April 20, 2020
Teaching with tech
Though innovation and technology are often used interchangeably when talking about education, at CA, educational technology—EdTech, for short—is one of many tools that our faculty use to create personalized learning opportunities that are flexible and […]
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April 20, 2020
At the heart of the Middle School
How do you start your day? Since ca opened its doors in 1997, the school day starts for most Middle School students and faculty with a wave and a warm smile from Cindy Laughlin, the […]
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December 8, 2019
Equity Matters
Equity, inclusivity, and diversity have been core commitments at CA since the school’s founding. These commitments are resonant not only the school’s diversity mission statement and statement of community values, but are refected through the […]
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December 8, 2019
Embracing Zigs Zags and Left Turns
Cary Academy’s transformative impact inspires alums to pay it forward with generous gift.Holly May (‘05, née Metter) is a people person. From her vantage point at San Francisco start-up Datavant, she is at the forefront […]
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September 4, 2019
Personal Best
Ask most Cary Academy alumni to name a faculty figure who has changed the course of their lives and Conrad Hall’s name comes up time and time again. Whether sparking new passions for history, developing championship-winning cross country […]
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April 1, 2019
Preparing for Impact
Cary Academy is committed to ensuring that our students are thoughtful, socially conscious, and engaged members of their communities. But what does social responsibility and meaningful community engagement look like from a larger institutional perspective? […]
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February 12, 2020
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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August 16, 2019
College Chronicles: Lex-Jordan Ibegbu (‘08) University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill & University Of Miami Law School
Vision, ambition, and will Lex-Jordan Ibegbu transferred into CA from public school his freshman year.“College choice is all about what you are exposed to,” Ibegbu explains. “Prior to CA, I didn’t really know what college […]
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August 13, 2019
Top of His Game
Sixteen years ago, Assistant Athletic Director Ray Pope never saw a place for himself in the classroom. In the summer of 2003, his phone was ringing off the hook; Cary Academy called daily, in search […]
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