Continuing Education Catalog

Great Hearts first and foremost educates children—that is our primary task. And the type of learner we strive to cultivate is essentially Socratic—the learner who, in awe of the cosmos and with a sense of passion and mission, strives continuously to know what is true, to know and practice what is good, and to love what is beautiful.

This kind of passionate, dynamic, continuously active Socratic learning can only be fostered by those who themselves practice it. The spirit of Socratic learning must permeate the entire organization and flow outwards from it. Thus, the Great Hearts mission is not only to educate children: we seek to educate our teachers and all our employees, the parents of the children entrusted to us, and the general public as well.

In this spirit, we are pleased to make several continuing education programs and courses available through this online catalog.

All Courses are FREE for Great Hearts employees: use voucher code ghemployee (case sensitive) at checkout.

For all general inquiries, please contact PD@greatheartsamerica.org.

APEX Program for School Leadership

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Academy for Classical Teachers

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Featured Courses

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America's Spiritual Founding

One hundred years ago this summer, Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States gave a landmark address on the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. He said, “The Declaration of Independence is a great spiritual document. It is a declaration not of material but of spiritual conceptions…[which] have their source and their roots in the religious convictions” of the American people. In this course we will explore those roots by studying President Coolidge’s speech and the writings of several prominent leaders he mentions, including Thomas Hooker, Jonathan Edwards, and George Whitefield, who Coolidge believes set the spiritual foundation for our nation.

$125.00

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Building a Strong Faculty Culture

Building a Strong Faculty Culture uses the classical virtues as a paradigm for developing a healthy faculty. The objective of this course is to develop your understanding of the components of a healthy faculty culture so that you can bring that understanding to bear on the practical, day-to-day decision-making processes of a school teacher.

$250.00

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Case Study in School Leadership

This course takes participants through specific “on the ground” challenges encountered by real headmasters as they make decisions in their first year as leaders of a young school. At the same time, it is designed to encourage future school leaders to think about the meaning of education in a specific community. Ultimately, the course seeks to inculcate the vision of a school as a learning community dedicated to excellence in a way that embraces the larger communities of parents and neighborhoods.

$250.00

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Memory, Meaning, and the Necessity of Books in Fahrenheit 451

This course proposes to read together two texts perhaps not likely to find cause for pairing on the basis of a glancing or cursory consideration: Dorothy Sayers’ The Lost Tools of Learning and Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury. And yet, upon further deliberation, the case for reading the texts together becomes pressing. Though the literary genre varies Sayers writing in essay form in 1947, while Bradbury expresses his concerns dramatically through fiction in 1953, both authors express their alarm at the decline in true learning under the regime of “modern education.”

$125.00

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Overview of the History of Art: Renaissance to the Modern Day

In this course, participants will look at great works of art from the Western Cannon of Art History. Each session will focus on a particular century and cover trends and artistic styles that emerged across that century. The participants will engage in discussion surrounding the works and learn about the artworks, artists, and periods of history. If you love appreciating art and spending time looking at great paintings, this course is for you. There is no homework and there are no assignments outside of the virtual sessions.

This course consists of regularly scheduled seminars held on Zoom. All materials and important links can be found on this course homepage. While Brightspace is the hub where all course materials can be found, learners will also receive an Outlook invitation to the live Zoom seminars. The seminars can be accessed via the Outlook invitation or by clicking the corresponding link in Brightspace.

$125.00

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The Faces of Aslan

Throughout C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia, Aslan instructs, guides, and guards the children in various ways. Sometimes severe and sometimes buoyant, he is always loving, and does not hesitate to apply whatever remedy is needed in the moment. In this class we will look together at Aslan’s major appearances throughout the series, attending to three aspects of his interactions: his judgment, his pain and consoling of pain, and his playfulness.

$125.00

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