It is January, which means the role of an athletic director (AD) at Great Hearts becomes a challenge as they tackle the busy activity calendars at each of our academies. Jon Rickey, the Arizona Network Director of Athletics, describes January as a whirlwind of activity, juggling responsibilities across multiple sports with dedication and commitment. Great... Read More »
Shriya Bhardwaj, an eighth grader from Chandler Prep, the top-ranked 6–12 school in Arizona, won the Great Hearts Arizona Spelling Bee with the word troika. She moves on to the Regional Spelling Bee with the potential to move onto the Arizona State Spelling Bee and ultimately the Scripps National Spelling Bee, who is celebrating its 100th season of the national spelling competition. The... Read More »
The APEX Program for School Leadership, designed to cultivate the next generation of leaders in classical education, has announced its Spring 2025 course lineup. One of the highlights of the offerings is the course “Lives of Leaders: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” The program is a series of short courses designed for developing leaders of classical education and provides targeted,... Read More »
At Trivium Preparatory Academy, students in the 12th-grade studio art class have embarked on a new medium that has taken their artwork into a whole new dimension. Debra Goley, the 12th grade studio art teacher, is helping her creative senior students transition from the two-dimensional art of drawing and painting to the hands-on work of... Read More »
The fast approaching 2025 National Symposium for Classical Education, hosted by the Great Hearts Institute, is set to take place at the Mission Palms Hotel in Tempe, Arizona, February 19-21. As with previous years, this year promises to be an inspiring event for educators and enthusiasts of classical education. Perhaps one of the most anticipated and unique workshops being... Read More »