Welcome to Great Hearts Veritas Prep, Serving Grades 6-12
Veritas Prep is a tuition-free classical public charter school that has set the standard for liberal-arts education in Phoenix since Great Hearts opened its very first campus over two decades ago. Nestled in Arcadia, Veritas Prep serves students in grades 6-12 and invites them into a daily conversation that stretches from Homer to Hamilton, Euclid to Einstein. Families describe us as the best school in the Valley not because we chase rankings or fashion the newest gadget, but because we remain faithful to one conviction: an education ordered to Truth, Goodness, and Beauty liberates a young person to live wisely and act nobly.
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Virtual Tour
Begin your journey into the heart of classical education with just a click. Watch a virtual tour of Veritas Prep where we foster virtuous scholars and deep thinkers. Witness firsthand how our teachers inspire a passion for lifelong learning, logic, and moral integrity. This isn't merely a tour of our school; it's a gateway to becoming part of a community dedicated to academic excellence and living the values of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. Discover the unique spirit of Great Hearts—where every lesson shapes well-rounded, virtuous citizens.
Why Families Choose Veritas Prep
Top-Tier Academic Results
Class of 2024 graduates earned nearly $10 million in merit scholarships, posted an average SAT of 1248 (+208 over the national mean), and boasted 4 National Scholars.
Classical Curriculum, Modern Mastery
Humane Letters seminars, Euclid-based geometry, and four years of Latin or Spanish build the habits of deep thought and articulate expression.
Falcon Spirit in Athletics
Recent AIA state titles showcase discipline that begins in the classroom and finishes on the podium.
Signature Clubs & Competitions
Award-winning Speech & Debate, Mock Trial, and a thriving Engineering/Robotics program turn great ideas into real-world innovation.
Academic life at Veritas Prep grows from curiosity into mastery through a deliberately sequenced program.
Middle-school years immerse students in the grammar of learning: Latin conjugations sharpen syntactic precision, Euclid’s first propositions reveal that truth can be demonstrated step by orderly step, and close reading of The Iliad and The Republic trains the habit of attentive listening. Teachers ask more questions than they answer, shepherding students toward discovery rather than delivering conclusions pre-packaged.
By high school the pattern expands into an honors curriculum recognizable at the finest private academies: a daily two-hour Humane Letters seminar pairs original-source history with literature from Virgil to Virginia Woolf; mathematics climbs through calculus; the science sequence—biology, chemistry, physics—returns repeatedly to primary texts so that modern lab work remains rooted in the great chain of inquiry. Juniors write a twenty-page thesis under faculty mentorship; seniors defend it before a panel, learning to wed humility with intellectual courage. University admissions officers regularly note that Veritas transcripts signal a student ready to thrive anywhere from MIT to St. John’s. Still, our faculty name quieter victories first: the sophomore who revises a shaky argument until it rings true, or the senior who chooses integrity over easy praise on a group assignment.
Yet Veritas Prep refuses to measure success by transcripts alone.
The heart of the program is virtue education woven quietly into everything: the patience required to master a Euclidean proof, the courage to deliver an unflinching speech, the temperance that comes from balanced study and leisure, and the justice practiced when older students mentor sixth-graders through the House system.
A Welcoming Community for Every Family
Our campus on 56th Street in-between Thomas and Indian School sits minutes from the Loop 202, making the academy accessible to families across Arcadia, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Phoenix.
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Questions? Give us a call at (602) 263-1128
Start with the virtual tour, then schedule an on-campus tour where you can observe classes, chat with students, and meet faculty. If you share our belief that the best school is one that shapes both intellect and heart, you will find a home here among the Falcons. We look forward to welcoming your family into a tradition that stretches back to Socrates and forward to whatever brave new world our graduates will one day inherit.
With warmest regards,
Theresa Weiland, Headmaster
Veritas Preparatory Academy
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