At Veritas Preparatory Academy, the transition from 10th to 11th grade is symbolized through a change in uniform.  Every year the juniors are presented with a navy-blue blazer to wear on campus. The blazer represents the hard work the students have put into their schooling, and the work that lies ahead of them. This tradition […] Read More »

The first Great Hearts Preschool, Young Hearts, has opened its doors to families with children ages 3-5 at the new Great Hearts Roosevelt campus in Buckeye.  Young Hearts is a private offshoot of Great Hearts Academies, a network of K-12 public charter schools that offers a revolutionary classical education. Young Hearts Director Taeler Scott is […] Read More »

Many organizations have a mission statement on the wall or in their employee handbook.  When we talk about the mission at Great Hearts, we refer instead to our core purpose statement.  The words of this statement animate our work and human purpose at a far deeper level—from the inside out.  Our purpose matters more to […] Read More »

Each year, scholars in the twelfth-grade studio art class at Chandler Prep, under the direction of art teacher Jennifer Summa, collaborate and create a large-scale replica of a master work of art.  Each student works on an individual 12-inch by 12-inch square wooden panel that is just a small piece of the larger installation.  When […] Read More »

As we return from Fall Break and begin the second quarter of the school year, it is a great time to reflect on the first quarter and prepare for the next phase. Many teachers refer to the term “reset” when talking about beginning the new quarter.  You may have even heard this word used during […] Read More »