Who We Are
Mission: To empower all students to become highly successful global citizens.
Ira B. Jones Elementary School of Global Scholars is a magnet-themed school in the Asheville City school system serving children in kindergarten through fifth grades.
The school’s vision is to empower all children to be problem solvers and constructive citizens in order to improve their own lives, their communities, and the world. The magnet theme inspires students to take an active, hands-on role in a changing world. Its pillars are service work, a celebration of world cultures, environmental stewardship, foreign language, technology, and skills for the new century.
What We Do
Jones Elementary provides a curriculum that incorporates service learning, 21st Century Skills, foreign language program, environmental stewardship, multicultural awareness, and technology integration. Rigorous academics are complemented by hands-on learning and creativity through an assortment of activities such as:
- Terrific Thursdays After School Program
- Muddy Sneakers: The Joy of Learning Outside
- Global Scholars Day and Cultural Arts Programing
- Fall Musical and Drama Program
- Community Nights
- Charlotte Street Kids @ Jones onsite after school care
- Cultural Enrichment Assemblies
- Science Olympiad
