New and Prospective Upper School Families
Welcome to Great Hearts Irving Upper School!
We are delighted to have you as part of our wonderful community. Below you will find numerous resources and helpful information as you begin to get acquainted with your child’s new school.
Topics are listed in alphabetical order.
Academic Calendars
You can always visit greatheartsirving.org/calendars to find our Academic Calendar and for the most up-to-date information on everything coming up.
Calendars
After School Program
Homework Club is an after school program for students in 6th-12th grades that provides students a quiet environment to complete their homework after school.
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Athletics
Athletics is the pursuit of virtue through physical body. We are proud to offer many middle school and high school sports for the fall, winter, and spring seasons. For information about our athletics programs please visit our Athletics Website.
Mustang Athletics
Attendance
Your child’s daily, on-time attendance is critical to his/her success. Frequent absences can cause your child to fall behind in his/her schoolwork. Visit greatheartsirving.org/attendance for more information on our attendance policies.
Attendance Details
Breakfast and Lunch
Great Hearts Irving is proud to partner with SLA Management to offer a healthy and delicious breakfast and lunch to every student who wants one, every day.
Menus and More
Carline
To make our morning and afternoon carlines as safe and efficient as possible, all families should acquaint themselves with our carline routes and procedures. Visit greatheartsirving.org/carline for detailed maps and instructions we will ask you to follow when dropping off and picking up your children.
Carline Maps
College Counseling
Great Hearts is committed to an individualized approach to college counseling that focuses on finding the right fit for each student. The emphasis of the program is on helping students discover who they are as learners and emerging adults. Throughout their years at Great Hearts Irving, our students learn to be comfortable in the worlds of both ideas and practicality, understanding the relationship between the two. This serves our students particularly well when selecting a college experience.
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Curriculum
While students will learn at different paces, we believe that true education is a matter of development over time and within a stable community. At Great Hearts we give our students individualized attention, but always within a unified, multi-disciplined curriculum.
Curriculum Map
Family Handbook
The most comprehensive presentation of the Great Hearts Irving Upper School's philosophy, policies, and expectations for scholars and families is contained in our Family Handbook. All parents should read it carefully.
Family Handbook
Financial Assistance
Great Hearts Irving is proud to serve a community united by our pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty and the best possible education for our children. Financial assistance with breakfast and lunch, uniforms, and books and supplies is available to those who qualify.
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Giving
Great Hearts Irving has relied on the enormous generosity of the community in its pursuit of excellence. Our vision of a top-tier K-12 education available to all students is a reality with your help. Through "Community Investment", dedicated families can support our faculty, students, and staff, providing critical resources needed for an exemplary education. When our community joins together in support, gifts become an investment in the vision of the education and success of every student.
Contribute Here
Parent Service Organization
Our Parent Service Organization (or PSO) is a crucial part of our life as a school and the ongoing partnership between teachers and families. All Great Hearts Irving parents are automatically a member of our PSO. Find out more about how to get involved.
PSO Page
Supply List & Classics to Keep
Great Hearts Irving partners with EduKit to make shopping for supplies as easy and convenient as possible. Grade-level supply lists are also available for parents who wish to shop on their own.
Book & Supply Lists
Take a Tour
If you have not yet had a chance to visit our campus, we invite you to join one of our upcoming "Window into Wonder" tours.
Tours
Newsletter
Each Sunday, our newsletter entitled “The Week Ahead” shares important dates and announcements with our community.
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Uniforms
Uniforms create a distraction-free learning environment in which the conversation is free to focus on nobler and more permanent things than the latest fad and fashion. Great Hearts Irving's uniforms are supplied by Flynn O'Hara. Order soon to be prepared for the first day of school!
Details