North Phoenix Prep February 6, 2023 Keep Your Pin Up There are many milestones that are celebrated in high school, especially for upperclassmen. Many of our upper schools at Great Hearts commemorate the promotion as juniors and seniors with a slight change or modification in uniform, such as shirt style or color, and the addition of a tie, blazer, or lapel pin during a ceremony […] Read More »
Academy for Classical Teachers February 2, 2023 ACT Now for Summer Courses The Academy for Classical Teachers (ACT) will be offering live online courses this summer. ACT provides online enrichment for classical teachers who seek to teach in their classrooms according to the principles of a traditional Liberal Arts Education. ACT is a collaborative initiative of Great Hearts Academies and our partner institutions in both higher education […] Read More »
Archway Glendale February 1, 2023 Meet Joy Hanks “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 »
Great Hearts Institute February 1, 2023 Join The Great Conversation From Your Sofa 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 »
Great Hearts Academies February 1, 2023 Meet Silvina Horvath 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 »
