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    The best day of school starts here.

    The Campaign for Cate School

    For Cate and Forever

    8:12AM

    Humanities Class

    Not all questions
    have answers.

    9:07AM

    Math Class

    Where limits don’t exist.

    9:58AM

    Advisory

    Teachers here wear many hats.

    10:10AM

    Senior Talk

    The essence of Cate, enjoyed weekly.

    12:10PM

    Science Lab

    From molecules
    to mountains.

    1:08PM

    Art Class

    Arts around the clock.

    2:26PM

    Chorale

    Take your voice
    to new heights.

    4:33PM

    Athletics

    Athletes are raised
    and born here.

    5:00PM

    Outdoors

    The mountains make
    great mentors.

    5:38PM

    Public Service

    It’s never too early
    to give back.

    6:01PM

    College Nights

    Meet your dream college.

    6:45PM

    Dining

    Eat local West Coast fare.

    7:20PM

    Clubs

    Explore over 30 clubs
    on campus.

    7:44PM

    Feeling at Home

    Live among your mentors.

    8:18PM

    Library

    Thousands of titles on shelf and online.

    8:50PM

    Academic Services

    Look forward to study time.

    9:25PM

    Dorms

    19 countries under one roof.

    10:15PM

    ZZZs

    Let the ocean sing you to sleep.

    For over 100 years, Cate has been combining the best of East Coast tradition and West Coast energy and innovation in the service of highly motivated, independent-minded kids. They come to this place of eucalyptus trees and Newtonian mechanics, this place of sunsets, ceramics, and Salinger, this Mesa between the mountains and the sea, and find it is the place for them. Maybe it is the place for you.

    Cate School admits students of any race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, scholarship, athletic, and other school-administered programs.
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