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Our Culture
Culture can be a challenging concept to explain. When you look it up in Webster’s Dictionary, one of the definitions you will find is “the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterize an institution or organization.” We prefer to look at it in a simpler way – culture is the way we get things done at Cary Academy. There are many aspects of culture, big and small, that contribute to how we do what we do. Our culture statement focuses on those aspects that we believe are essential to making Cary Academy the best it can be. Here it is:
- Above all else, we are fiercely committed to putting our students first in all that we do.
- We are relentless in the pursuit of our mission.
- We are insatiably curious, knowing that if we are open to and excited about learning, the right answers will come to us—eventually!
- Tradition matters to us, but moving forward with an eye to the new, different, and unexplored matters even more.
- We deliberately seek out a broad range of backgrounds and experiences in our employees and value this as essential to allowing our community to grow and innovate.
- We share ideas, information, and perspectives in a way that honors and empowers everyone and allows our community to thrive.
- We nurture meaningful relationships with community members that make us look forward to coming to work each day.
- We are self-motivated professionals who take pride in and responsibility for the work we do.