Celebrating the Virtues at Archway Cicero
Each month, Archway Cicero teachers highlight one of the nine Core Virtues (Citizenship, Courage, Friendship, Honesty, Humility, Integrity,Perseverance, Responsibility, and Wisdom), integrating it into lessons, stories, and daily life on campus. Whether through literature, history, or even moments on the playground, these virtues come to life in meaningful ways for scholars. At the first Virtue Assembly of... Read More »
Small Desks and Big Insights at Archway Arete’s K–2 Curriculum Night
At Archway Arete, parents of our youngest scholars recently had the opportunity to step into the classroom for Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade Curriculum Night. These evenings, held in the first weeks of school, are designed to give parents a firsthand look at the rhythms, expectations, and joys of a typical day in a Great... Read More »
A Parent’s Story of Frustration That Turned Into a Scholar’s Formation
Interim Headmaster Rachel Janssen recently opened Curriculum Night at Glendale Prep with a personal experience she had as a mother that changed the way she viewed education, both as a parent as well as an educator. Inspired by Susan Wise Bauer’s The Well-Trained Mind, Janssen was determined to offer her children the kind of classical education she... Read More »
APEX Announces New Fall Courses for School Leaders
The APEX Program for School Leadership is happy to announce that Fall Courses are now open for enrollment! And there are five options for aspiring and current leaders in classical education to choose from. Great Hearts offers a series of short courses through the APEX Program for School Leadership that are designed for developing leaders of classical... Read More »
Scottsdale Prep Freshman Reaches Great Heights on the Climbing Wall
Most freshmen start high school with small steps, but Scottsdale Prep’s Jackson Day is already climbing to incredible heights—literally. A nationally ranked rock climber, Day has made a name for himself on the competitive climbing scene while balancing the academic challenges of high school. Day’s love for climbing began as a casual monthly outing with... Read More »