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Structure and Organization

  • Middle School (grades 6-8) and Upper School (grades 9-12)
  • Dual SACS/SAIS accreditation and National Blue Ribbon School
  • School year operates on trimester system
  • Average class size 16-18 students
  • Approximately 100 students per grade
  • Over $1,000,000 in financial aid awarded 
  • Every student assigned an academic advisor
  • Every student issued a personal tablet PC
  • All families are members of active parent group, Parent Teacher Administrator Alliance (PTAA)

Academic Program

  • Homework:  average of 1-2 hours per night in Middle School and average of 2-3 hours per night in Upper School
  • GPA not calculated and students not ranked
  • Advanced courses in mathematics, science, computer science, world languages, English,
    history and social sciences, visual arts and music theory
  • International exchange program in 10th grade
  • 100% of graduates admitted to four-year collegesand universities

 

Faculty and Staff

  • Employees from many parts of the world,
    including Asia, Europe and Latin America. 
  • 15% faculty and 16% staff of color
  • 75% of faculty hold advanced degrees
  • Many faculty have worked directly in
    their fields of study as chemists,
    engineers, architects, writers or
    musicians
 


 Facilities

  • Wireless access throughout campus
  • Buildings:  Middle and Upper Schools,
    Administration, Student Center,
    Sports and Fitness Center, Fine Arts
    Center, Sports and Education Annex
  • Additional sports facilities include:
    baseball field, soccer/track stadium,
    weight room, tennis courts, softball
    field and wrestling area
  • Multimedia lab and video production studio
  • Facilities available for rental through
    Auxiliary Programs Office

 

 

Sports

Baseball             Basketball Cheerleading     Cross-Country
Field hockey        Golf
Lacrosse             Soccer 
Softball               Swimming
Tennis                 Track
Volleyball             Wrestling

"No cut" policy for athletic teams in Middle School

 

Performing Arts

Band       Chorus        Drama
Orchestra       Visual Arts

Fine arts facilities include a dance studio; theater; black box theater; band, chorus,
and orchestra rehearsal halls; photography darkroom and a fully equipped technical production room


Cary Academy:  Cultivating Young Minds in a Thriving Environment

 


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