2022 National Symposium for Classical Education
VIEW VIDEOS March 23–25, 2022
National Symposium for Classical Education
For the Love of Poiesis: Teaching the Fine Arts
Phoenix Convention Center
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2022 Conference
The National Symposium for Classical Education is an annual conference that brings scholars and school leaders, teachers, and parents into conversation to enrich and deepen each other’s understanding of the liberal arts in K-12 classical education. With both lectures, workshops, and chances to informally mingle, the Symposium provides school leaders and master teachers with some of the best thought on the subjects under consideration.
The theme of the 2022 Symposium will be the fine arts—from music and dance to painting and sculpture—with a focus on the way students in classical settings learn, not only to understand and appreciate fine art, but to create it themselves. Making (poesis) is the experience which gives shape to the soul. We will explore how practical skills, the masterworks, and pedagogy all fit together in a seamless tapestry.
The theme of the 2022 Symposium will be the fine arts—from music and dance to painting and sculpture—with a focus on the way students in classical settings learn, not only to understand and appreciate fine art, but to create it themselves. Making (poesis) is the experience which gives shape to the soul. We will explore how practical skills, the masterworks, and pedagogy all fit together in a seamless tapestry.
Classical
Purpose
Beginning with curated presentations from select scholars and practitioners, we provide school leaders and master teachers with some of the best thought on the subjects under consideration.
Revolutionary
Approach
By its very nature, classical education is character education—arguably the best model of character education on the market, integrating character and virtue at the very heart of its curriculum, pedagogy, and culture.
New
Traditions
We provide the forum for discussions of how to revitalize teaching as the modeling of exemplary content and exceptional character.
Revitalized
Teaching
We explore common readings from the treasure trove of classical pedagogues, those master teachers from the past who have left us principled guidance on the nature of educating the next generation.
Intellectual
Leadership
We present school leaders and master teachers with some of the best scholarship on the subjects being taught in classical schools, with an eye on effective K-12 instruction.
Resourceful
Network
We invite classical educators from around the country—public, private, and home schools—to participate in the Symposium, as we strive to promote effective pedagogy, wherever we find it.
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2022 Symposium
For the Love of Poiesis: Teaching the Fine Arts
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