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Building an Inclusive Community

What is the key to understanding each other? What allows us to open ourselves to the diverse experience and perspectives of others? How can we create a community strengthened by our differences, rather than one divided by them? How can we engage in difficult conversations around important—and even polarizing—issues in ways that support, respect, and validate all our community members, their belief systems, and backgrounds?

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Cary Academy school bus

Was that a question-mark clad bus rolling down I-40 this morning?  Indeed it was!  In fact, we have two!  Has anyone else noticed the traffic getting heavier, and earlier, here in the Triangle?  Yesterday, the Wake County government site published its Wake County by the Numbers report.    When Cary Academy was founded in 1997, the […]

I recently fielded this question from some eighth-grade video production students. It is a question that we see echoed throughout media today.   My answer was personal: The oftentimes chaotic experience of our lives necessitate that we create some kind of story as a framework for understanding and celebrating that experience. That story can be […]

Congratulations to CA’s Speech and Debate team for taking top prize at the Pinecrest Open at Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines, NC on September 29.  Students participated in Original Oratory, Extemporaneous Speaking, Program Oral Interpretation, Impromptu Speaking, Lincoln Douglas Debate, Public Forum Debate, and Congressional Debate. CA placed in every event in which we […]

CA alumna Anna Jenkins ('15) recently appeared in The Mayo Clinic: Faith – Hope – Science, a new documentary from critically-acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns. In the documentary—which considers the 150-year history of the esteemed Mayo Clinic—Anna discusses the treatment of her rare congenital heart defect by Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Joseph Dearani. The documentary, which originally aired […]

Handshake ceremony

Diversity Mission Statement Cary Academy fosters a learning community where the richness of diversity is recognized, respected, and embraced.  Our view in diversity includes, but is not limited to ability, age, appearance, gender, national origin, personal qualities, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status.  Our vision is to nurture and sustain an inclusive environment where […]

How does a $5 senior donation build a new chemistry lab? What does STEM have to do with my passion for the arts? Why is an updated fitness center considered innovative? These are all questions floating around the school lately. As we embark on our fourth year of the five-year Campaign for Cary Academy, our […]

CERT students help ready the campus  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. As news of the storm overtook media on Wednesday of last week, our Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) students—led by our Director of […]

Pictured above: Members of the Class of 2017 came back to talk to the class of 2018 before graduation to give them tips on making a smooth transition to college Our alums (all 1,764 of them!) are a crucial part of the Cary Academy community. As networked problem-solvers and creative thinkers that are changing the […]

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