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 »

Great Hearts Arizona recently hosted its first-ever network-wide Great Hearts Cheer Clinic, where nearly 50 athletes from eight different Arizona academies came together at Cicero Prep’s gymnasium to learn from former Grand Canyon University and NHL cheerleaders. 5th – 12th grade students from Cicero Prep, Lincoln Prep, Maryvale Prep, Glendale Prep, Trivium Prep, Veritas Prep, North Phoenix Prep, and Great Hearts Anthem were offered a comprehensive introduction to cheerleading. The clinic aimed […] Read More »

Brighton Demerest-Smith, a studio art teacher and fine arts master teacher at Cicero Preparatory Academy in Scottsdale, Arizona, undertook an incredible summer opportunity that led him across the country to Washington, D.C. As part of his extensive research on the artist Agnes Pelton, Demerest-Smith was granted access to invaluable resources, an experience that is sure […] Read More »