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Loud Voices This past week, a teacher and I discussed the frustration she was having managing the voices of a few students in her classroom. Her biggest fear was missing out on the important things that her more introverted and quiet students had to say. We brainstormed ideas by which a...

Mind Over Metal Momentum is building for Cape Fear Academy’s newest team—the Mind Over Metal Robotics Team led by Upper School computer science teacher Carr Fullagar (CFA Class of 2002). Founded last year with a few students interested in robotics, the team now boasts around 20 members, a custom-built robot, and...

Congratulations to the eight Upper School students were inducted into Cape Fear Academy’s new chapter of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH) this morning! The SHH is an honor society for high school students enrolled in Spanish and Portuguese and is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese...

CFA Upper School students Jack Yu (Class of 2020) and Mia Weckel (Class of 2021), were invited to attend the Cucalorus Festival’s Connect Conference on Friday, Nov. 15, to present their startup company, Wonder Water. The event was held downtown on stage at the Brooklyn Arts Center in front of over...

Emotional Regulation Emotional regulation is the ability to manage your behavior and emotions in a way that is congruent with the demands of the situation. The ability to tolerate frustration looks very different in a 3 year-old than it does in a 7 year-old. When a child can regulate their emotions,...