2025-2026 School Year
We are thrilled to welcome back Great Hearts scholars for the 2025-2026 school year! While we are busy finishing out the current 24-25 school year, we intend to share as much information as possible with our returning families and new incoming families.
As always, please do not hesitate to reach out to our administrative team with any questions or concerns. Give us a call at (817) 260-0890, or email ArlingtonInfo@greatheartstxschools.org
2025-2026 Academic Calendar
IMPORTANT CHANGES – PLEASE READ!
Change in official school times: Lower School and Upper School = 8:00am-3:35pm, Monday-Thursday. 8:00am-1:35pm, early-release Fridays.
Front Office Changes: Next school year, the front offices for the Lower School and the Upper School will be entirely separate. This means that parents will need to visit the Lower School office to pick up their Kinder-5th grade scholars, and visit the Upper School office to pick up their 6th-11th grade scholars.
Carline will also have some changes! Next year, families will need to exclusively use the front carline to pick up their Lower School scholars, and go around the building to the back carline to pick up their Upper School scholars. See carline map below.
Morning Carline: 7:25am-7:55am
Afternoon Carline: 3:35pm-4:15pm Monday-Thursday, 1:35pm-2:15pm early-release Fridays.
Walk-Up Dismissal & Student Walkers: We unfortunately cannot offer a walk-up dismissal option, and there will be no front desk pickups after 2:45pm. Upper School students (and their Lower School siblings) will continue to have the option to walk home, once their parents have signed a GHA student walker waiver form.
Please note that Lower School scholars cannot walk home without an Upper School sibling.
Summer Events:
Back to School Swim Party! Thursday, August 7, 2025
6th Grade Bootcamp | Upper School Orientation for NEW Students (7th-11th grade) – Thursday, July 31, 2025
Upper School Orientation & Textbook Checkout for RETURNING Students (7th-11th grade) – Friday, August 1, 2025
Kindergarten Orientation – Thursday, August 7, 2025
Lower School Meet the Teacher | Grades 1-5 – Friday, August 8, 2025
First Day of School FAQ + Carline Maps
LOWER SCHOOL FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FAQ – TBD
UPPER SCHOOL FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FAQ – TBD
25-26 CAMPUS CARLINE MAP
Lower School siblings will need to be dropped off and picked up in the front carline.
Upper School siblings will need to be dropped off and picked up in the back carline.
Blue Lane = Lower School Only/Cooper Gate
Green Lane = Upper School Only/Eden Gate
Orange Lane = Lower + Upper Siblings (Enter Cooper Gate, Exit Eden Gate)
2025-2026 Academic Calendar & Daily Schedule
The first day of school is August 12th, 2025!
Lower School: 8:00am-3:35pm
- Morning Carline | 7:25am-7:55am
- Afternoon Dismissal | 3:35pm-4:15pm
- Early-Release Friday | 1:35pm-2:15pm
- Upper School: 8:00am-3:35pm
- Morning Carline | 7:25am-7:55am
- Afternoon Dismissal | 3:35pm-4:15pm
- Early-Release Friday | 1:35pm-2:15pm
25-26 Campus Carline Map
Uniforms & Dress Code
Lower School
Kindergarten-5th Grade
Upper School
Classics To Keep (Literature Books)
Lower School
LOWER SCHOOL (K-5) 25-26
Upper School
HIGH SCHOOL (9th-11th Grade) 25-26
2025-2026 School Supply Lists
Great Hearts partners with EduKit to make school supply shopping easy. By ordering through Edukit , you are able to purchase all your scholar’s supplies and have them conveniently shipped directly to the school. To purchase online, visit https://www.edukitinc.com. *Orders must be placed by June 4th for best pricing and free shipping.* Extended ordering is available from June 05, 2025 – June 18, 2025 for an additional fee.
Lower School
Kindergarten Supply List 25-26
Second Grade Supply List 25-26
Fourth Grade Supply List 25-26
Upper School
Seventh Grade Supply List 25-26
Eighth Grade Supply List 25-26
Eleventh Grade Supply List 25-26
For any other questions, please reach out to our front desk team at 817-260-0890 or via email at GHAfrontdesk@greatheartstxschools.org.