Enrolling Your Kindergarten Student At Great Hearts

You can discover what thousands of Kindergarten parents just like you already know. That a Great Hearts education is not just a safe, educational and fun learning environment, but it will establish your child in a life-long pursuit of what truly matters.

A Great Hearts education prepares students to be more than just proficient test takers, but rather, to become great-hearted leaders capable of success throughout their higher education and professional careers. With a curriculum built upon a classical liberal arts tradition and a revolutionary approach to school itself, Great Hearts cultivates the hearts and minds of students in the pursuit of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty.

Welcome to your new school!

Welcome to your new school!

At Great Hearts, your Kinder student will be enrolled in a revolutionary public elementary school that is committed to building your child's heart and mind.

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The Perspective of a Kindergarten Teacher

The Perspective of a Kindergarten Teacher

Kindergarten is an entry into the Great Hearts equivalent of elementary school. We call them Archway Academies or Lower Schools. Watch the video below and discover exactly what a "day in the life" of a Great Hearts kindergartner looks like.

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Kinder Curriculum

Kinder Curriculum

While students will learn at different paces, we believe that true education is a matter of development over time and within a stable community. At Great Hearts we give our students individualized attention, but always within a common, one-track curriculum.

Your Kinder student will begin their educational journey with the end in mind: the building of a great heart.

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Cooking S'mores with the Power of Solar

Cooking S'mores with the Power of Solar

Our kindergartners get to experience hands-on activities, creating a the foundation of becoming a lifelong learning. In this particular experiment, scholars got to cook s'mores using the power of the sun.

If you opt for full-day Kindergarten at Great Hearts, your student will receive additional instruction in the sciences, history, the arts, and enrichment in math and reading.

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Transformative Teachers

Transformative Teachers

Every great teacher is a student at heart. They are men and women of curiosity and imagination. Teachers have a deep capacity for empathy and wonder, and an ability to be moved greatly by others and the surrounding world. This is beautifully illustrated in our Kinder teachers, whose love of enlightening young minds and hearts is only surpassed by love for their students.

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The Letter

The Letter "S"

Learn how students are taught to write letters during Great Hearts Kinder Academy. This writing style is part of the Spalding curriculum our students study in their lower school education.

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Counting with Cereal

Counting with Cereal

To build on math skills, young scholars will use manipulatives to move objects around in a way that teaches or reinforces a lesson. In this particular lesson, incoming kindergartners worked on their counting skills by making a bracelet out of cereal.

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Great Hearts Arizona Academies Around Me

Great Hearts Arizona Academies Around Me

Great Hearts Academies are located throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Every new student at Great Hearts must submit a short enrollment application and select the desired academy location. (See below for Great Hearts Academy locations). Each new kindergarten class is filled from the list of new student applications. You may select and apply to multiple schools near you, and we encourage you to do so.

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Great Hearts South Texas Academies Around Me

Great Hearts South Texas Academies Around Me

We have multiple academies located in the San Antonio area.

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Great Hearts North Texas Academies Around Me

Great Hearts North Texas Academies Around Me

We have multiple academies located in the North Texas area.

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February 19, 2025

Classical Education Symposium

The Great Hearts National Symposium for Classical Education, held this year in Tempe, Arizona, February 19-21,...

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Great Hearts operates 47 tuition-free K-12 charter schools throughout Arizona and Texas, with more schools opening soon. Explore our academies or apply for enrollment.

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