See You at the Spring Gala

The Spring Gala & Auction is one week away! We hope you are planning to join us on Friday, June 4 at the Oyster Harbors Club in Osterville for an evening of celebration. You can purchase your tickets here. If you have questions or do not know what to expect, please click here to learn more about the event.

Cape Cod Academy is offering a variety of swim programs this summer. To help kick off the summer, the pool will be open for free swim assessments from May 28-31 to determine the most appropriate swimming class for each student's skill level. Check out dates and times here.

Congratulations to CCA drummer, Justin Sontag '24, who won First Place-Senior Instrumental Division in the Annual Cape Symphony Merit Scholarship Competition and will be awarded a scholarship. As part of this award, Justin will participate as a performer in the Cape Symphony Honors Recital that will take place on Sunday, June 6th, at 2:00 p.m. at their Falmouth campus.

The annual Cape Symphony Merit Scholarship Competition serves as a platform for music excellence. It helps to support and develop the performing skills of talented musicians enrolled at the Cape Symphony in music lessons and classes at a variety of levels.

This is a reminder that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts announced that all residents ages 12 and older are eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations. See details here. If your child is vaccinated, please send a copy of the vaccination card to the nurse’s office to be kept on file. If you have any questions, please contact Kari Rowland at nurse@capecodacademy.org

Families can still order school yearbooks. Price is $34.78. Click here to read details on how to purchase your copy today.

As we prepare for the new academic school year, we look at our curriculum and the increasing expectations that accompany students moving up to the next grade level. To ensure that each individual student is prepared and poised for success for the coming year, we are offering a new program called Summer Academy. Held during July and August, this is a structured program for students entering grades 2 through 6 for the upcoming academic year who would like extra support. The program fee for the four weeks is $800. Taught by Cape Cod Academy teachers, the sessions will be held in our classrooms on the following dates:

Session I: July 5-9 from 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Session I: July 12-16 from 9:00-11:00 a.m.

To register for Summer Academy, click here: https://capecodacademy.myschoolapp.com/page/event-detail?siteId=1181&ssl=1&register=38186. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Kowaleski, Associate Head of School, at lkowaleski@capecodacademy.org.

Cape Cod Academy will partner with the University of Chicago's Marine Biological Laboratories in Woods Hole for a special discovery program that will run from November 1-3, 2021. Tailored for students entering grades 10-12, the program will teach students about CRISPR/Cas9 Genome editing of aquatic and marine organisms. In this course, students will learn how the revolutionary genome editing technology CRISPR/Cas9 works and will apply it in the lab to explore basic biological questions as well as the implications it has for improving human health. Genome editing will be used to understand zebrafish development, a key biomedical research species. Students will manipulate development genes to understand embryogenesis and organ formation and their connection to understanding human health and birth defects. The course will expose students to modern methods in microscopy. The ethical implications of genome editing will also be discussed.

This is a residential program where students will stay in the dormitories with a faculty chaperone. The cost is $1250 per student for the program, room, and board. The program is limited to 10 students, first come, first served, so please confirm your space with Ms. Wood as soon as possible. You can contact her at awood@capecodacademy.org.

Devin Daniels will attend Bryant University where he will study business management. When asked what he will miss about CCA, he said the people he sees every day, from the faculty to the students. “I loved everyone there and Cape Cod Academy really made me feel happy; it was a home away from home,” said Devin. “I couldn’t have asked for better teachers or leaders in my life.”

Cooper Ream has chosen to attend Fordham University in New York City where he will study applied mathematics. He looks forward to playing club basketball and taking classes at Gabelli. He said that CCA has prepared him for his upcoming college career.

Shane Selinger has committed to Sacred Heart University where he plans to major in cybersecurity and minor in business. When asked for his thoughts about CCA, Shane replied, “I will miss my peers and faculty at the school. The small classes and supportive teachers who care about the subjects they are teaching as well as the student's success will be something that I will miss.”