Participating Schools
If your school is interested in bringing pet-assisted therapy to your students, please visit the New School Application and Process page. There is no cost to participate, but we do require that the school provides a liaison for PetPalsNC (usually the school social worker and/or school counselor), and that he/she and the school principal agree to and sign a Memorandum of Agreement which defines the expectations for the liaison, the school, and for PetPals.
The following is a list of past and current participating schools; as we recruit additional volunteers, we will be able to serve more schools.
Orange County:
Pathways Elementary School
River Park Elementary School
Efland Cheeks Elementary School
New Hope Elementary School
Central Elementary School
Hillsborough Elementary School
Grady Brown Elementary School
CW Stanford Middle School
AL Stanback Middle School
Gravelly Hill Middle School
Partnership Academy High School
Chapel Hill-Carrboro:
Rashkis Elementary School
McDougle Elementary School
Northside Elementary School
Ephesus Elementary School
Seawell Elementary School
Glenwood Elementary School
Estes Hills Elementary School
Frank Porter Graham Elementary School
McDougle Middle School
Phillips Middle School
Culbreth Middle School
Smith Middle School
E. Chapel Hill High School
Carrboro High School
Durham:
Jordan High School
Creekside Elementary
WG Pearson Elementary (no therapy dog presently)
Eno Valley Elementary School
Little River Elementary School
Club Boulevard Elementary School
Forest View Elementary School
Eastway Elementary School
Parkwood Elementary School
Lakewood Montessori Middle School
Carrington Middle School
Lowe’s Grove Middle School
Neal Middle School
NC School of Science and Math
Hillside High School
Maureen Joy Charter School
Wake County:
Apex Middle School
Bridge Program Elementary School
Lucy Daniels Center Elementary School
Frankie Lemmon School & Development Center
Granville County:
Butner Stem Middle School
NC DHHS:
Wright School (Elementary)