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Thursday 29. of March 2007 Special Savings on Great Books for K-12
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Receive a preview set of each grade level of the new Junior Great Series 3–5 (Book One and Book Two) for $150. The set includes six Leader’s Editions, six student anthologies, and six Reader’s Journals for...
Conferences
Wednesday 23. of August 2006 Meet us at a conference
May
5/4–8, Atlanta, GA—IRA
June
6/6, Phoenix AZ—Maricopa Superintendents of Schools Conference
6/18–20, Washington, DC—National Schools To Watch
July
07/16–18,...
Junior Great Books News
Tuesday 08. of April 2008 News from Great Books 2008
Read our newsletter about all of the exciting things going on with Junior Great Books K–12 programs!
Tuesday 08. of April 2008 Great Books Model Schools Project Brings Results
Reading Proficiency Improves with Junior Great Books!
Tuesday 25. of March 2008 2008 Great Books Great Teachers Award
Successful Great Books programs require dedictated teachers who motivate and challenge their students. The Foundation proudly acknowledges 16 educators who have achieved tremendous results in their classrooms with the 2008 Great...
Wednesday 05. of March 2008 Staples Supports Great Books Readers 2 Leaders
New Service Learning Program Pairs Teens and Younger StudentsThe Staples Foundation awarded the Great Books Foundation $10,000 to develop Readers 2 Leaders, a new service learning program that teaches high school students...
Tuesday 04. of March 2008 Summer Shared Inquiry Institute for Secondary School Teachers
St. John's College, Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 13–16, 2008
Join fellow teachers and Great Books Foundation instructors for a residential three-day workshop in the Shared Inquiry method of learning, on the Santa Fe campus of St....
Great Books Discussion News and Events
Thursday 27. of March 2008 New Title! Great Conversations 4
The newest title in our bestselling Great Conversations Series
Thursday 20. of March 2008 One Book, One Chicago Spring Program
Book groups that want to discuss a great work of hardboiled mystery fiction will have the opportunity with the spring selection recently announced by Mayor Richard M. Daley on March 14. The selection is Raymond Chandler's The...
Tuesday 13. of November 2007 New Title! The Seven Deadly Sins Sampler
Book Sheds New Light on the Ancient Concept of Sin
Thursday 08. of November 2007 New Title! The Civically Engaged Reader
Our newest anthology includes more than 40 selections and is ideal for discussion groups, classrooms and service programs.
Sunday 04. of November 2007 Classical Pursuits 2008: 7 Exciting Events!
May 3–10 (7 nights)—In Search of Arthur
Location: Looe (Cornwall) with excursions to Arthurian sitesAuthors: Selected tales from the enormous oeuvre of King Arthur, both ancient and contemporaryLeader: Gary SchoepfelThe legend...