Temporary media centers are being set up in the tw0 classroom buildings, the administration is housed in the upper school building, and students will bring lunches from home for a while. Even after the sports and fitness center is ready, Cary Academy will use some facilities at SAS Institute next door for athletics and will have a cross country course in Umstead Park. While there are plenty of logistical details to attend to, it's when he talks about program offerings that Berger becomes animated. Six curriculum specialists worked for months to write Cary Academy's basic curriculum with multimedia technology tie-ins that individual teachers are adapting. In the two-story upper school building, each grade level will be clustered in its own wing, where students will have their lockers.
Technology is clearly the most noticeable feature.
There will be one computer station for every one or two students, depending on the class. In Gray Rushin's spacious corner chemistry classroom, one area is furnished with tables and set aside for lecture. Next door in Lois Paul Carson's English classroom, there is one computer station and set of head-phones for every student, to aid in writing instruction in particular, Berger said. Via the Internet, students will be able to access a wide range of magazines, newspapers and other information. The goal of technology is really to individualize curriculum and create a little more excitement and interest in learning.