Middle School Departments In Middle School, you’ll rotate through seven academic departments each day, experiencing a variety of immersive and engaging learning experiences that nurture your unique growth. Arts Language Arts Mathematics Physical Education & Health Science Social Studies World Language Arts Language Arts Mathematics Physical Education & Health Science Social Studies World Language Middle School News and Stories January 12, 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 […] Read more January 12, 2026 Coming Full Circle How one seventh-grade awakening became the foundation for a career spent helping students discover their own. You might call it a full-circle moment. Long before Lucy Dawson became Cary Academy’s Middle School Dean of Students—and long before she helped shape a seventh-grade humanities experience known for its intellectual depth, interdisciplinary connections, and student-centered care—she was […] Read more March 15, 2024 Pi Day provides infinite delight Pi Day at CA was a whirlwind of excitement and mathematical fun! Middle Schoolers embarked on a Pi-themed adventure across eight stations, aiming to complete six for a coveted Pi Day prize. In the Upper School, the CMS was abuzz with Pi-themed activities, including a memory test for reciting Pi digits (hats off to winner […] Read more Load More
