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Carolina Preparatory Academy leads the way in global education in the Triangle; we are proud to be the first International Baccalaureate (IB) independent school in North Carolina to offer the grades 6 - 12 IB continuum to students. Through rigorous, interdisciplinary academics—including a robust environmental studies program—and local to global community-service projects and trips, our students develop into responsible, knowledgeable, and kind citizens leading fulfilling lives in college and beyond.
Developing Globally-Minded Scholars
Explore what makes Carolina Preparatory Academy unique.
![What is International Baccalaureate (IB)?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748893633/msrorg/xle9hhfc3xaja2cgc9u5/240920_AB_MSR_14386.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748893633/msrorg/xle9hhfc3xaja2cgc9u5/240920_AB_MSR_14386.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748893633/msrorg/xle9hhfc3xaja2cgc9u5/240920_AB_MSR_14386.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1748893633/msrorg/xle9hhfc3xaja2cgc9u5/240920_AB_MSR_14386.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1748893633/msrorg/xle9hhfc3xaja2cgc9u5/240920_AB_MSR_14386.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1748893633/msrorg/xle9hhfc3xaja2cgc9u5/240920_AB_MSR_14386.jpg","width":2200}])
International Baccalaureate curriculum.
![Middle Years Programme (MYP)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748892484/msrorg/quse2czgrauzrhnas3es/240920_AB_MSR_01481.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748892484/msrorg/quse2czgrauzrhnas3es/240920_AB_MSR_01481.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748892484/msrorg/quse2czgrauzrhnas3es/240920_AB_MSR_01481.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1748892484/msrorg/quse2czgrauzrhnas3es/240920_AB_MSR_01481.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1748892484/msrorg/quse2czgrauzrhnas3es/240920_AB_MSR_01481.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1748892484/msrorg/quse2czgrauzrhnas3es/240920_AB_MSR_01481.jpg","width":2200}])
Grades 6 - 10
![Diploma Programme (DP)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748892955/msrorg/fwwly4ubd53wptcg3xt9/240920_AB_MSR_08984.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748892955/msrorg/fwwly4ubd53wptcg3xt9/240920_AB_MSR_08984.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748892955/msrorg/fwwly4ubd53wptcg3xt9/240920_AB_MSR_08984.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1748892955/msrorg/fwwly4ubd53wptcg3xt9/240920_AB_MSR_08984.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1748892955/msrorg/fwwly4ubd53wptcg3xt9/240920_AB_MSR_08984.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1748892955/msrorg/fwwly4ubd53wptcg3xt9/240920_AB_MSR_08984.jpg","width":2200}])
Grades 11 - 12
![Project Week]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748893287/msrorg/dmrmkfjfttdpezdhrsb9/PERU-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748893287/msrorg/dmrmkfjfttdpezdhrsb9/PERU-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748893287/msrorg/dmrmkfjfttdpezdhrsb9/PERU-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748893287/msrorg/dmrmkfjfttdpezdhrsb9/PERU-2.jpg","width":1200}])
Local to Global Experiential Learning
![Athletics & Clubs]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748454865/msrorg/mbn9vy638fds2lws0xqt/AthleticsGallery-9.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748454865/msrorg/mbn9vy638fds2lws0xqt/AthleticsGallery-9.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748454865/msrorg/mbn9vy638fds2lws0xqt/AthleticsGallery-9.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748454865/msrorg/mbn9vy638fds2lws0xqt/AthleticsGallery-9.jpg","width":1200}])
Athletics & Clubs
![College Preparation]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748893913/msrorg/ksjnkbbkrqfd7jkezhtr/240518-200900-hb-e1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748893913/msrorg/ksjnkbbkrqfd7jkezhtr/240518-200900-hb-e1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748893913/msrorg/ksjnkbbkrqfd7jkezhtr/240518-200900-hb-e1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1748893913/msrorg/ksjnkbbkrqfd7jkezhtr/240518-200900-hb-e1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1748893913/msrorg/ksjnkbbkrqfd7jkezhtr/240518-200900-hb-e1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1748893913/msrorg/ksjnkbbkrqfd7jkezhtr/240518-200900-hb-e1.jpg","width":2200}])
CPA Portrait of a Graduate.
