Our History
About Us
Our History
A dream that began in India and took root in North Texas.
Newman International Academy grew from a single tuition-free campus in Arlington into a family of schools serving about 3,000 Warriors across six cities. This is the story of how we got here — and of the educators whose legacy we carry forward.
Dr. Hepzibah Newman
Educator, founder of 20+ institutions, and the Academy’s namesake
Our Namesake & Founders
A legacy of educators
Before there was a campus in Arlington, there was a lifetime of building schools.
Dr. Hepzibah Newman devoted her career to children and youth around the world. As Founder-Principal of Kishnammal College at the University of Coimbatore, India, she went on to establish more than 20 educational institutions that today serve over 34,000 students. She passed away in 2015 at the age of 89, and the Academy proudly bears her name.
Her daughter, Dr. Sheba George, and Mr. Lazarus George founded Newman International Academy to bring that same calling to North Texas: a tuition-free, college-preparatory public charter school that unites the most rigorous curricula of the East and West and raises Warriors of Wisdom, Stature, and Favor.
Milestones
From one campus to six cities
Fifteen years of growth, one campus and one community at a time.
The Beginning 2008–2011
2008
The vision takes shape
Newman International Academy is incorporated as a nonprofit in Arlington, Texas, carrying forward Dr. Hepzibah Newman’s lifelong calling to build schools.
2010
A charter for Arlington
The State of Texas grants Newman an open-enrollment charter, and the first campus is established at 2011 South Fielder Road.
2011
Doors open
The first Warriors begin classes: a tuition-free, college-preparatory education that brings together the best of East and West in a private-school environment.
Growing Across DFW 2015–2017
2015
Cedar Hill joins the family
Newman opens a Pre-K–12 campus at Northwood University’s Cedar Hill campus. In its fourth year, the district already serves about 1,000 students. That same year the Academy mourns Dr. Hepzibah Newman, whose name it carries.
2016
Mansfield and Fort Worth
Two new elementary campuses open, bringing the Newman Way to families south and west of Arlington.
2017
Gibbins
A secondary campus opens in North Arlington for grades 7–12, with college, career, and military pathways and associate-degree opportunities.
A New Generation 2023–Today
2023
Watauga
Elementary and secondary programs open on Denton Highway, extending Newman into Northeast Tarrant County.
2025
Irving
A new elementary campus opens at Irving Plaza, the sixth city in the Newman family.
Today
About 3,000 Warriors
Pre-K through 12th grade across Arlington, Cedar Hill, Fort Worth, Irving, Mansfield, and Watauga — still tuition-free, still building the whole person for the whole world.
The Next Chapter
Be Part of Our Story
Every Warrior adds a page to the Newman story. Our seats are limited, and enrollment is underway.