At the heart of every Great Hearts academy is a profound belief in the transformative power of wonder. A belief championed by Dr. Daniel Scoggin, co-founder of Great Hearts Academies. This February, Dr. Scoggin will share his wisdom and passion at the 2025 National Symposium for Classical Education, delivering a K-12 workshop titled “Character Begins in Wonder.” In […] Read More »

Jessica Kaminski, M.Ed. has been helping educators for over 16 years as a classroom teacher, consultant, author, and coach. The Great Hearts Institute is excited to announce that Kaminski will be sharing her knowledge of Singapore Math as part of the K-5 Workshop Track at the 2025 National Symposium for Classical Education. “I believe math can be accessible for everyone. I […] Read More »

Dr. Junius Johnson, a Yale-trained theologian and philosopher, will bring his passion for wonder to the National Symposium for Classical Education in February. The Symposium theme of Cultivating Wonder connected deeply with Dr. Johnson’s mission to place wonder and beauty at the heart of education. His address, Feasting in the Land of Fairy: The Role of Enchantment in Education, will explore the essential role […] Read More »

Jessica Hooten Wilson, the Fletcher Jones Chair of Great Books at Pepperdine University, will deliver a keynote address at the upcoming  2025 National Symposium for Classical Education, Hooten Wilson will complement the central theme of “Cultivating Wonder” with her talk, “Witness and Wonder.” In this address, she will explore Socrates’ pursuit of justice and how it […] Read More »

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 »