Our community extends beyond our students, staff, administrators, faculty, and alumni to include all CA parents — each an automatic member of the PTAA — all bound together by a commitment to our kids and to CA’s vision of educational excellence. In ways big and small – as leaders, educators, caregivers, cheerleaders, chauffeurs, volunteers, and constituents — the PTAA is a core component of the magic behind CA’s tight-knit community. But, who is the CA PTAA?

The junior was standing in front of U126. Twenty students had scattered themselves about the classroom, slouching in chairs, sprawling across the couch, or propping their elbows on tables. They were chatting and surreptitiously scanning their phones and trying to ignore my presence. I had walked in, a few moments late. “Ok,” the junior said, […]

I wasn’t destined to be a tour guide.  For both my independent high school and undergrad college communities, I lacked the prerequisite skill of walking backward while talking.  I always envied those who could, as meeting new people and talking about my school were both activities I enjoyed.  Perhaps that is why I started my […]

I arrived in our nation’s capital after a sleepy five-hour bus ride with the junior class. As I stepped off the bus on to The George Washington University’s campus, I looked around at the many students, food trucks, and scooters. The energy palpable, I was struck by GW’s intimate campus environment despite its location in […]