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Great Hearts Academies August 22, 2022

Great Hearts Day at Chase Field is Back

Great Hearts families from around the Valley will have the opportunity to take a “family field trip” to Chase Field on Saturday, September 17th when the Arizona Diamondbacks take on the San Diego Padres.  You can purchase tickets for the game at discounted prices in two sections reserved for Great Hearts Family and Friends.  This […] Read More »
Great Hearts Academies August 19, 2022

Building Community with Khaki and Plaid

When walking onto a Great Hearts campus, one of the first things you might notice are the school uniforms worn by scholars.  It is an impressive sight to gaze at the choppy sea of khaki and plaid across the halls.  Since day one at Great Hearts, many have asked the question:  Why are uniforms required? […] Read More »
Great Hearts Academies August 18, 2022

Art Teacher Reaches for the Stars

A new mural depicting “The Starry Night” can now be found in the multipurpose room at the Great Hearts Glendale Campus.  The mural was hand painted by Glendale Prep art teacher Maureen Mure.  It is roughly 4 times the size as the original, which was an oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch Post-Impressionist painter, Vincent Van […] Read More »
Great Hearts Academies August 17, 2022

Meet Patrick & Jessica Vaughan

Patrick and Jessica Vaughan moved to Phoenix, Ariz. from Dallas, TX after Patrick accepted an offer to teach Medieval History at Mesa Prep (now Arete Prep).  Patrick was impressed with the Socratic Method of teaching and the Humane Letter classes offered at Great Hearts and knew this was where he was meant to be. Now […] Read More »
Great Hearts Academies August 16, 2022

Gifted Art Reminds Academies of Shared Purpose

Great Hearts Roosevelt recently received a meaningful gift from a neighboring academy.  Great Hearts Anthem commissioned an artist to create an original painted portrait of Quentin Roosevelt, the namesake of the newest Great Hearts academy in Ariz.  The piece was painted by artist Cassia Savannah, an Anthem Prep alumnus who graduated last May.  Savannah’s stylized […] Read More »