Thaden School
Julie Griggs is an experienced educator currently serving as a Teacher at Thaden School since July 2022, previously teaching at Bentonville Schools from August 2011 to June 2022. Griggs specializes in integrating art into content classrooms, fostering empathy through arts, history, and diverse texts, and developing standards-based curriculum and assessments while actively collaborating within professional learning communities. Notably, Griggs was a Reese Fellow at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in 2019, focusing on curriculum development. Prior to a career in education, Griggs held various roles at Tyson Foods, including Consumer Insights Analyst and Technical Writing Team Leader, and operated as a Self Employed Project Leader. Griggs earned a Master of Arts in Teaching in Secondary English Language Arts and a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Arkansas.
Thaden School
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Thaden School is a new independent school located in Bentonville, Arkansas. We opened in 2017 and will continue to grow incrementally to serve approximately 500 students in Grades 6 through 12. The school’s mission is to provide a balanced and challenging education that ignites in its 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. Thaden offers a highly integrated curriculum; programs for civic engagement; creative and performing arts; athletics; and an innovative and sustainable campus with indoor and outdoor teaching spaces. The school’s Indexed Tuition program makes the cost of a Thaden education affordable for all families in Northwest Arkansas. The school is named in honor of Iris Louise McPhetridge Thaden (1905-1979), a Bentonville native and one of the greatest aviators of her time.