Great Hearts Institute October 7, 2025 Jeffrey Rosen, Doug Lemov & Christopher Perrin Headline 2026 Classical Education Symposium The 2026 National Symposium for Classical Education will open with a keynote address by Jeffrey Rosen, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center, titled The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America. Rosen will be joined by two additional keynote speakers: Doug Lemov, acclaimed […] Read More »
Great Hearts Academies October 3, 2025 The J-Saints by Dr. Daniel Scoggin, Co-Founder and Academies Officer Marcus Tullius Cicero said that “gratitude is not only the greatest of the virtues, but the parent of all others.” I have reflected on this quote over the last several months, and certainly was pondering its import recently as I indulged in a belt-expanding Thanksgiving repast with my beautiful wife and our four vivacious daughters. […] Read More »
Scottsdale Prep October 3, 2025 Scottsdale Prep Senior Atish Bala Earns Perfect ACT Score Scottsdale Prep senior Atish Bala achieved a perfect ACT score of 36. The ACT, which stands for American College Testing, is a standardized test used for college admissions in the United States. Only a few thousand students out of over 1.34 million test-takers annually earn a perfect score, about one-quarter of one percent. Bala admitted that he […] Read More »
Glendale Prep October 2, 2025 Meet Conal Tanner, Glendale Prep’s New Assistant Headmaster Glendale Prep welcomes Conal Tanner as its new Assistant Headmaster, a role he steps into with a wealth of teaching experience, a clear passion for classical education, and an impressive career that spans three countries. Tanner was born and raised in Ottawa, Canada, and homeschooled until the age of 16, until he enrolled at a Pennsylvania […] Read More »
Young Hearts Scottsdale October 1, 2025 Meet Megan Heidmann, the New Director at Young Hearts in Scottsdale Young Hearts is pleased to introduce Megan Heidmann as the preschool director for the newly opened Scottsdale location of Young Hearts Preschool, where she brings more than a decade of experience to the role and a deep passion for shaping the lives of our youngest learners. “I’ve done everything birth through high school,” Heidmann shared. Her […] Read More »
