Author: Shannon Richards

Author: Shannon Richards

Great Hearts Academies June 8, 2017

Amor Vincit Omnia: The Growing Popularity of Latin and Greek

The language may be dead, but Latin is alive and well in schools around the country. In an article published in the June 8th, 2017 issue of the Wall Street Journal, Nina Sovich wrote, “Latin and Ancient Greek, once the purview of elite private and Catholic schools, are showing up in public school classrooms across […] Read More »
Great Hearts Academies June 6, 2017

Learning to Love Learning

The information landscape has changed tremendously in the last decade. Thanks to social media, 24-hour cable news networks, and a little thing called the internet, news and information is available a la carte. With this influx of specifically targeted information, the abstract question arises, has society forgotten how to think when we can pick and […] Read More »
Maryvale Preparatory Academy May 29, 2017

Great Hearts is Leading the Maryvale Revival

Maryvale Preparatory Academy, a K-8 school, will open its doors to a brand new $20 million campus in the fall of 2018, and will grow into a K-12 academy by 2022. The school will be located near 47th Avenue and Camelback Road, and will be large enough to serve 1,200 scholars. The new school will […] Read More »
Arete Preparatory Academy May 24, 2017

Get to Know Arete Prep’s 2017 Valedictorian

This week, Ruth Oliver completes her time at Arete Prep Academy, where she has been a major contributor to the campus community. During her time at Arete, Ruth has been active as a Lead Mentor in the Mentor Program, a member of the Student Life Team, a Peer Tutor, a member of the Science Bowl […] Read More »
Archway Scottsdale Academy May 23, 2017

Archway Scottsdale 1st Grader Wins the Governor’s Bookmark Contest

Your browser does not support iframes. Visit the content of this iframe at https://www.youtube.com/embed/kMGV1WwQkq4 Archway Scottsdale 1st grader Joanna Chen won Governor Doug Ducey’s Bookmark Design Contest in the K-1 category. Her winning picture was Winnie the Pooh excited to find a jar of “Huny.” The bookmark will be reproduced and distributed to students touring […] Read More »