# National Symposium for Classical Education

- Dates: 24 February 2027 to 26 February 2027
- Location: Tempe Mission Palms, a Destination by Hyatt Hotel, Tempe, United States
- Organiser: Great Hearts
- Industry: EdTech

## About

The 2027 Great Hearts National Symposium for Classical Education addresses "Recovering Reading and Reason in a Distracted Age." It explores how classical education can counter fractured attention and isolation by fostering attentiveness, intellectual humility, and moral imagination.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://classicaleducationsymposium.org/)
- [Registration](https://classicaleducationsymposium.org/en/registration)
- [Agenda](https://classicaleducationsymposium.org/en/symposium-program)

## Topics

- Education & Training

## Speakers

- Doug Lemov, Chief Knowledge Officer & Founder, Teach Like a Champion
- Chris Perrin, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Classical Academic Press
- Jeffrey Rosen, CEO Emeritus, National Constitution Center
- Susan McWilliams Barndt, William F. Podlich Distinguished Fellow in Government, Claremont McKenna College
- Amy Richards
- Tom Doebler

## Where to stay

- **Tempe Metro Apartments**: serviced apartment, 380 m from the venue
- **Hotel Tempest - Trademark Collection by Wyndham**: 980 m from the venue, 1375 East University Drive, Tempe, 85281
  - [Hotel website](https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/trademark/tempe-arizona/hotel-tempest-trademark-collection/overview)
  - Phone: +1-480-774-2500
- **Rodeway Inn Near AZ State University**: motel, 1.2 km from the venue
- **Lazy 8 Motel**: motel, 1.5 km from the venue
- **Moxy Phoenix Tempe**: 1.5 km from the venue, 1333 South Rural Road, Tempe, 85281
- **TownePlace Suites Tempe**: 1.6 km from the venue, 1929 East Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, 85288
  - [Hotel website](https://www.marriott.com/phxpe)
  - Phone: +1 520-536-8300
- **Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Tempe**: 1.6 km from the venue, 1929 East Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, 85288
  - [Hotel website](https://www.marriott.com/phxfe)
  - Phone: +1 520-536-8100
- **Hilton Garden Inn**: 2.0 km from the venue, 86 South Rockford Drive, Tempe, 85281
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/phxaagi-hilton-garden-inn-phoenix-tempe-asu-area/)
  - Phone: +1 480-968-2180

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