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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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Have you ever wondered what our teachers are up to during their summer breaks? Each year, many CA faculty spend their well-deserved summer vacation on professional development opportunities that translate their interests into incredible learning opportunities for our students—in the classroom and beyond.  Cary Academy offers two major grant programs to support the professional development […]

I am excited to introduce CA’s Student Support Services Team. Comprised of a Director, Learning Specialists, School Counselors, a Nurse, and an Administrative Assistant, the wellness-focused team supports our campus community by providing programming, services, compassion, and care to our students, parents, staff, and faculty. We are looking forward to a wonderful school year!

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Ask nearly any alum to recount one of the most valuable relationships they had as a Charger, and you’re likely to hear “my college counselor.” That resounding compliment is, in no small part, thanks to the efforts of Laura Sellers, CA’s long- time Co-Director of College Counseling. (Sellers is quick to shrug off the praise, […]

CA Curious

| August 17, 2023

Game On!

Welcome, everybody, to the 2023-2024 school year. Don’t get me wrong; I love summer. I love the change of pace in the offices at Cary Academy, and the opportunity for time to both disconnect and reflect, away from the bang-bang pace of the school year. And, while I wish my physiology let me sleep in, […]

Emma Astrike-Davis, M.D., ’14, was in sixth grade when she helped her great-grandmother move into a nursing home after a prolonged hospital stay. She saw how deeply the loss of independent living impacted her great-grandmother, and she made the effort to visit frequently and bring artwork and furnishings to help alleviate that loss. When she […]

CA Curious

| May 11, 2023

Coming Home

The air is warm. The days are long. And everyone is looking forward to those peaceful days of summer. What better time to think about . . . November? I know, I know. No one is thinking about next fall. However, the months fly by; before we know it, it will be upon us. So, […]

It has been an incredible Spring season for all of Charger athletics.  It has been an incredible spring season for all of Charger athletes. We could not be prouder of how our teams performed. Middle School, JV, varsity, and club teams all came together to learn, grow, lead, and improve as the season progressed, with […]

March 30, 2023

Remembering Robert Ingram

With sadness, we share the news that Robert Ingram, a founding member of CA’s Board of Directors and stalwart supporter of CA, passed away on March 24. Ingram served on CA’s Board of Directors from 1996-2018. Ingram was a titan of the pharmaceutical industry. First serving as CEO and Chairman at GlaxoWellcome, he later co-led […]

“You can make what you’re passionate about become a reality […] You can always have a role!” These rousing words, uttered by keynote speaker Dr. Ya Liu, could not have been truer to the Building Bridges Across Communities conference story. The first of its kind in Cary Academy history, the conference brought together Asian-identifying students […]

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