Schools Going Green

On Saturday, January 23 seven Cate students at four faculty members ventured deep into the wooded valley of Ojai. Besant Hill School (formerly known as Happy Valley) hosted the 2nd annual Schools Going Green Conference.

Reaching for the stars

Cate School in Carpinteria announces the completion of an astronomical observatory to enhance the program offerings of its science department. The new observatory houses a 12-inch, computer-controlled telescope for viewing planetary and galactic objects, as well as a specialized telescope for detailed solar observations.

Girls Soccer vs. Thacher

Sophomore Annie Weis prepares to kick the ball to her teammate.

Sustainability at Cate

Excellent facilities not only attract quality-seeking faculty and applicants, they also help teachers and students to do their best work once they're at Cate. New buildings and renovations on the Mesa will better serve the compelling and ever-expanding human activities—intellectual, social, artistic, and athletic—that make Cate such an extraordinary School.

Read what our tour guides have to say about the many aspects of their lives on the Mesa.