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Great Hearts Academies September 20, 2022

The Gala Takes Us Over The Rainbow

Step into your ruby slippers and follow the yellow brick road on A Journey to the Emerald City at the 5th Annual Great Hearts Gala.  This year’s event is expected to draw over 600 attendees on Saturday, September 24, 2022.  Attendees will include Great Hearts parents, local business, and community leaders.  The Gala is an […] Read More »
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 »