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Expert in gifted education recommends Junior Great Books program
Dr. James R. Delisle, a renowned leader in gifted education, said Junior Great Books is a terrific...
Common Core picks Junior Great Books® as “a program that helps develop essential literacy skills.”
Common Core, an advocacy group that works to improve education by promoting the teaching of...
New! Junior Great Books®Sampler
Now it only costs $99 to get your students started. Critical thinking is a priceless skill....
New! Junior Great Books® Series 2
The new Junior Great Books Series 2 features a streamlined teacher edition and a set...
Celebrate Masterpiece Theater's 40th Anniversary
For 40 years Masterpiece Theater on PBS has brought classic works of literature to life through...
Great Books & the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
Read how Great Books K-12 programs align with the new Common Core State Standards for English...
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New! The Vital Ideas Series
The four anthologies in the Vidal Ideas series—Sex, Work, Money, and Crime—will stimulate exciting...
Great Books Employment Opportunity
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Events
September 15, 2009 Save 40% on Classroom Sets!
Reader's Guides to Literary Classics—for The Great Gatsby and The Scarlet Letter—25 books for $225.95! The Reader's Guides include interpretive discussion questions for the entire book and each chapter, passages and questions...»
September 15, 2009
February 24, 2010 Illinois’ Knox College receives grant for Great Books service learning program
Knox College has been awarded a grant of $35,000 by the State Farm Youth Advisory Board to launch a Junior Great Books program that will link Knox College students with George Washington Gale Scholars at Galesburg High School,...»
February 24, 2010
March 15, 2010 2010 Great Books Great Teachers and Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
For over 10 year the Great Books Foundation has honored outstanding educators with the Great Books Great Teachers and Lifetime Achievement awards. From kindergarten through high school, these teachers transform their...»
March 15, 2010
August 24, 2010 The Great Books Foundation Supports Oil Stricken Gulf Shores Community
For students at Gulf Shores Elementary School on the Alabama coast, the summer of 2010 showed them how quickly life can change. With the Deepwater Horizon oil spill threatening beaches and businesses, news and clean-up crews...»
August 24, 2010
September 1, 2010 Introducing Great Books Roundtable for middle school
Great Books Roundtable is an innovative new middle school program that combines the proven Shared Inquiry™ method of learning with high-quality literature. Learn more about Great Books Roundtable!»
September 1, 2010
November 30, 2010 Great Books Partners with Whyville™
Staring in early 2011, visitors to the Great Books Roundhouse in Whyville, can read and discuss stories, post questions, and participate in creative activities centered on outstanding Great Books literature. The new...»
November 30, 2010