October 1, 2026
Our Table, Our Stories
Outside Katie Taylor’s and Marcella Brideson’s sixth-grade language arts and world cultures classrooms, students have spilled into the hallway, clustered around tablets and draft pages, peering over one another’s shoulders. One group debates color palettes. A warm orange, someone argues, feels more inviting. Another student isn’t convinced; it competes with the photographs. Across the room, […]
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October 16, 2025
Designed for Discovery
A year-long strategic planning journey, shaped by voices across the Cary Academy community, lays the groundwork for a bold new chapter. Last fall, Cary Academy launched an ambitious, community-wide initiative to chart a bold strategic course for the next five years. The goal? To develop a plan rooted in our mission—discovery, innovation, collaboration, and excellence—while […]
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January 22, 2025
CA Launches Digital Viewbook
Cary Academy is excited to unveil our new digital viewbook. Made with future Chargers in mind, it’s all about giving you a peek into what makes CA unique—our innovative and purpose-driven learning approach, inclusive community, and endless ways to explore your interests. The viewbook is a robust, self-guided experience. Future students and their families can chart a course based on areas of […]
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November 12, 2020
Make an impact on GivingTuesday
At CA we choose to use GivingTuesday to look outside our campus, come together, and support our local community. Thanks to the passion of our students, we are thrilled to officially partner with Haven House to drive support for local youths on GivingTuesday. Three student leaders explain, in their own words, why partnering with Haven House is important to them and how everyone can be participate in the global day of gratitude. Read it on CA Curious.
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September 14, 2020
Mission Accomplished
When reflecting on events of the last academic year, many well-worn phrases spring to mind. Unprecedented challenges. Uncharted territories. Unpredictable futures. Amidst so much uncertainty, however, an unwavering absolute: CA’s enduring resiliency, creativity, and commitment to our mission—to discovery, innovation, collaboration, and excellence—to each other, and our broader community. Discovery At CA, we teach our […]
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April 16, 2020
Finding connection through virtual dialogue
Cary Academy has long been committed to providing a holistic learning experience that puts student wellness front and center, one that addresses social and emotional health in addition to academics. That’s why, when the Center for Community Engagement began brainstorming themes for dialogues this year, it seemed like a no-brainer to use this powerful method to dive deeper into ongoing community conversations around social and emotional health. Why dialogue? I’ll let one of our student leaders, junior Clay Thornton […]
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January 30, 2020
Ubuntu: a celebration of community
Members of the Upper School’s Indian Subcontinent Affinity Group (ISAG) teach Bollywood dance in the Middle School during Ubuntu 2019. As the great Nelson Mandela says, “In Africa, there is a concept known as ‘Ubuntu’—the profound sense that we are human only through the humanity of others; that if we are to accomplish anything in […]
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January 23, 2020
Winning at social
On January 14, the tenth grade tackled questions of how to navigate social media with positivity, integrity, and responsibility, in partnership with The Social Institute. Instagram. Snapchat. Tik Tok. Finsta. VSCO. YouTube. Reddit. Twitch. Kik. Tumblr. Houseparty. Whisper. And, even, the old (person) standby (dinosaur?) – Facebook. The list of active social media platforms goes […]
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January 16, 2020
The Drive to Discover
The road to discovery is often full of unexpected twists and turns. When an opportunity to build upon his Spring 2019 Discovery Term course arose, rather than pump the brakes, Upper School math teacher Shelton Shepherd put his students in the driver's seat.
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