We are pleased to announce that next year Mary Mae Jones Elementary will be … The International School at Mary Mae Jones.

Our namesake, Mary Mae Jones, was an educational influencer. This change will honor her work by advancing learning for our students while pioneering a new opportunity for our school community.

We are grateful for her unwavering commitment to children.

And, we value her family’s support in this process.

Next year, The International School at Mary Mae Jones will be the only elementary school in Northwest Arkansas to offer International Baccalaureate, or IB, for short.

“An IB education aims to transform students and schools as they learn, through dynamic cycles of inquiry, action, and reflection. Teachers enable and support students as they develop the approaches to learning they need - for both academic and personal success.”

There are several benefits for students learning within the IB model:

Students will become a global community of learners
There is a high degree of freedom and agency for our students.
There is a heightened sense of cultural awareness through development of a second language.

We are excited to offer this model to our current students and look forward to welcoming new families who choose to apply to enroll their child in our school.

We invite you to spend some time looking at our parent-choice school website here. And, you can read more about the IB Primary Years Program (PYP) at the following link. We will invite our parents to the school during the second semester to learn more about IB.

Our Mission Statement is as follows: The International School at Mary Mae Jones builds strong relationships and serves each student as he or she achieves high standards of learning in a global community.

Our School Values will focus on: Respect, Inquiry, Growth, and Service