According to a report by Scholastic and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a teacher’s average workday is 10 hours and 40 minutes.  This includes an average of 7 hours, 20 minutes of required school hours; 1 hour, 42 minutes at school, before and after school; and another 1 hour, 35 minutes working at home. ... Read More »

JD Oullette, a senior at Chandler Preparatory Academy, recently ran a half marathon and placed 1st in his division (male, age 15-17) at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series with a finish time of 1:14:24.  Overall, JD placed 20th out of 5,693 runners. An amazing accomplishment for this 17-year-old. “I feel like I did good.... Read More »

Tony Cruz is the founding Headmaster for the upper school at Great Hearts Roosevelt, the newest academy in Arizona that launched in the fall of 2022, located in Buckeye, notably recognized as one of the fastest growing cities in the country. Cruz’s parents are both immigrants to this country. “My mom fled war torn Honduras shortly... Read More »

Elijah Ready, a 7th grader at Anthem Preparatory Academy, was recognized by the Anthem Community Council as the first-place winner of the K-8 Student MLK Essay Contest for “exceptional writing and understanding of Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream” during the 2nd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. The public was invited to the event at... Read More »

Elizabeth “Liz” Huntley will be speaking at the Great Hearts Institute’s National Symposium for Classical Education during the plenary luncheon titled, “The Essential Impulse of Hope.” Huntley is the co-founder of The Hope Institute whose mission is to partner with school leaders to create strategies that help them develop a culture to promote character development.... Read More »