Arete Preparatory Academy

Great Hearts Arete Preparatory Academy (formerly Mesa Preparatory Academy) is a charter school in Gilbert, Arizona. It is part of Great Hearts Academies.

Great Hearts Arete Prep
Location
4525 E. Baseline Rd. Gilbert 85234 United States
Information
School type	Charter
Established	2006
Headmaster	Melanie Attridge
Grades	6-12
Enrollment	410 students (2013-14)
Colors	Dark green and black     [1]
Mascot	Chargers[1]
Affiliation	Great Hearts Academies
Website	areteprepacademy.greatheartsamerica.org

In 2014, the school moved to a location in Gilbert. The school changed its name to Great Hearts Arete Prep and its mascot from Monsoons to Chargers.

Curriculum

The school's curriculum places a heavy emphasis on the Greco-Roman world and classical studies, with students studying Latin in middle school and, if elected, Greek in high school.

Athletics

Arete Prep (while under the Mesa Prep name) became a full member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association for high school athletics in the 2012-13 school year.

In May 2012, Mesa Preparatory Academy won the Charter Athletic Association state baseball championship, after Our Lady of Sorrows Academy in Phoenix, a traditionalist Catholic school affiliated with the Society of St. Pius X, refused to play in (and thus forfeited) the championship game against Mesa Prep because MPA's team included a female infielder.^[2][3][4]