Great Hearts Academies September 19, 2022 Great Hearts Staffer Experiences History in the Making News of Queen Elizabeth II’s passing made headlines around the world in an instant. For Americans, you likely saw it in your social media feed, or perhaps you caught a headline as national news outlets broke into their daytime programming with the breaking news. But for one Great Hearts employee, she found herself caught in […] Read More »
Great Hearts Institute September 16, 2022 Online Resource That Captures the American Spirit The Great Hearts Institute is very pleased to announce a partnership with What So Proudly We Hail, an e-curriculum developed by distinguished teacher-scholars Drs. Amy and Leon Kass to aid in the classroom instruction of American history, civics, social studies, and language arts. With the generous support of Leon Kass, and in honor of his […] Read More »
Great Hearts Academies September 15, 2022 Veritas Alumna Returns to Phoenix for Championships Sarah Sponcil is a 2014 Great Hearts Veritas Preparatory Academy graduate who went on to play for the Bruins at UCLA, where she won the back-to-back Beach Volleyball National Championships in 2018 and 2019. Now a professional beach volleyball player, Sponcil will be returning to Phoenix for The AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour at the […] Read More »
Great Hearts Academies September 14, 2022 Top 5 Questions to Ask During a College Visit With fall break approaching, our college counselors recommend that parents and scholars make good use of the time by scheduling a college visit. Visits to a prospective college are not just for juniors and seniors. They can begin as early as freshman year. It is never too early to start thinking about where you want […] Read More »
Great Hearts Academies September 12, 2022 Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Isaac’s Story “I felt like a normal 10-year-old before. I liked playing soccer and was just learning to be goalie.” But following one of Isaac’s soccer practices, his body broke out into a full-body rash. Like most people, his mom thought the field had been sprayed with a pesticide. And that’s when everything escalated. Just a short […] Read More »