North Phoenix Preparatory Academy August 31, 2022 Trading the Great Books for the Great Outdoors North Phoenix Preparatory Academy held their annual high school retreat at Lost Canyon, a Young Life camp in Williams, Ariz, located at 7,000 feet, just 30 miles west of Flagstaff. For the last 5 years (with the exception of 2020), the academy has loaded buses with their high school students, staff, chaperones, and volunteer parents […] Read More »
Great Hearts Institute August 30, 2022 Great Hearts Institute Launches New Podcast The Virtue Podcast–Good Conversations around the Great Conversation The Great Hearts Institute (GHI) is adding The Virtue Podcast to its rapporteur of platforms the Institute produces to provide direct support to educators, school leaders, and families in the tradition of classical education. The podcast is hosted by Dr. Robert L. Jackson, Executive Director of GHI. […] Read More »
Great Hearts Harveston August 29, 2022 New Academy Makes an Exciting Announcement Great Hearts Harveston just announced another milestone leading up to their grand opening in the fall of 2023. The first Great Hearts academy to open in Louisiana will begin accepting applications during their open enrollment period beginning October 8th. “As has been said in so many of our network gatherings: ‘the best education for some, […] Read More »
Great Hearts Anthem August 25, 2022 Great Hearts Anthem Gets a New Start It was a celebration for a fresh start as families of Great Hearts Anthem returned for their first day of school at their new permanent campus. There are still a few finishing touches needed to the academy’s newly constructed, state-of-the-art two-story building, but the classrooms and interior spaces opened for staff and students. The new […] Read More »
Great Hearts Academies August 24, 2022 How Literature Makes the Great Hearts Reading List The reading lists at Great Hearts serves as the backbone to the classical education provided to its scholars. This distinguished list includes some of the greatest works of literature in the Western Tradition. But how does a text rise to the status of Great Hearts Canon? Great Hearts Academic Officer Jake Tawney explained the established […] Read More »