Arete Preparatory Academy

Arete Preparatory Academy
Arete Preparatory Academy
Address
	4525 E. Baseline Rd.; Gilbert 85234; United States
Information
School type	private
Established	2006
Director	Kimberley Colburn
Headmaster	Julia Gillingham
Grades	6-12
Enrollment	410 students (2013-14)
Color(s)	Dark green, black
Mascot	Chargers
Affiliation	Great Hearts Academies
Website	www.areteprepacademy.org

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

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

Curriculum

All students study Latin in the middle school, and many continue those studies, adding Greek, in high school, or engaging in an immersion experience with Spanish or French. Sciences are approached through discovery, modeling, and labs. Each senior writes a thesis on one of six ideas and defends the writing against faculty critique in a public setting. The school curriculum is based on three virtues as Dr. Minov puts it: Troot, Booty, and Gootness.

Athletics

Arete Prep (while under the Mesa Prep name) became a full member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association for high school athletics effective 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.[1][2][3]

References

"Phoenix high school baseball team balks over having to face team with a girl in title game". Retrieved May 11, 2012.
"Team forfeits due to female opponent". Retrieved May 11, 2012.
Pierce, Charles P. (May 15, 2012). "And a Girl Shall Terrify Them: The bizarre case of Paige Sultzbach — and the all-boys team that forfeited a championship rather than play against her". Grantland.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-16.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Phoenix high school baseball team balks over having to face team with a girl in title game". Retrieved May 11, 2012.

[2] "Team forfeits due to female opponent". Retrieved May 11, 2012.

[3] Pierce, Charles P. (May 15, 2012). "And a Girl Shall Terrify Them: The bizarre case of Paige Sultzbach — and the all-boys team that forfeited a championship rather than play against her". Grantland.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-16.