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As a CA board member and parent of two alumni, Sandra Gutierrez knows the importance of keeping stomachs full in order to maximize learning. She has channeled her knowledge and passion into not one, not two, but FOUR cookbooks! This Cary-resident chef and author is now bringing her love of food and family to Facebook […]
Ask most college counselors what they love about their job, and we guarantee they’ll respond with fervor, “The kids!” Here at CA, we’re no different: we delight in the daily rush of energy that comes from being around students in an active learning environment – their excitement, ideas, goals, challenges, and triumphs. Most of all, […]
Leslie Williams, Cary Academy MS teacher, is working with NC State University in conjunction with the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) to 3D print parts for face shields, which are the highest requested Protective Personal Equipment (PPE) currently. You can read the whole story in the CA Curious Blog here. We want to lift up all […]
Mondays at 9:30 am aren’t typically a good time to volunteer in the calendar of Katie Todd, your CA Fund Director. But, with schedules a lot more flexible these days, Katie had the chance to join dozens of other volunteers on Monday, April 6, to support Meals on Wheels in Durham. Staff and volunteers loaded […]
CA is fortunate to be entering into this unprecedented period with a distinct advantage when it comes to access to and comfort with technology. Our faculty and students are already quite accustomed to using technology to support learning and growth. The challenge facing our community, with the closure of our campus, is less about a shift to digital learning than a shift to distance learning.
Now that we have a week of virtual learning under our belts, we hope things are going smoothly at home. CA's Learning Specialists are here to support your child’s learning and address any challenges they – or you – might be experiencing. Read it on CA Curious.
Welcome to the new trimester! In trying times, it is important to recognize that our mental health is a vital component of our overall health. We need to attend to our emotional needs just as we do to our physical. CA's counselors offer strategies to support mental health.
Equity, inclusivity, and diversity have been core commitments at CA since the school’s founding. These commitments are resonant not only the school’s diversity mission statement and statement of community values, but are refected through the work of our strategic plan, our approach to programming, and, of course, by our diverse community itself. This July, the […]
Cary Academy’s transformative impact inspires alums to pay it forward with generous gift.Holly May (‘05, née Metter) is a people person. From her vantage point at San Francisco start-up Datavant, she is at the forefront of an important trend to shift the function known as “HR” from a back-offce shared service, to one of the […]
