Thaden School
Sam Slaton is an experienced educator and cycling advocate, currently serving as an English Faculty and Cycle Education Specialist at Thaden School since June 2018. Sam develops and teaches curricula for Grade 10 English, Bike Advocacy, and Urban Studies, while guiding students in socioemotional and executive functioning skills. Notable achievements include launching the world’s first high school gravel cycling team and securing Gold-level Bicycle Friendly Business status for Thaden School. Previous roles include Managing Director at Trailblazers, Director of Communications at Bike New York, Deputy Reviews Editor at Publishers Weekly, and Editor-in-Chief at The Brooklyn Review. Sam holds an MFA in Poetry from Brooklyn College and a B.A. in Creative Writing and Philosophy from the University of Arkansas.
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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.