The giraffe, perched on my desk since the beginning of December, smells a bit of maple syrup and IHOP pancakes. He came to my office, courtesy of a brief conversation I had with the directors […]

Photos in the new CMS lobby courtesy of alum Deming Haines ’17.  I thought it would be so simple We’d just continue to call it the C. This is short for the Center for Math […]

It’s Computer Science Week at CA! The week is held every year in honor of Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, whose birthday is December 9. Hopper is known for creating one of the first compilers that […]

Cary Academy is an academic powerhouse; it’s the San Francisco 49ers of the 80’s led by Joe Montana.  We smash ACT and SAT scores and rightfully flaunt Discovery, Innovation, Collaboration and Excellence.  Our halls are […]

Curiosity. We’ve been talking a lot lately about how Cary Academy fuels the natural curiosity of students through personalized learning experiences that are rich in opportunities for discovery, collaboration, and innovation. What you may not […]

On Monday of this week, I broke an unwritten rule of the Upper School: I traipsed upstairs, and rather than follow the well-trod path toward the teacher lounge and the coffee machine, I turned right, […]

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 […]