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October 23, 2025

Students Take the Lead in Glendale Prep’s Faculty Play

The drama department at Glendale Prep recently performed a unique production of Arsenic and Old Lace where the faculty and drama students swapped their traditional roles. Teachers and staff stretched their acting chops while the students took over the director’s chair and backstage duties. “Our faculty came out and auditioned with our students, who are... Read More »

October 23, 2025

Meet Conal Tanner, Glendale Prep’s New Assistant Headmaster

Glendale Prep welcomes Conal Tanner as its new Assistant Headmaster, a role he steps into with a wealth of teaching experience, a clear passion for classical education, and an impressive career that spans three countries. Tanner was born and raised in Ottawa, Canada, and homeschooled until the age of 16, until he enrolled at a Pennsylvania... Read More »

October 23, 2025

Meet Megan Heidmann, the New Director at Young Hearts in Scottsdale

Young Hearts is pleased to introduce Megan Heidmann as the preschool director for the newly opened Scottsdale location of Young Hearts Preschool, where she brings more than a decade of experience to the role and a deep passion for shaping the lives of our youngest learners. “I’ve done everything birth through high school,” Heidmann shared. Her... Read More »

August 20, 2025

APEX Announces New Fall Courses for School Leaders

The APEX Program for School Leadership is happy to announce that Fall Courses are now open for enrollment! And there are five options for aspiring and current leaders in classical education to choose from. Great Hearts offers a series of short courses through the APEX Program for School Leadership that are designed for developing leaders of classical... Read More »

July 28, 2025

The Summit is Just the Beginning for Great Hearts Faculty

Before classes begin at Great Hearts academies across the Valley, faculty and staff members gathered to kick off the new school year at the Great Hearts Arizona Summit. This “homecoming” of sorts welcomed over 2,000 employees who celebrated the past, present, and future of the growing charter school network with their colleagues. After being directed... Read More »