Head of School

I am often asked what sets The Anthony School apart from other private schools in our area. Families want to know, "Why Anthony?"

I love that question because the answer begins with what your child will experience here. 

At Anthony, your child will be known, valued, and challenged. Our teachers take the time to understand each student's strengths, interests, needs and motivations. With that understanding, they can provide the right balance of encouragement and challenge, helping students grow in confidence, discover how they learn best, and develop a genuine love of learning. 

As Arkansas’s oldest nonsectarian independent school, The Anthony School has been guided by a clear mission since 1944. Our core values of Learning, Community, Individuality, and Character shape how students learn, how they treat one another, and how they grow. Your family will join a close-knit, accepting community where children are encouraged to be themselves while learning to contribute meaningfully to the world around them.

Our advanced curriculum is brought to life by exceptional educators who set high expectations for their students and for themselves. We educate the whole child, giving students opportunities to grow academically, socially, physically, and creatively.

Through studio art, physical education, music, strings, STEAM, computer science, library, and world cultures and languages, your child can explore new interests and discover emerging strengths. In Upper Middle School, a robust electives program offers even more choice, with courses such as guitar, photography, technical theater, sculpture, finance, advanced life science, and newspaper.

The result is a graduate who is prepared for more than the academic demands of high school. Anthony graduates leave us as capable students, confident individuals, and thoughtful human beings. Area high schools actively seek out our eighth graders, but our greatest reward is seeing graduates carry what they learned here into high school and beyond.

I invite you to visit The Anthony School and experience our community for yourself. I would be delighted to welcome your family and help you discover your own answer to the question, “Why Anthony?”

Shana Nolen
Head of School
The Anthony School