Cape Cod Academy

Cape Cod Academy
Cape Cod Academy from the air
Address
50 Osterville-West Barnstable Road Osterville , Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°38′30.75″N 70°23′20.43″W
Information
School type	Private
Established	1976
Head of school	Jeffrey Thompson
Faculty	60
Grades	K-12
Gender	coed
Enrollment	220
Average class size	12 students
Hours in school day	8 AM to 2:45 PM
Campus size	46 acres (190,000 m2)
Color(s)	Blue & White
Athletics conference	Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
Mascot	Seahawk
Accreditation	NEASC, NAIS, AISNE

Cape Cod Academy (CCA) is an independent coed college preparatory school for grades Kindergarten through 12 located in Osterville, Massachusetts.

Mission statement

"The pursuit of academic excellence and development of life skills in a safe, values-centered community."

Statistics

The Academy was incorporated in 1976 and functions on a school preparatory curriculum. The school is a member of several associations: the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Association of Independent Schools of New England (AISNE), and additionally has been accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). All graduates from the Academy are accepted in college, and many are accepted into very competitive colleges.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fee approximations based on schedule of fees for academic year 2017-2018.

Kindergarten-Grade 5 tuition and fees: $25,100 Grades 6-8 tuition and fees: $28,550 Grades 9-12 tuition and fees: $29,800

Academics

Lower school

The lower school (grades K-5) is located in a separate wing of the school containing its own classrooms, library, indoor gymnasium, and science classroom. Lower school classrooms are self-contained with their own bathrooms, sinks, refrigerators, and cubby spaces. In addition the lower school has its own separate outdoor playground and playing fields. All students in the lower school begin taking Spanish in Kindergarten and continue through Grade 8.

Middle school

Middle school consists of grades 6 through 8. Students begin having individual schedules, moving independently between English, History, Math, Science, and Languages.

Upper school

In grades 9-12, students choose between regular, honors, and Advanced Placement level courses, and may choose to study French or Spanish. Seminars are available for the middle and upper school curriculum. Seminars run each trimester; options have included equine science, fashion design, beginning German, computer programming, project adventure, and many others.

Arts

Students in K through 12 can choose to participate in artistic endeavors such as plays, musicals, instrumental music, chorus, painting, drawing, ceramics, and sculpture.

Athletics

Cape Cod Academy has three outdoor lacrosse and soccer fields, an outdoor baseball field, two indoor basketball courts, an indoor weight room, an outdoor swimming pool and 8 tennis courts.

Fall

Boys Cross Country Running

Girls Cross Country Running

Coed Golf

Boys JV and Varsity Soccer

Girls JV and Varsity Soccer

Winter

Boys JV and Varsity Basketball

Girls JV and Varsity Basketball

Boys Hockey

Coed Winter Conditioning

Spring

Boys JV and Varsity Lacrosse

Girls JV and Varsity Lacrosse

Boys Varsity Baseball

Boys JV and Varsity Tennis

Girls JV and Varsity Tennis

Coed Sailing

Summer Camps

Cape Cod Academy opened its first day camp during the summer of 2013. Seahawk Camp is offered for 7 weeks from June through August. It is open to CCA students and non-CCA students. Cape Cod Academy's campus also hosts several other camps throughout the summer. Visit the CCA website for details.

External links

• Cape Cod Academy