The mission of Veritas Preparatory Academy (VPA) is to educate students for the lifelong pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty.
The VPA graduate has a foundation in the liberal arts of grammar and rhetoric, logic and mathematics, history, natural science, and philosophy. The graduate has also practiced the fine arts of music, poetry, drawing and painting, and drama. The graduate is thus prepared for every career, every course of advanced or specialized study, and every kind of leisure. In short, the VPA graduate is ready to live the lifetime of learning that is possible for a human being.
VPA will fulfill its mission by the following means:
- Service to a rigorous, core liberal arts curriculum in the Western tradition that is the same for all students
- Average classes of 20 or less
- Dedicated, enthusiastic, and intellectually excellent teachers who serve as models of learning and of character
- Detailed student evaluation, with an emphasis upon written, narrative evaluation of learning rather than upon grades and percentages
- Regular and meaningful homework assignments
- High standards of personal conduct and comportment for students
Though the curriculum is rigorous and expectations of students high, VPA is not an exclusive school for the best and the brightest. Our mission is to provide an environment that allows every student who is curious and diligent the opportunity to fulfill her or his potential.
Our Charter, Accreditation, and Affiliations
VPA is certified by the State Board for Charter Schools. We have full accreditation through the American Academy of Liberal Education and are a candidate for accreditation with the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation & School Improvement.
Veritas Preparatory Academy is a subsidiary corporation of Great Hearts Academies, a non-profit charter management organization. Great Hearts Academies supports its member schools with curriculum, data management, faculty orientation and professional development, human resources services, business management (such as accounting), special education services, and the development of funding and facility opportunities. Veritas Preparatory Academy enjoys an affiliation with Tempe Preparatory Academy, its founding sister school.
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