Symposium

Always seeking to improve education for all of America’s inner-city children, Gesu School launched our Annual Symposium on Transforming Inner-City Education in 1997 to bring together educators, policymakers, and other stakeholders to tackle the tough issues in urban education. From our first moderator, the late Tim Russert, to outstanding panelists like Stedman Graham, Joe Klein, and Paul Tough, the annual gathering brings together top thought leaders to stimulate productive conversation and empower educators and the community for our work in the field. The symposium is another way we strive for the Magis at Gesu!
You are invited to Gesu’s Virtual 24th Symposium: Working Together to Manage Pandemic Stress in Our School Communities. Speakers Marsha Richardson, Psy.D., of the University of Pennsylvania and Jabari Whitehead, Ed.D., of Chatham Park Elementary School and Saint Joseph’s University will dialogue on this critical, timely topic. Participant Q&A will follow. Join us on November 18, 2021 at 5pm. Learn more and register.
Recaps, videos, and transcripts from our past symposia:
2020 A Conversation with Ibram X. Kendi
2018 Everyday Heroes: Unveiling the Power of Educators
2017 Our Kids Are Not Broken: Empowering Traumatized Youth with Keynote Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg
2016 Cultural Responsiveness in the Urban Classroon
2014 The Journey Through an Independent School
2013 The Hidden Power of Character
2012 Financing Futures: The Funding Challenges Facing Inner-City Catholic Schools
2011 Educating Inner-City Children in the 21st Century
2010 Closing the College Gap: What Can Universities, Schools and Communities Do?
2008 Transforming Inner-City Education: Lessons in Leadership
2007 Inner-City Education: What’s Old? What’s New? What’s Next?
2006 Transforming Inner-City Education: Can an Early Start Change the Outcome?
2005 How Colleges and Universities Can Partner with Faith-Based Communities to Serve Urban Children in Need
2004 Transforming Inner-City Education: Lessons from the Entrepreneurs
2003 Educational Reform: What’s Next?
2002 Children Learning Amid Stress
2001 Research and Roadblocks to Developing Young Readers
1999 The Urban Child in Peril: Can Literacy Change the Outcome?
1998 Do Faith and Vouchers Mix?
1997 Inner-City Education: Are Faith-Based Schools an Answer?