The 2025 National Symposium for Classical Education, set to take place at the Mission Palms Hotel in Tempe, Arizona, February 19-21, 2025, promises to be an inspiring event for educators and enthusiasts of classical education. The Symposium is the annual flagship event of the Great Hearts Institute, which is dedicated to renewing the tradition of classical education by directly... Read More »

Today, we celebrate Constitution Day to commemorate the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution. On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the document they had created. The U.S. Constitution and its preamble are just a sample of the many important historical documents that our... Read More »

Each year on Constitution Day, we pause to reflect on the document that serves as the foundation of American democracy. Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by thirty-nine courageous men on September 17, 1787. This year, the Great Hearts Institute is honored to invite the community to its inaugural Constitution Day Address, a free event designed... Read More »

Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by thirty-nine brave men on September 17, 1787. The Great Hearts Institute has invited Andrew Porwancher from Arizona State University (ASU) to deliver our inaugural Constitution Day Address, titled “The Constitution: Hidden Truths and Enduring Myths,” on September 18 at 5:30 p.m.* in the Lund Center at Veritas Preparatory Academy. This free event... Read More »

  The Great Hearts Institute is pleased to announce that Matthew Crawford, a New York Times best-selling author, will be the principal keynote speaker at the 2025 National Symposium for Classical Education. Crawford is a Senior Fellow at the University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture. SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION He is the author of Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy... Read More »