It was another amazing Barça Soccer Winter Camp where many Great Hearts athletes, aged 6 to 14, and their coaches had the opportunity to learn the FC Barcelona methodology from top Barça Academy coaches. If you missed it, don’t get your knee-high socks in a knot, because the Barça Academy is excited to announce their Phoenix... Read More »

The 2025 National Symposium for Classical Education, hosted by the Great Hearts Institute, is coming soon to the Mission Palms Hotel in Tempe, Arizona, February 19-21. This year promises to be another inspiring event, making an indelible impact on attendees, like Great Hearts Forest Heights Assistant Headmaster, Suzanne Meledeo, who attended the Symposium for the first time last year. It was an experience... Read More »

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 »