Festival of Ideas - Saturday, October 7, 2023
Saturday, October 07, 2023
09:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Liberty Common High School
2745 Minnesota Drive, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Festival of Ideas is a colloquium at which content experts and secondary students lead diverse and vibrant conversations of intellectual curiosity and brilliance. Speakers from a variety of disciplines, including mathematics, literature, philosophy, science, art, music, and history aim to give participants a taste of what true leisure feels like: a gateway to the good life—a life in pursuit of beauty, truth, goodness, and perfection. These presentations are intended to inspire great conversations filled with wonder, passion, and discovery.
How You Can Help
Festival of Ideas is an enriching and inspiring day, worthy of everyone's support. In an effort to keep it free to the school community as well as other Colorado classical schools, please consider a donation in the amount of $25, $50, $100, $500 (or more) to help defray the costs of such a beautiful event. Funds are needed to purchase:
- Breakfast items (coffee, pastries, fruit, etc.)
- Catered lunch for all attendees
- Honorarium for our keynote speaker(s).
Every dollar will be put to good use, so please consider how you can be a proud partner of Liberty Common School to host the Every dollar will be put to good use, so please consider how you can be a proud partner of Liberty Common School to host the
Schedule of the Day
9:00AM - 9:30AM | Breakfast
9:30AM - 10:00AM | Welcome & Student Performance
10:00AM - 11:00AM | Keynote Address (Mr. Jim Weiss)
11:05AM - 12:05PM | Breakout Session I
12:05PM - 12:50PM | Complimentary Lunch
12:55PM - 1:55PM | Breakout Session II
2:00PM - 3:00PM | Breakout Session III or Educator Roundtable
Keynote Speaker, Mr. Jim Weiss
This year we welcome Mr. Jim Weiss as our keynote speaker. Weiss is a world-renowned author and professional storyteller who has been bringing joy to listeners of all ages for over 30 years. Our teachers laud his collaborations with the Core Knowledge Foundation, and he has amassed an anthology of recordings to enrich any listener for a lifetime. His stories range from retellings of classical myths and tales such as Aesop’s Tortoise and Hare to illuminations of history where you may find yourself time-traveling to meet the likes of Ancient Egyptians, Madam Curie, Michelangelo, and so many more. Come to Festival of Ideas and allow Weiss to transport you to his world of wonder. CLICK HERE to learn more about Mr. Weiss.
Educator Roundtable
At our symposium, we offer educators a place for guided reflection and rich philosophical conversation. In honor of Keynote Jim Weiss, this year’s roundtable discussion will center around storytelling in the classroom. Our own master storyteller, Mr. Jared Dybzinski, will moderate the discussion. For over a decade, Dybzinski has used stories, not only to teach content in his literature classes, but to inspire goodness and a quest for truth and beauty in the hearts of our staff and students. We encourage teachers and school leaders to attend for what we promise will be an enlightening experience.
Questions? Contact us HERE.
Tickets
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