Press Room

At Great Hearts academies, it is not only students who pursue Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. Our faculty members are also on a journey of their own as lifelong learners. At Cicero Prep, Humane Letters Master Teacher Betsy Brown McClelland has taken her love of poetry to new heights, recently publishing her first collection, City Nave, under the pen […] Read More »

At Young Hearts, a Great Hearts Preschool, young learners explored the art of legendary artist Pablo Picasso. School Director Cori Lewis engaged with her students in a week-long exploration of Picasso’s life and creative style, all leading up to a unique “fashion show” that allowed them to showcase their Picasso-inspired masterpieces through the hallway-turned-runway. Picasso, one of […] Read More »

The second annual Fall Festival at Great Hearts Harveston, a K-8 academy in Baton Rouge, Lousiana, transformed the school campus into a hub for fall games and autumn activities. The evening event served as a key fundraiser for the Parent Service Organization (PSO), who also organized the festival, raising over $9,000 this year. These funds directly support […] Read More »

The holidays are quickly approaching. While we may only be in October, Great Hearts is looking ahead to the holiday season to find student artwork to grace the cover of our annual Holiday Card. Throughout the years, the selected artwork featured on the cover of the card vividly display holiday cheer, warmth, and happiness through […] Read More »

Jessica Hooten Wilson, the Fletcher Jones Chair of Great Books at Pepperdine University, will deliver a keynote address at the upcoming  2025 National Symposium for Classical Education, Hooten Wilson will complement the central theme of “Cultivating Wonder” with her talk, “Witness and Wonder.” In this address, she will explore Socrates’ pursuit of justice and how it […] Read More »