Location: Bentonville
Organization Type: Arts Education & Support, Literary & Language Arts, Performing Arts
Mission: Our mission is to provide a balanced and challenging education that ignites in our students a passion for discovery and learning, prepares them to succeed in college, and inspires them to lead lives of integrity, purpose, and responsible global citizenship.
In pursuing our mission, we are guided by these principles:
The diversity of a school is essential to the quality of education that it provides.
In a small school students are better able to form close relationships with teachers that will give them a stronger sense of belonging, self-confidence, and responsibility.
There is an art in masterful teaching, which requires resources, mentorship, and recognition.
A well-balanced curriculum empowers students:
To think ethically, critically, and creatively about global issues and their local manifestations;
To see connections among the humanities, sciences, and mathematics as integrative disciplines in the search for knowledge, meaning, and beauty;
To build coherent, compelling, and innovative arguments;
To establish their voice in the world by writing and speaking well and expressing themselves creatively;
To work independently and collaboratively.
Activities outside of the classroom give students essential opportunities to develop as leaders, volunteers, and contributors to the life and spirit of the greater community.
A school must create a safe and healthy environment where students have time and space for reflection, freedom to make important decisions, and opportunities to learn from mistakes.
The harmony of a school community depends on a shared commitment to honesty, compassion, and fair play.
The Thaden School
Location: Bentonville
Organization Type: Arts Education & Support, Literary & Language Arts, Performing Arts
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Get in the Game: Sports, Art, Culture
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art 600 Museum Way, Bentonville, ARThe roar of the stadium. The green of the field. A held breath erupting into victory—or defeat. Is it any wonder that sports inspire artists? With our latest exhibition, Get in the Game: Sports, Art, Culture, experience how today’s artists and designers respond to the drive, passion, culture, and systems surrounding...
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Kaylyn Sah at JJ’s Fayetteville
JJ's Grill Fayetteville 3615 N Steele Blvd, Fayetteville, AR, United StatesFREE LIVE MUSIC SERVING FAYETTEVILLE SINCE 2009! JJ's Grill Fayetteville Address: 1271 Steamboat Dr #7, Fayetteville, AR 72704 Phone: (479) 443-0700 Hours: Mon-Sat 11AM-1AM SUN: CLOSED Kitchen Hours: Mon-Sat 11AM-12AM SUN: CLOSED
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Andy Adams at JJ’s Bella Vista
JJ's Grill Bella Vista 12 Cunningham Corner, Bella Vista, ARFREE LIVE MUSIC SERVING BELLA VISTA SINCE 2014! JJ's Grill Bella Vista Address: 12 Cunningham Corner, Bella Vista, AR 72714 Phone:(479)802-6455 Hours: Tue-Sun 11AM-1AM MON: CLOSED Kitchen Hours: Tue-Thu 11AM-9PM Fri-Sun 11AM-10PM MON: CLOSED
Mission
Our mission is to provide a balanced and challenging education that ignites in our students a passion for discovery and learning, prepares them to succeed in college, and inspires them to lead lives of integrity, purpose, and responsible global citizenship.
In pursuing our mission, we are guided by these principles:
- The diversity of a school is essential to the quality of education that it provides. In a small school students are better able to form close relationships with teachers that will give them a stronger sense of belonging, self-confidence, and responsibility.
- There is an art in masterful teaching, which requires resources, mentorship, and recognition.
A well-balanced curriculum empowers students:
- To think ethically, critically, and creatively about global issues and their local manifestations;
- To see connections among the humanities, sciences, and mathematics as integrative disciplines in the search for knowledge, meaning, and beauty;
- To build coherent, compelling, and innovative arguments;
- To establish their voice in the world by writing and speaking well and expressing themselves creatively;
- To work independently and collaboratively.
Activities outside of the classroom give students essential opportunities to develop as leaders, volunteers, and contributors to the life and spirit of the greater community.
A school must create a safe and healthy environment where students have time and space for reflection, freedom to make important decisions, and opportunities to learn from mistakes.
The harmony of a school community depends on a shared commitment to honesty, compassion, and fair play.
About
THADEN SCHOOL, AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN BENTONVILLE LAUNCHED WITH THE SUPPORT FROM THE WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION. THE SCHOOL CURRENTLY SERVES MORE THAN 335 STUDENTS IN GRADES K-1 AND 6-12. BY THE 2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR WE WILL OFFER GRADES K-12.
Our school is named in honor of Iris Louise McPhetridge Thaden (1905-1979). Born and raised in Bentonville, she was a proud Arkansan and one of the greatest aviators of her time. Her childhood home (McPhetridge House), which originally stood on West Central Avenue in downtown Bentonville, was saved from demolition in 2017 and now serves as our Office of Admissions. Our 30-acre campus also has a rich history: it served as the home of the Benton County Fair for nearly 80 years and, prior to that, was the site of other educational institutions, including Bentonville High School when Louise McPhetridge was a student there in the early 1920s.
Her pioneering and innovative spirit inspires our efforts to create a school that gives students roots and wings as they build strong foundations and soar to new heights in pursuit of their dreams.