Arthur Koestler on Education and the Sciences
From Arthur Koestler’s fascinating autobiography Arrow in the Blue, he describes the crucial reasons for what we do at The Great Connections: “For people who regard mathematics as dry and the sciences as boring, this kind of mentality is difficult to understand. It is a peculiarity of our present civilisation that the average educated person will be ashamed […]
Tutor Lauds Student Transformation
Last fall we received an email message in response to our report on the summer 2015 Great Connections seminar. This email was about Derick Ansah, a spectacular student we had the pleasure of having with us last summer. Derick Ansah, Great Connections class of 2015. “Where I come from, people cannot even picture themselves doing […]
Renewed and Enlightened: A Parent’s Story
We were delighted to read this 5-star review of The Great Connections Seminar from Virginia Murr, parent of an attendee. The student, Jessica, was a shy, quiet girl with a lot of inner ambition and hidden creativity. Watching her blossom throughout the week was a joy, and hearing about her continued transformation from her mother is […]
Great Connections at ISFLC 2016
We’re excited to announce that we’ll be exhibiting information about The Great Connections at the 2016 International Students for Liberty Conference (ISFLC) in Washington, D.C. Dates: February 26-27Location: Marriott Wardman Park hotel. Exhibiting at ISFLC16 We’ve been exhibiting at ISFLC for years because we know it’s one of the biggest gathering of students who are passionate […]
What Education Could Be Like in a Free Society
We’re pleased to announce that on Sunday, February 28, 2016, Great Connections Founder and President Marsha Familaro Enright will be guest lecturing at The Maryland Objectivist Society on “The Collectivist Control of Education and What Education Could Be Like in a Free Society.” Her talk coincides with the International Students for Liberty Conference (ISFLC) in Washington, D.C., […]
Founder to Speak on Education Reform
On January 24, 2016, Great Connections Founder and President Marsha Familaro Enright presented a guest lecture on “The Collectivist Control of Education and What Education Could Look Like in a Free Society” at the Atlanta Objectivist Society. To the packed room of people concerned about the destructive direction of education, Ms. Enright’s presentation generated a stream of […]
How college students benefit from Great Connections
Participants from the 2015 Great Connections Seminar in Chicago talk about its unique program and how deeply different it is from other schools, classes, and programs. They discuss the powerful effects it has on their development and goals.
A Radically Different Approach to Education
Hear attendees of the Great Connections Seminars talk about why they find the program so powerful.
How Do I Use The Great Connections Seminar In My Life?
Attendees of the Great Connections program discuss how the program has impacted their lives.
Event: The State and Future of Education
A talk by Marsha Familaro Enright, educational entrepreneur, author of the last chapter, “Liberating Education” in Common Ground on Common Core, editor of Ayn Rand Explained, Lead Developer and Instructor, The Great Connections Seminar for High School and College Students, and Founder and President of Council Oak Montessori School in Chicago for over 26 years. Many of us are aware of […]