The Caepe School and Preschool

  Tamara Lee, Head of School of The Caepe School, recently announced a very difficult decision to suspend high school classes. Effective Dec. 31, 2011, The Caepe School will terminate its upper grade classes and focus solely on grades K-8.   “This was an extremely difficult decision as the school has continually made progress in all areas and had initially begun offering upper classes in 2009. However, the enrollment has recently dropped causing some upper grade classes to be sparsely populated leaving students feeling socially isolated. Because The Caepe School has always been “student centered,” this was quickly identified by faculty and staff members. With careful examination and through exhausting conversations, ultimately the decision was made to cease offering upper grade classes. Staying true to the mission of the school to educate the whole child, it was clear that the social aspect of this age group was not being met,” stated Tamara Lee.   The Caepe School works... More

Writer Stephanie Maher Palenque Anthem, Arizona   Classical Greek philosopher Diogenes Laertius said, “The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.” If this is indeed the truth, then Haiti is on very shaky ground, both literally and figuratively.   Just barely a year after their catastrophic 7.3-magnitude earthquake centered in the capital of Port-au-Prince the reality sets in that Haiti must not only deal with the death toll and the crumbling of its infrastructure, but also its educational system.   Tamara Lee, Head of School at The Caepe School identified this issue after several conversations with family and friends who were already involved in a project to assist Haiti, and she decided to get involved. Tamara shares, “When I learned of the minimal costs to educate a child in Haiti of approximately $300 per year, and I thought of the everyday standards we’re accustomed to in Anthem, I wanted to see how we could help.”   The Caepe crew has already set... More