Artwork by Leilani Duran Howard, a third grader at Maryvale Prep, was selected for the cover of the official 2025 Great Hearts holiday card. Each year, artwork submissions are requested from Great Hearts scholars to be the face of the holiday greeting that is distributed to thousands of recipients in the Great Hearts community. In... Read More »

When the third graders at Archway Trivium complete their curricular read of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, they celebrate with a special visit from Mr. Tumnus and a host of magical characters from the book in an immersive experience they will remember throughout their days at Great Hearts. “Tea with Tumnus is one... Read More »

Kindergarteners at Archway Veritas recently read the classic story of The Velveteen Rabbit and celebrated the literature and the wonder that the story inspires with a Velveteen Rabbit Day.   Sheena Barton, a kindergarten teacher at Archway Veritas, explained that her class has been reading the story all week. “We’ve been talking about what it means to... Read More »

The Parent Service Organization (PSO) at Veritas Prep organized a special literary event for the 7th grade scholars to commemorate the end of their curricular reading of the classic, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. In past years, the event was observed as a luncheon for the students, but this year, they were treated to experiencing the masterpiece... Read More »

Before winter break begins the Great Hearts campus in Goodyear, Ariz., the Archway Trivium and Trivium  Prep staff take part in a long-standing competition. For over a decade now, the campus has held a gingerbread competition, where teams work together to build structures that rival works of art, albeit some more abstract than others. “It’s just a really great... Read More »