Welcome to the Mesa!

Enroll Today

The enrollment deadline is Thursday, April 10, 2025. Please share with us your enrollment intention.

Log into your Cate Parent Portal to sign your contract today and secure your spot! We are so excited about this year’s new admits, and can not wait to see you on the Mesa this fall!

Attend Revisit Day

Accepted students and families are invited to campus to experience a day in the life of a Cate student. Hear from students, faculty, and Cate parents, explore our coastal campus, and more.

March 28, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
1960 Cate Mesa Road, Carpinteria CA 93013
The Revisit Day RSVP Form has now closed. If you wish to attend the event, please contact Lynn Dinning at lynn_dinning@cate.org to RSVP.

This day is designed for the accepted student and their parents/guardians. We politely request no young children. We thank you for your understanding.

Opened: Fall of 2024

The Inquiry Collaborative serves as Cate’s academic hub for learning, innovation, and exploration. By supporting an infrastructure for ideation and fabrication, Cate will empower students’ ability to solve multi-faceted problems by leveraging the latest tools and technologies. The Co-Lab features an ideation lab, computational thinking classroom, digital arts lab, and a creation courtyard adjacent to the ceramics studio.

Overlooking the Pacific Ocean and magnificent vistas, Cate’s reimagined library provides a variety of study pods for quiet and energetic study. The Inquiry Collaborative supports interdisciplinary studies at the intersection of computational thinking, design, engineering, and the arts.

Accepted Students and families are invited to attend a series of virtual events featuring Cate’s academic, athletic, and arts programs.
Once you register, our Admission Team will send you a Zoom link before the event date.

RSVP Here for the following events:

Science and Math
Thursday, March 20
6-7 pm Pacific Time
Zoom Recording

English
Monday, March 24
6-7 pm Pacific Time

Inquiry in the Classroom, Humanities, and History
Wednesday, March 26
6-7 pm Pacific Time

Arts and Music, Modern Languages
Monday, March 31
6-7 pm Pacific Time

Athletics, Outdoor Programming, and Leadership
Thursday, April 3
6-7 pm Pacific Time

Interested in next year’s calendar? Check out the important dates for the 2025-2026 school year here.

Questions?

For any questions regarding enrollment, please contact Kyle Mason, Director of Admission.
kyle_mason@cate.org
805-684-4127 ext. 331

For any questions regarding contract or parent portal access, please contact Lynn Dinning, who manages the enrollment process.
lynn_dinning@cate.org
805-684-4127 ext. 217