Glen Arden Elementary

The Buncombe County Schools Foundation (BCSF) celebrated local educators with a special event on May 7, 2024, held at the scenic North Carolina Governor's Western Residence, which...

Students from area schools gathered together for a joint Buncombe County Special Olympics event, showcasing their athletic skills in a series of adaptive sports. The event kicked ...

Thanks to Glen Arden Elementary’s (GAE) media specialist Lee Ann Smith and the Buncombe County Schools Foundation (BCSF), GAE students had the opportunity to help choose this year...

What do you want to be when you grow up? Glen Arden welcomed over 30 careers into our building for our Annual Career Fair! Students were able to hear about what it takes to be a ...

In a colorful tribute to the imaginative world of Dr. Seuss, students and teachers at Glen Arden Elementary transformed their halls into a vibrant showcase of vocabulary words on ...

Glen Arden's 4th grade Battle of the Books team competed in the county-wide competition on March 26, 2024 and placed 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥! The team earned points by answering questions abo...

A Buncombe County Schools teacher has been recognized as an innovative, inspirational educator. The North Carolina Association for the Gifted and Talented (NCAGT) named Jennifer...

Glen Arden will host Kindergarten Registration for the 2024-2025 school year on Monday, April 15th. This is our enrollment day for all new kindergarteners. If you have a rising ki...

Calling all Glen Arden 4th graders! It's time to "Make Your Mark" at mini camps provided to BCS 4th-8th graders. The Saturday mini camps include project based activities and fie...

Buncombe County Schools (BCS) is proud to host a series of Town Hall meetings that serve as examples of intentional, inclusive decision-making for staff, students, and families. T...

In June of 2023, the state legislature revised the law governing elections in BCS. Instead of six residency districts (based on the six high school attendance zones) and one at-la...

Attention Pre-K Parents! Kindergarten Dual language/Spanish Immersion Applications for the 2024-2025 school year are now open. 2024-2025 Dual Language _ Immersion Application...

Buncombe County Schools believes that all students should be able to be safe at home and school from bullying or any unwanted and repeated acts of harassment or threats. It is cri...

Winter weather could be just around the corner! Below is a summary of our inclement weather protocols for our students. What happens when we must close our buildings to studen...

Greetings Parents, Staff, and Stakeholders, You are welcome to provide feedback via THIS GOOGLE FORM regarding the plan linked below for the BCS Schools designated as low-perf...

One year ago, Dr. Rob Jackson hit the ground running as the new superintendent of Buncombe County Schools, conducting a “listening and learning” tour of all 45 schools, hosting pa...

🇨🇷🇨🇴🇵🇪BCS Dual Language* Spanish Immersion programs are passports to learning and leadership. To cap off Hispanic Heritage Month, Glen Arden Elementary School’s Dual Language c...

Students at Glen Arden Elementary got a night of fun and science at their STEAM night! Slime making,2-liter bottle whirlpools, circuit building, cup stacking, lock puzzles, and ot...

Students in our Dual Language classrooms have a special opportunity of learning about the cultures of their Spanish speaking teachers. On September 15th, Sra. Pacheco's and Sra...

Every student in Buncombe County Schools (BCS) has a right to an educational environment that is safe, respectful, and caring. The BCS Code of Character, Conduct, and Support rec...