December 18, 2018
Green CA
As a school dedicated to innovation, Cary Academy utilizes a lot of technology on campus. Unfortunately, that also generates a considerable amount of potential e-waste. As one of the world’s fastest-growing trash streams, e-waste has been identified as one of the most pressing environmental issues facing the global community. “[E-waste] growth is staggering: The worldwide accumulation of […]
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October 18, 2018
Dialoguing across difference
As a learning community committed to discovery, innovation, collaboration, and excellence, we believe in recognizing, respecting, and celebrating the unique array of experiences, perspectives, and contributions that each person brings to our community. It is imperative that students feel our school is a supportive space where their unique voices and perspectives will be received with […]
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September 20, 2018
Students spearhead Hurricane Florence response
As Hurricane Florence bore down on the Carolinas last week, our students sprang into action to help their community, both here at Cary Academy and beyond.
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September 6, 2018
2018 Innovative Curriculum and Friday Fellowship Grants
The William C. Friday Summer Fellowship Program The William C. Friday Summer Fellowship Program provides financial assistance for faculty to pursue professional development projects during the summer that will directly strengthen them as teaching professionals in their field(s) of expertise. Summer 2018 Betsy MacDonald, Upper School Design and Programming Teacher, received a fellowship to hone […]
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February 15, 2018
Preventing Tragedy
Our thoughts and prayers go all the families in Parkland, Florida as their community deals with the horrible aftermath of a mass shooting in one of their schools. In another way, we are all dealing with this tragedy — as we consider the safety and wellbeing of our own loved ones. We keep a purposefully […]
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February 13, 2018
Impact
It was like a virus swept through the student body. No, not the flu that took out huge swaths of students and faculty over the past few weeks. This virus was the oohs and ahhs that emerged from students when we unveiled the 3D flythrough of the Center for Math and Science. The entire student […]
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January 25, 2018
Leadership Announcements
Over the course of the past fall, Cary Academy has been recruiting for three high-level leadership positions in the area of school external relations: Director of Development, Director of Communications, and Director of Admissions and Financial Aid. One of these positions is new, and two will fill retirements from long-serving CA employees. As a part […]
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October 26, 2017
Funding the Gap
by Jeanne Howard, CA Fund Co-Chair What the heck is the Cary Academy Fund anyway? Maybe you’ve directly asked this question or maybe you’ve wondered but never really asked. Kevin and I are in our third year as parents at Cary Academy and our second as Co-Chairs of the CA Fund’s annual drive. Allow us […]
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September 6, 2017
Cary Academy + Vidigami
Vidigami is the photo-sharing platform that Cary Academy uses to organize and share photos from all school events. Users can upload photos from campus life or school events, download full-resolution photos for free, tag photos of your child, search for photos of your child by name, and even purchase various photo-printed goods (mugs, t-shirts, etc.) […]
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