great Hearts Institute is thrilled to announce Andrew Ellison as a keynote speaker for the 2027 Great Hearts National Symposium for Classical Education, taking place February 24–26 at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel in Tempe, Ariz. Ellison will join previously announced keynote speaker Zena Hitz, along with educators, scholars, and leaders from across the country for Great... Read More »

Sandra Day O’Connor Civics Celebration Day is observed annually in Arizona on September 25 to honor the historic legacy of the first female U.S. Supreme Court Justice and prominent Arizonan Sandra Day O’Connor. With the support of the Jack Miller Center, keynote speakers were deployed from Arizona State University’s School of Civic and Economic Thought at four... Read More »

Preparations are underway for the 2027 Great Hearts National Symposium for Classical Education, taking place February 24–26 at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel in Tempe, Ariz. The annual “big tent” event for classical education is hosted by the Great Hearts Institute and welcomes educators, scholars, and leaders from across the country. But in the meantime, we... Read More »

On September 16th, 2025, Great Hearts Institute launched ON Classical Education on the Substack platform with the simple goal of creating a place for serious conversation about classical education, its purposes, its practices, its inheritance, and its future. And now, 12 months later, that conversation is still growing. Great Hearts Institute is the think tank of Great Hearts... Read More »