Elizabeth Thies

Activist, Athlete, Concerned citizen, Educator/Teacher, Gay, Musician, Parent

I am currently the Head of School at BASIS Oro Valley. We are a nationally ranked Charter school. Our goal is to challenge our students but also provide resources that help them find success. We value our community and seek to provide opportunities that will both challenge and reward our students. We empathize their responsibilities as students as well as citizens and hope to create an academic environment that helps enable our young people to make a positive impact in the world around them.

I'm passionate about helping students find personal success. But along these lines, it is important to stress the value of hard work and make sure that young people understand that failure can often be an essential and useful tool in the process of learning.

The best gift that you can give a child is a solid educational foundation because it is the beginning to any path that they choose to pursue in life!

Criminal Justice, Education, Military

My TED story is continuing saga where I hopefully have the privilege to help create a platform where my students can stand up, present ideas, and be honored for what they bring to our BASIS community.

Singing.