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 »
Earlier today, we introduced Dr. Toyin Atolagbe as the Executive Director of the new branch of private academies. Read more: https://www.greatheartsamerica.org/great-hearts-christos-announces-executive-director/. Dr. Atolagbe has served at Great Hearts Arizona for 12 years and is highly respected in the network. She is eager to take on the new role. Great Hearts recently announced the expansion of... Read More »
Great Hearts recently announced the expansion of its school network to include Great Hearts Christos, private Christian Classical Academies that will open in Arizona in the Fall of 2023. Christos Academies are a separate, faith-based, non-profit, private school arm of the Great Hearts organization committed to creating and offering the best ecumenical Christian classical academies in the country. Because they are private schools, the Christos... Read More »
“I started by volunteering in the school a lot.” Jackie Labadie’s two children both graduated from Veritas Prep. It was when her second child graduated that Jackie decided to get back into the workforce. “I thought, ‘apply to what you love,’ and I love Great Hearts. So, I applied here, and the rest is history,”... Read More »
Anticipation continued to build as day 2 of the 2023 National Symposium for Classical Education kicked off. “Last night, Dana Gioia regaled us with the wonders of words – the power of poetry. He reminded us that deep in our primal selves is the need to make poetry. That is to say to use words... Read More »
