About Carey

Welcome From Our Head of School

 

Welcome to The Carey School!

At Carey, students bound onto campus each morning brimming with curiosity and joy, eager to learn and connect. As a school devoted exclusively to elementary education, we focus all our resources on these formative years because we believe where you are educated first matters most.

That focus creates what we call the “Carey magic.” You can feel it everywhere on campus, from the amphitheater to the Hall of Feathers. It’s in a giggle, a question, a smile, a raised hand. It’s in the Thinkering Lab and the garden, in our inclusive community, and in our vibrant classrooms. When you visit, you’ll see it in the joyful expressions of students as they explore new ideas, build lasting friendships, and light up our spaces with their energy. At Carey, we cherish those moments when curriculum comes alive and learning is truly palpable.

I am thrilled and grateful to lead this wonderful, joyful school. Joyful learning at Carey is much more than “learning is fun.” It grows from carefully designed environments and thoughtfully crafted curricula that invite students to take risks, iterate on their ideas, and embrace novel challenges.

Here, students learn to understand themselves as learners. They develop the social-emotional skills that enable creative collaboration and complex problem-solving. They discover who they are and come to value the differences that make our diverse community thrive. They build strong academic foundations with the guidance of passionate, skilled educators who know each child deeply. These pillars, personalized assessment, diversity/equity/inclusion/belonging, social-emotional learning, and academic excellence, define a Carey education. They are the heart of the purposeful, joyful learning that fuels our school…and the essence of our Carey magic.

That magic is contagious. I hope you’ll come experience it yourself by exploring our website, visiting our classrooms, meeting our families, and most of all, talking with our students. I’m confident you’ll feel the same joy, engagement, and wonder that inspire me every single day.

Welcome to Carey. We can’t wait to share the magic with you.

Sincerely, 

Neely Norris
Head of School