Arete Prep September 5, 2023 Millennial Coach Leads Football Team with New Energy Mike Marino is one of the youngest, if not the youngest head coach in the AIA. But at the age of 25, he comes to Arete Prep with a wealth of experience as an athlete. “It shows them that you can be young and go after what you want,” Marino said. “I just played college ball three years ago, so […] Read More »
Great Hearts Harveston August 31, 2023 CJ Geraci – From Hunting Insects to Eating Crawfish CJ Geraci is a science teacher at Great Hearts Harveston, the newest Academy and the first Great Hearts school to open in Louisiana. But before her new frontier in the Pelican State, Geraci taught science for Great Hearts in Arizona. “I started in 2016 as a middle school life science and 9th grade biology teacher at […] Read More »
Great Hearts Institute August 30, 2023 Roosevelt Montás: From Rescuing Socrates to the Symposium Stage Roosevelt Montás will be a keynote speaker at The National Symposium for Classical Education this year. The Symposium, made possible by the Great Hearts Institute, the leading conference of scholars and K-12 educators dedicated to enriching our understanding of classical education and building a world-class network of professionals from within the classical movement. Montás is Senior Lecturer in American […] Read More »
Archway Veritas August 24, 2023 Ms. Opitz Fills Big Shoes with a Big Heart at Archway Veritas Megan Opitz stepped into her new role of Headmaster at Archway Veritas after her mentor, Dr. Mary Frances Jeffries, a long-time and beloved administrator at the academy, retired from the position last year. Opitz worked under Jeffries as Assistant Head and Dean of Students where she served as an integral member of the academy’s leadership team […] Read More »
Great Hearts Academies August 21, 2023 Leisure in the School Day and Academic Calendar By Brandon Crowe About a decade ago, I did something remarkable – at least it seemed remarkable at the time: I threw out my calendar. It was not frenzy or anti-structural zeal that drove me to the recycle bin; I finally made the plunge to an exclusively electronic calendar. This was a practical move, but […] Read More »