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Archway Veritas started a new tradition this year by hosting its first-ever Patriot Day, a campus-wide celebration based on their school mascot, the Patriot, and dedicated the day to focus on citizenship, community, and school spirit. The event brought students and staff together for competitions, serving opportunities, and connection.   Headmaster Megan Opitz embraced the theme wholeheartedly,... Read More »

The multipurpose room was transformed into ancient Egypt as first graders at Archway Arete welcomed visitors to their Ancient Egyptian Living Museum. For the second straight year, students used creativity, research, and imagination to turn their history studies into an interactive, hands-on experience. “Our first graders have been studying ancient Egypt,” explained Jaime Baij, a first-grade... Read More »

Artwork by Leilani Duran Howard, a third grader at Maryvale Prep, was selected for the cover of the official 2025 Great Hearts holiday card. Each year, artwork submissions are requested from Great Hearts scholars to be the face of the holiday greeting that is distributed to thousands of recipients in the Great Hearts community. In... Read More »

When the third graders at Archway Trivium complete their curricular read of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, they celebrate with a special visit from Mr. Tumnus and a host of magical characters from the book in an immersive experience they will remember throughout their days at Great Hearts. “Tea with Tumnus is one... Read More »

Kindergarteners at Archway Veritas recently read the classic story of The Velveteen Rabbit and celebrated the literature and the wonder that the story inspires with a Velveteen Rabbit Day.   Sheena Barton, a kindergarten teacher at Archway Veritas, explained that her class has been reading the story all week. “We’ve been talking about what it means to... Read More »