Cannon School nurtures relationships at the heart of learning
and engages the learner in a journey of growth.
Meet a Cannon "Lifer"
The experience our Lifers have at Cannon is truly special - they spend fourteen years (from JrK-grade 12) in our hallowed hallways! Read about their favorite Cannon memories and aspirations by clicking on their photo below.
Innovators Belong Here.
“The maker movement has given our Lower School students an avenue to try things in a different way,” said Mrs. Melissa Fox, Interim Assistant Head of Lower School. "They’re free to dream it and create it and make a mess and possibly fail and try again.”
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Scholars Belong Here.
Student-driven choice and inquiry define Cannon’s signature learning experiences. Students collaborate with one another and their teachers to define a research topic or problem or project.
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You Belong Here.
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Cannon School News
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Will Gordon Takes 3rd Place at PGA
We couldn’t be more proud of Will Gordon ‘15, who capped an incredible weekend of play at the PGA’s Travelers Championship with a 3rd place finish on Sunday, June 28. An outstanding weekend for a truly outstanding young alum!
Learn more about Will's round and what lies ahead in this PGA Tour article. -
Cannon welcomes new Head of Lower School
Cannon School is excited to welcome Regina Nixon as the new Head of Lower School, effective July 1, 2020.Read More
Nixon is an experienced teacher and independent school administrator, with 13 years of experience working in a broad range of positions. Since 2018, she has served as the Assistant Head of Middle School at Nashoba Brooks School in Concord, Massachusetts. -
Cannon welcomes new Director of Athletics
Veteran administrator Katie LaRue will be Cannon School’s new athletics director. LaRue will take over the Cannon athletics department on July 1, 2020.Read More
LaRue has more than 13 years of experience in independent schools and is currently the top athletics director at the Madeira School in McLean, Virginia, where she’s been since 2016. -
Camp Cannon will host on-campus programs in July
At Camp Cannon, we specialize in weekly enrichment sessions focused on The Arts & Academics, College Prep, SciTech, and Sports.
Camp Cannon will host on-campus programs for children ages 6 - 18 from July 6 - 31.
Visit the Camp Cannon webpage for information on programs, safety protocols, and to register. -
Follow-up: Confronting Racism, Prejudice, and Bias in Our World
As we move together on a path of action to confront racism, prejudice, and bias in our world, I write this afternoon with a short update on the task force I announced on June 9.
Yesterday, task force Chair Horace Bryan convened the group for a kick-off meeting. Members of the task force will meet several times throughout July to deliver a set of potential school-wide projects and initiatives.
Read Head of School Christopher Jones’s full letter to our community about Cannon School's new task force. -
Hats Off to Class of 2020!
This year’s Commencement Ceremony may have looked a little different, but the celebration was one to be remembered!
Enjoy photos from the event, yearbook portraits, the Senior Awards video, and more by visiting the Celebrating the Class of 2020 webpage. -
Enjoy Cannon Magazine Online
Greetings from Cannon Magazine.
We hope you will enjoy our 50th anniversary edition of Cannon Magazine! This issue celebrates both our past and present, from our roots as Cabarrus Academy in the grand Cannon home to today's beautiful 65-acre campus on Poplar Tent Road.
Happy Reading! -
JrK/Pre-K Checklist
Choosing a Junior Kindergarten program for your child can be challenging. You have many goals for your child and want to find a school where he or she will learn, build character, and have plenty of opportunities for creative play.
To help guide parents during their journey, Cannon has created a checklist of 13 Things to Look for in a Pre-K Program. We hope you will find it helpful!
Contact our Office of Admission for additional information, or check out our Visit Cannon webpage to schedule a campus tour.
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Cannon School is an accredited, independent, coeducational, non-sectarian, college-preparatory school serving nearly 1,000 students in junior kindergarten - twelfth grade.
Cannon School admits students of any race, color, gender, national and ethnic origin, religion, or sexual orientation to all the 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, national and ethnic origin, religion, or sexual orientation in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.