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Some might consider the task of planning and pulling off a virtual summit with more than one hundred attendees a daunting task, but once a group of CA students saw the chance to create a powerful learning experience for their peers and classmates, they couldn’t help but say “YES!” In mid-January 2020, a group of […]
What exactly does it mean to “own your learning”? To get a grasp of the concept at the very heart of Cary Academy’s mission to build lifelong learners, join us as we dive in deep and get hands-on with the Center for Community Engagement.
What is it like to chart the course for an entire generation of students? Twenty-five years ago, Marti Jenkins was given the rare opportunity to shape the very essence of Cary Academy’s Middle School experience. As she steps into retirement, she reflects on a quarter century of shepherding CA’s youngest students.
Join Head of Upper School Robin Follet as he reflects on the newness of the new school year—the new classes, the new classrooms of the Upper School, the new schedule—and the timeless elements of Cary Academy from his unique perspective. Read it on CA Curious.
How do we nurture well-being? Over the past year and a half, our society has become emotionally starved for connection. As Head of Middle School Josette Huntress Holland explains, over the same period of time Cary Academy has been busy rethinking carefully about how we ‘do’ school, guided by considerations of holistic student wellness. Read it on CA Curious.
Congratulations to Isabella Xu (‘25) for making the 2021 girls’ U17 U.S. national table tennis team! USA Table Tennis, the sport’s governing body named Xu to the eight-member team following the 2021 US National Team Youth Trials, held in Milpitas, California and Pleasantville, New York.
In 25 short years, Cary Academy has established a reputation as one of the leading schools in the country. As we start the new school year, Head of School Dr. Mike Ehrhardt explains that we have much to be proud of during this anniversary year, and we stand in a position of strength to build an even stronger school moving forward. Read it on CA Curious.
Lifelong-learner Alex Wilson (’04) was transformed by the hands-on learning opportunities that characterized his time at Cary Academy. Now, he’s generously paying it forward with the creation of a new fund–one designed to ensure that all students can make the most of their CA experience. Wilson has been following where his intellectual curiosity leads for […]
Congratulations to Sydney Ross (’23) for being named to the 2021 USA Volleyball AAU Academic All-American team and for earning the JAV AthLeader award.
