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A Teacher’s Discipline

As we prepare for our 30-year celebration on September 18, think about the discipline of our founding and pioneer families....
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The Importance of Play in an Age of Space Travel & AI

When Elon Musk boasted that SpaceX will be offering us all rides to the moon, he wasn’t arguing that lunar tourism would justify the $1 trillion IPO. He was giving us an image that we can feel: the world has...

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30 Years Later, Because of Tim and His Friends

As we celebrate our 30th school year, we are going to share stories about the people who built our school. (If you have a story, please send it to us.) Below, Headmaster Robbie Hinton pays tribute to our school’s founder,...

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Finishing Strong in 2025–26

Thank you for a great year. Based on any external metric that schools commonly use for comparison and based on our own internal metrics that we use to measure ourselves against our mission, God has blessed Cary Christian School. A...

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Blazers & Diplomas

This week a new tradition began: graduating seniors gave rising ninth graders their blazers. It’s a moment of culmination where (in their words) they “blazered” the new Rhetoric School students. In the future, the Blazer Ceremony will be one of...

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Drive and Surround: From North Carolina Day to Protocol

This is a drive and surround school. In the end, it is Christian families, committed to a Christ-centered approach to education that creates the magic we love about this place. When we describe Cary Christian School as a Christian and...

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Speaking from the Place Where You Stand: From “God Made Me Special” to Senior Thesis

CCS offers something more. When kindergarten students give their first oral presentation, they are discussing a topic they know a lot about: themselves. To be honest, it’s cute watching them walk through the lobby carrying their posters. There’s a swagger...

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Becoming a Reader

Do you remember why you chose CCS? Most parents chose us because it’s safe. To be clear, I am truly thankful that you feel safe at CCS. However, look at this picture of Mrs. Gardner recognizing students for completing a...

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Thirty Years Strong — The Decade That Defines Us

Dear CCS Parents, Thirty years ago, a group of faithful families took a bold step of conviction. They believed that a classical Christian education was worth building, protecting, and investing in — even when the path was uncertain. Today, we...