Letter from the Head of School

letter from the

HEAD OF SCHOOL

By the time you read the thirteenth edition of this treasured magazine, Carey’s 94th school year will have ended with the 95th soon to begin anew. Such is the lifecycle of schools.

This Carey Connection highlights the intersection of traditions and new directions. The forward-looking themes of diversity, environmental sustainability, and programmatic growth reside in these pages alongside abiding features such as faculty milestones and the fascinating lives of our alumni. Taken together, the magazine showcases the evolution of this fine school as we continually integrate the fresh with the familiar. Here are a few highlights:

Healthy organizations promote successfully from within. To that end, we are thrilled to see Neely Norris assume the Interim Head of School role next year with Audra Carli taking on Director of Studies duties. Please check out Ms. Carli’s article highlighting an exciting new academic leadership structure.

Next year, we will have an even cooler website. For years we heard compliments on the aesthetics and content of our website. It's now time for an upgrade. Check out the article by Resham Bharwani outlining the features of our new website, which we hope will have a similar impact when it debuts next school year.

Little Carey is growing. As many of you know, we recently moved our PK program to 39th / Alameda. Next year, we will welcome 12 three-year-olds onto the site. Ida Gruber and Meagan Vincent author an article outlining the expansion of our early childhood program. Demand for Carey programming is year-round. Travis Mackin writes enthusiastically about Camp Carey which will be the only program on our campus this summer.

At the most recent Virginia Taylor Spaghetti Dinner, multiple graduates and alumni parents commented proudly on how great the campus looked. To many, the new courtyard and 1st/ 2nd grade building seem simultaneously overdue and as if they have been here for a while. This concept of facilities and programs that feel at once new and familiar fits with the evolutionary theme of this magazine. I hope you will enjoy reading these articles and reflect on the accomplishments of generations of people committed to specializing in elementary education.

For my part, I have enjoyed reading and contributing to eleven Carey Connections and look forward to future editions that, like you, will keep me in touch with a school we all admire.

Happy reading.

Sincerely,

Duncan Lyon Head of School