Dr. Atolagbe is the Executive Director of Great Hearts Christos, private Christian classical schools with two campuses in Gilbert and Phoenix. Atolagbe will be speaking at the 2024 National Symposium for Classical Education on March 20-22 at the Phoenix Convention Center, hosted by the Great Hearts Institute. “I will be exploring the topic of mercy,” said Atolagbe. “As […] Read More »

As our students have returned to school from winter break, it has been exciting to hear about all the great experiences, trips, and shared time with family and friends. But for Manasa Subramanian, a junior at Chandler Preparatory Academy, winter break was an international tour of performing a series of concerts in India. The young emerging talent […] Read More »

At Great Hearts Academies, we place a high value on literature and seminar in our high school Humane Letters classes, where the goal is to help students obtain an enlarged understanding of ideas and values by means of Socratic questioning and active participation. While reading these texts, a seminar allows students to discuss freely and learn […] Read More »

We have been introducing several incredible leaders and experts in classical education who will be speaking at the 2024 National Symposium for Classical Education on March 20-22 at the Phoenix Convention Center, hosted by the Great Hearts Institute. We are particularly excited to announce the latest addition to the lineup, the Honorable Anthony J. Abbott, […] Read More »

Born and raised in Peru, Archway Cicero art teacher Laura Thurbon’s artistic journey began at the young age of 16 when she began painting murals in her home city. She studied for eight years at the National Fine Arts School in Lima, where she graduated with a degree in painting and fine arts education. At […] Read More »