Fast Facts
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Enjoy our pastoral 40+ acre campus
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Opportunity to participate in 10 team sports
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We offer a 1:1 laptop program for all students
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We are the only private MYP to DP IB School in North Carolina
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Join us for our inaugural year
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Journey 3,114 mi and back, on our CAS trip to Peru
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We graduate 100% of students into their top schools
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Try one of our clubs, or invent your own
Upcoming Events
Calendar
Community is a priority at Carolina Prep and there are numerous events for families to be involved at the school.
![The Social Institute Visits Carolina Prep for #WinatSocial Partnership]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760628096/msrorg/kd9hbvrfpjt8npgrtakk/1000000656_2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1760628096/msrorg/kd9hbvrfpjt8npgrtakk/1000000656_2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1760628096/msrorg/kd9hbvrfpjt8npgrtakk/1000000656_2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1760628096/msrorg/kd9hbvrfpjt8npgrtakk/1000000656_2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1760628096/msrorg/kd9hbvrfpjt8npgrtakk/1000000656_2.jpg","width":1561}])
![Carolina Prep Feature on MyCarolina - Global Education for Intellectually Curious Learners]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760552005/msrorg/wyfakg1ebtvdgjhkxi0b/Screenshot2025-10-15at21318PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1760552005/msrorg/wyfakg1ebtvdgjhkxi0b/Screenshot2025-10-15at21318PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1760552005/msrorg/wyfakg1ebtvdgjhkxi0b/Screenshot2025-10-15at21318PM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1760552005/msrorg/wyfakg1ebtvdgjhkxi0b/Screenshot2025-10-15at21318PM.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1760552005/msrorg/wyfakg1ebtvdgjhkxi0b/Screenshot2025-10-15at21318PM.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1760552005/msrorg/wyfakg1ebtvdgjhkxi0b/Screenshot2025-10-15at21318PM.png","width":2200}])
![Carolina Prep Podcast Feature with The Education Breakdown]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760549484/msrorg/hrkzpd3ahh7jpx7g2epz/Screenshot2025-10-15at13025PM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1760549484/msrorg/hrkzpd3ahh7jpx7g2epz/Screenshot2025-10-15at13025PM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1760549484/msrorg/hrkzpd3ahh7jpx7g2epz/Screenshot2025-10-15at13025PM.png","width":598}])
![Carolina Preparatory Academy Celebrates New Identity, Expanded Programs at Ribbon Cutting]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755713426/msrorg/bewdmqi1jzo13hcfngru/IMG_64352.heic","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755713426/msrorg/bewdmqi1jzo13hcfngru/IMG_64352.heic","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1755713426/msrorg/bewdmqi1jzo13hcfngru/IMG_64352.heic","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1755713426/msrorg/bewdmqi1jzo13hcfngru/IMG_64352.heic","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1755713426/msrorg/bewdmqi1jzo13hcfngru/IMG_64352.heic","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1755713426/msrorg/bewdmqi1jzo13hcfngru/IMG_64352.heic","width":2200}])
![MSR Announces New Name & Programs at Middle & High School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745438878/msrorg/pkyerx9mkmymf24f1rrs/240920_AB_MSR_1036.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745438878/msrorg/pkyerx9mkmymf24f1rrs/240920_AB_MSR_1036.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745438878/msrorg/pkyerx9mkmymf24f1rrs/240920_AB_MSR_1036.jpg","width":600}])
![MSR Voted Best Private School in Raleigh]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730128228/msrorg/wbowepsxht332tdmwjzz/2024RB_GoldWinner2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1730128228/msrorg/wbowepsxht332tdmwjzz/2024RB_GoldWinner2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1730128228/msrorg/wbowepsxht332tdmwjzz/2024RB_GoldWinner2.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1730128228/msrorg/wbowepsxht332tdmwjzz/2024RB_GoldWinner2.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1730128228/msrorg/wbowepsxht332tdmwjzz/2024RB_GoldWinner2.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1730128228/msrorg/wbowepsxht332tdmwjzz/2024RB_GoldWinner2.png","width":2200}])