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August 14, 2023

Thoughts from a Senior Dad – The First Day of Senior Year

To all Great Hearts Parents of a High School Senior, Senior year is in full swing and if you are like me, your emotions are all over the place. We are also navigating all the feelings we encounter as parents of soon-to-be graduates. You might be afraid to blink. Because if you do, you just... Read More »

August 11, 2023

The Marvelous Miss Mabel

Mabel is a great hearted bernedoodle and one of the new faculty members at Archway Glendale. Her owner and handler is Joy Hanks, the Dean of Students at the academy. Mabel has been trained and certified as a therapy dog and spends a few days a week at the school to provide a myriad of... Read More »

August 4, 2023

First Day of School – From Tears to Cheers

As the Phoenix-metro area is still experiencing temperatures well into the triple digits, it’s hard to believe that summer break has come to an end. Scholars have begun returning to school at several Great Hearts academies this week. Households across the Valley have been preparing for the first day of school for weeks now, gathering... Read More »

July 31, 2023

The Virtue of Responsibility by Caitlyn O.

At the end of each school year, fifth graders at Archway Glendale are asked to write a speech about one of the nine virtues they have learned during their elementary education at Great Hearts. Today, we will explore the virtue of Responsibility as written by rising sixth grader, Caitlyn O. Responsibility leads people to thrive... Read More »

July 31, 2023

Elevating the Fine Arts at Summit

Great Hearts Arizona held its annual Summit today, where faculty and staff come together for a kind of ‘homecoming’ to kick off the new school year. Just under 2,000 staff members from academies, online, and home office were in attendance and the room was full of laughter and the buzz of conversations as colleagues reunited... Read More »