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Welcome to Glen Arden Elementary

Nestled in a quiet neighborhood in South Buncombe, Glen Arden is a hidden gem. Our dedicated staff of highly qualified teachers prepares 450 students from Kindergarten to Fourth Grade to be ready for the challenging academic courses in the North Carolina school system and beyond.

Glen Arden was constructed in 1971, in 2001 a 14-room addition was completed. A Spanish Immersion program began in 2011 with 24 students and one international teacher.

Currently we have eight international teachers and 180 students participating in the Immersion program. As a Global school, all students are learning about cultures, geography, traditions, and values of the people who live in countries around the world.

Our Vision
At Glen Arden Elementary School, our vision is to engage students and grow them into life long learners while maintaining high expectations so that students see themselves prepared for the next level. Our school vision is to nurture curiosity, creativity, activity, and healthy minds and bodies while encouraging a love of learning across multiple intelligences while also focusing on both our students’ social/emotional well being and academic recovery as we move forward. At Glen Arden Elementary School, our vision is to engage students and grow them into life long learners while maintaining high expectations so that students see themselves prepared for the next level. Our school vision is to nurture curiosity, creativity, activity, and healthy minds and bodies while encouraging a love of learning across multiple intelligences while also focusing on both our students’ social/emotional well being and academic recovery as we move forward. 

Our Values
* All students can learn and show growth

* All students can be leaders, problem solvers, and critical thinkers

* All students and staff need to feel safe at school

Our Mission

At Glen Arden Elementary School, our mission is to prepare all students for their tomorrow in a rapidly changing, diverse, global society through equitable learning experiences that promote creativity, collaboration, curiosity, & critical thinking.  

Glen Arden Elementary 
50 Pinehurst Circle
Arden, NC 28704
828.654.1800

Principal
Jamie Slagle
jamie.slagle@bcsemail.org

From the North:
I-26 East to Airport Road (exit 40). Turn left at light (SR-280 East). Go about 2 miles (through the Hendersonville Road (US-25)intersection-past the Shell Gas Station. You are now on Sweeten Creek Road (US-25-A North). Go about 3/10 of a mile. Turn right on Weston Rd (at Exxon Station). Weston Road turns into St. Johns Rd. Take it to the end and turn right on Pinehurst Circle. Do not turn on Foxhollow Court which comes first (that is the faculty/bus entrance). Follow the winding road to the front of Glen Arden. Park in the parking lot which bears off to the left. Enter the school through the front doors. All visitors must check in at the front office.

From the South:
I-26 West to Airport Road (exit 40). Turn right at light (SR-280 East). Go about 2 miles (through the Hendersonville Road (US-25)intersection-past the Shell Gas Station. You are now on Sweeten Creek Road (US-25-A North). Go about 3/10 of a mile. Turn right on Weston Rd (at Exxon Station). Weston Road turns into St. Johns Rd. Take it to the end and turn right on Pinehurst Circle. Do not turn on Foxhollow Court which comes first (that is the faculty/bus entrance). Follow the winding road to the front of Glen Arden. Park in the gravel area which bears
off to the left. Enter the school through the front doors. All visitors must check in at the front office.

From the East:
I-40 West to I-26 East to Airport Road (exit 40). Turn left at light (SR-280 East). Go about 2 miles (through the Hendersonville Road (US-25)intersection-past the Shell Gas Station. You are now on Sweeten Creek Road (US-25-A North). Go about 3/10 of a mile. Turn right on Weston Rd (at
Exxon Station). Weston Road turns into St. Johns Rd. Take it to the end and turn right
on Pinehurst Circle. Do not turn on Foxhollow Court which comes first (that is the faculty/bus entrance). Follow the winding road to the front of Glen Arden. Park in the gravel area which bears off to the left. Enter the school through the front doors. All visitors must check in at the front office.
 
From the West:
I-40 East to I-26 East to Airport Road (exit 40). Turn left at light (SR-280 East). Go about 2 miles (through the Hendersonville Road (US-25)intersection-past the Shell Gas Station. You are now on Sweeten Creek Road (US-25-A North). Go about 3/10 of a mile. Turn right on Weston Rd (at
Exxon Station). Weston Road turns into St. Johns Rd. Take it to the end and turn right
on Pinehurst Circle. Do not turn on Foxhollow Court which comes first (that is the faculty/bus entrance). Follow the winding road to the front of Glen Arden. Park in the gravel area which bears off to the left. Enter the school through the front doors. All visitors must check in at the front office.