Maeser Updates: 29 May 2026
In This Edition School Calendars & Fee Schedule New Uniform Logo Timeline Online Classes, Summer School & Schedules 2026 Summer Reading Program Maeser Updates Summer Posting Schedule PowerSchool Summer Availability Employment Opportunities Volunteer Opportunities Current Volunteer Opportunities Report Your Volunteer Hours Questions About Volunteer Hours Sports Announcements MS Girls Volleyball Open Gyms HS Girls Soccer […]
The Power of Primary Sources in Cultivating Wisdom and Virtue in Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy
In a day and age when ideas are so often packaged into short, summary-like versions, one of the most difficult questions that parents and teachers alike have is this: How do we help students to gain wisdom and virtue, not just surface knowledge? Students are often only given a very narrow view of history’s and […]
Building Critical Thinkers and Virtuous Citizens
With all the information and answers readily available nowadays, why is it important to still ask students hard questions, push them to dig deeper into difficult issues, and challenge them to have convictions and reasons for what they believe? In many schools today, students are simply told answers, but often lack deep understanding and critical […]
Maeser Updates: 22 May 2026
In This Edition School Calendars & Fee Schedule Graduation 2026 Graduation Rehearsal Graduation Details Sevvies to Seniors Video Yearbook Online Classes, Summer School & Schedules 2026 Summer Reading Program Employment Opportunities Volunteer Opportunities Current Volunteer Opportunities Report Your Volunteer Hours Questions About Volunteer Hours Sports Announcements HS Cross Country Summer Training Sports Physicals 2026-27 1st […]
Socratic Seminars: Building Minds and Character at Utah’s Top Classical Charter School
Many parents and students wonder in a day and age characterized by lecturing and test-taking, will we be developing deep, true understanding, intellectual virtue, and knowledge, or are we only teaching students facts they can only recite a short time after memorizing them? It is a big struggle for parents to find learning that actively […]
Maeser Updates: 15 May 2026
In This Edition School Calendars & Fee Schedule No Lunch Options This Week Final Exams: May 15-20 Graduation 2026: Important Info for Graduates & Families Senior Grad Photo & Breakfast (Parent Help Needed!) Thursday Schedule of Events Graduation Rehearsal Graduation Details Employment Opportunities Volunteer Opportunities Current Volunteer Opportunities Teacher Appreciation Donations Report Your Volunteer Hours […]
Building Character and Intelligence: The Maeser Distinction in Classical Education
In a time of instant answers and testing, what exactly makes for a quality education? Is it just teaching them facts? Are you teaching the person or are you just teaching to a test? Are you sending your child to college for a job? Many educators are well aware of this fact yet few schools […]
Beyond the Transcript: How Maeser Builds Character and Critical Thought
When it comes to quality education, most parents and teachers are asking a lot of similar questions: what are we really after here? Is an outstanding education just about those excellent grades, or is it really about character formation, the acquisition of Truth, Honor and Virtue? At Maeser, an excellent education is all about Truth, […]
Passive versus Active Learning
Our schools have tended to focus on the passing along of information, rather than challenging students to grapple with ideas and arrive at their own well-reasoned opinions. Our students can learn information well, but are not always prepared to debate or defend that which they have learned. It is important for any parent who is […]
Maeser Updates: 8 May 2026
In This Edition School Calendars & Fee Schedule Lunch Options This Week TODAY: MS Farewell Feast New Trustlands Committee Members Selected School Musical: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella Maeser Orchestra End-of-Year Celebration Concert MS Shakespeare Auditions Maeser Art End-of-Year Showcase Maeser Dance Company Auditions Final Exams: May 15-20 Graduation 2026: Important Info for Graduates & Families […]