It was a milestone day for the Great Hearts Cicero campus, home of Cicero Preparatory Academy and Archway Cicero. Select students and faculty gathered on small corner at the entrance of the campus to celebrate a decade of academic excellence and growth. The event featured the unveiling of a new monument sign that will welcome families, students, […] Read More »

For the second year in a row, Cicero Prep hosted a special Cowboy Breakfast inspired by the classic novel “Shane” for the sixth graders, who recently read the book as part of the curriculum. “Shane” is a western novel by Jack Schaefer published in 1949. The novel is a tale of a cowboy navigating life in early […] Read More »

Giving Tuesday at Archway Cicero and Cicero Prep 2024 is the tenth anniversary of the opening of the Cicero campus! The founders of Great Hearts knew that the academies that they proposed would cost more than what the state funds would cover. They truly believed that if families found value in the educational experience that […] Read More »

We invite you to join us in celebrating our academies on this Giving Tuesday. This day of giving was created to focus on doing good for the community after Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. As part of the celebration, we are expressing our gratitude for our teachers, staff, parents, and our communities.  Click below […] Read More »

At Great Hearts academies, it is not only students who pursue Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. Our faculty members are also on a journey of their own as lifelong learners. At Cicero Prep, Humane Letters Master Teacher Betsy Brown McClelland has taken her love of poetry to new heights, recently publishing her first collection, City Nave, under the pen […] Read More »