“I’ve heard people say that sometimes your passion finds you, you don’t find your passion.” Joy Hanks said she would have never believed in her younger years that she would make a good teacher.  The reason she started teaching in the first place was in response to her 3-year-old daughter’s desire and insistence on learning […] Read More »

The 2023 National Symposium for Classical Education, the Great Hearts Institute‘s flagship conference, is almost here. The National Symposium for Classical Education is designed to enrich our understanding of the classical, liberal arts in both the theoretical and practical dimensions of curriculum and pedagogy. Beginning with curated presentations from select scholars and practitioners, we provide school […] Read More »

Silvina Horvath moved to the Valley from Buenos Aires, Argentina nearly 30 years ago. “That is still a big part of me… I am grateful that everyone puts up with my accent, that I still have, and some of my ways,” she said with an almost mischievous chuckle. “As immigrants, education here was very different […] Read More »

“I started by volunteering in the school a lot.” Jackie Labadie’s two children both graduated from Veritas Prep. It was when her second child graduated that Jackie decided to get back into the workforce. “I thought, ‘apply to what you love,’ and I love Great Hearts. So, I applied here, and the rest is history,” […] Read More »

Great Hearts is hosting several local, in-person hiring fairs at a few of our campuses. This is a great opportunity to learn a bit more about Great Hearts, meet with campus leadership, and even interview on site.  Great Hearts is growing with new campuses and classes being added to existing academies in the upcoming school […] Read More »