Cary Academy embarked on a year-long projected called "Dialogue Across Difference" with Essential Partners from Cambridge, Mass. The project began during a professional day on Sept 5, where all employees were introduced to the concept of dialogue as a bridge across difference. The following day, a smaller subset of employees spent a day of intense training on structuring and modeling dialogues, which could be used in classrooms and other settings across campus. The project will expand as the year unfolds, to include students and parents.