| Cape Cod Academy | |
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| Cape Cod Academy from the air | |
| Location | |
| Osterville, Massachusetts Osterville, Massachusetts Barnstable, |
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| Information | |
| School type | Private |
| Established | 1976 |
| Head of school | Clark Daggett |
| Faculty | 60 |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Average class size | 15 students |
| Hours in school day | 8 AM to 2:45 PM |
| Campus size | 46 acres (190,000 m2) |
| Mascot | Seahawk |
| Accreditation(s) | NEASC |
Cape Cod Academy (commonly called CCA) is an independent coed college preparatory school for grades kindergarten through 12.
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The lower school (grades K-4) is located in a separate wing of the school containing its own classrooms, library, indoor gymnasium, and science room. 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.
Grades 5 and 6 are largely a transitional period between lower and middle school. Grade 5 is in the lower school building and officially part of the Lower school, while grade six is in its own portable classrooms separate from the rest of the school, but considered part of the middle school. Both grades are divided into two classes, with each class sharing many of the same teachers but still all taking the same subjects at the same time as the rest of their class.
Grade 6 takes a major field trip every year, in May, to Quebec, Canada. For this field trip the two six grade classes raise money throughout the year with weekly bake sales and middle school pizza sales. The sixth grade trip to Quebec is a longstanding CCA tradition and a large part of the CCA experience. Sixth grade social studies classes study French-Canadian history and culture during the year in preparation for this trip.
In grades 7 and 8, students begin having individual schedules, moving independently between English, History, Math, Science, and Latin (the required foreign language for grades 7 and 8). Classes, mathematics in particular, begin at this point to be more specialized to each student's capabilities.
In grades 9-12, students partake in a rigorous high school experience, choosing between regular, honors, and Advance Placement level courses and picking between French and Spanish for foreign languages!
In their senior year, instead of a history course students choose between Philosophy or Contemporary Issues.
Eight students spend a week in Chewonki, Maine each Fall camping and participating in an intensive week of team building activities. They spend time learning about and observing nature. A similar Chewonki experience for tenth grade sophomores has been discontinued.
Cape Cod Academy has three outdoor playing fields and an outdoor baseball field, two indoor basketball courts and an indoor weight room.