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WHY THADEN?
Our Students
By virtue of our Indexed Tuition program and small class sizes, we offer a learning culture in which students of many interests, aspirations, and backgrounds can share and explore different points of view under the guidance of nurturing, even-handed educators. As our students discover their common ground and learn from their differences, they grow better prepared for life and citizenship in a nation founded upon a shared commitment to the value of civil debate and diversity of thought.
Our Faculty
Recruited from all parts of the United States and many parts of the world, our educators bring to our campus a passion for and mastery of the subjects they teach and the ability to educate, inspire, and mentor young people, inside and outside of the classroom. The diverse talents, interests, regional identities, and backgrounds of our faculty create a learning environment that empowers students to think expansively and imaginatively about their potential and the course of their journey in life.
Our Curriculum
Our core curriculum not only provides students with a broad foundation in the sciences and the humanities but also teaches them how to integrate disciplines and understand their dynamic connections. Our commitment to interdisciplinary problem solving also finds rich expression in our three signature programs — Wheels, Reels, and Meals — where students combine multiple fields of study and engage with community partners in ways that foster a strong sense of civic responsibility. Intensives and other forms of independent study as well as Community-Based Learning (CBL) courses provide further opportunities for students to form and investigate their own questions from many angles.
Our Campus
Designed by a nationally renowned team of architects, our campus is itself a teacher that sparks curiosity, inspires creativity, and invites reflection. As students move through the course of the day, they encounter a variety of architectural spaces and landscape features that enhance their learning while creating an enduring and enriching sense of place.
Our Community
As our school community continues to grow, we continue to be intentional about fostering a sense of belonging that makes each and all of us feel known, seen, heard, and celebrated. Thaden aspires to be a school where a diverse community can feel a shared sense of belonging.
Latest News
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Thaden to host USA Cycling with its debut junior gravel development camp in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Thaden School is thrilled to announce the appointment of Melissa Sherman as the founding Lower School Head. With a distinguished background in education and a passion for fostering joyful and purposeful learning experiences, Melissa Sherman joins the Thaden community from Houston, Texas, where she served as the principal at The Fay School.
Thaden School ranked number one private high school in the state of Arkansas by KNWA.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Fayetteville City Council approves the creation of a youth city board by unanimous vote.
The idea was proposed by Thaden School senior Kalvin Larson.
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A student from Thaden School in Bentonville is working to get kids involved in local politics.
Kalvin Larson is a senior at the school. When he was a sophomore, a petition was passed around in his government and economics class for Mayor Stephanie Orman’s Bentonville Youth Council.