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.
Featured Courses
Leadership & Liberal Education
October 21, 2026 - November 22, 2026
In this course, we will consider a set of challenges that are unique within – or at least more focal to – a classical or liberal arts educational setting, given the distinct goals of such settings. In doing so, a first step will be to consider the goals of a liberal arts education. In taking this course, it is unlikely that you will emerge having mastered these challenges, as they are challenges that reflect the magnitude of liberal education itself. For instance, a teacher might wish to produce a lifelong learner, might even know what actions are conducive to doing so, and still have a long way to travel before having the capacity of cultivating a lifelong learner. This course aims at identifying the challenges and providing tools toward mastering them. There may follow years of attempting to apply those tools before feeling as though you have arrived at any level of mastery.
$250.00
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Lives of Leaders: Abraham Lincoln
October 5, 2026 - November 15, 2026
The work of leading a classical school in the modern age is both noble and exacting. School leaders today must navigate a host of competing pressures: preserving a coherent vision of truth, goodness, and beauty amid cultural fragmentation; supporting and retaining excellent teachers; engaging parents with clarity and compassion; maintaining academic rigor; and cultivating ordered, virtuous communities in a distracted and often disordered world. In addition to requiring managerial competence, these challenges demand moral clarity, steady judgment, and the ability to effectively communicate both a vision for human flourishing within the academy along with the practical processes for achieving it.
$250.00
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The Chronicles of Narnia
September 8, 2026 - April 13, 2026
C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia are among the most beloved and symbolically rich books in all of children’s literature. Drawing deep upon various aspects of Lewis’ classical education, the books explore betrayal, oppression, sacrifice, honor, and forgiveness, and the character necessary to successfully navigate such dynamics in the world. This course will be attentive to the influences on the series and to its symbolic world, unraveling the layers of its meaning.
$300.00
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