The faculty and staff of Cape Cod Academy wish you and your family a very happy New Year! At Cape Cod Academy, we work to create an environment where our students can thrive and be successful. Please consider an end-of-year donation to The Cape Cod Academy Annual Fund. If you have already made your donation, Thank You!

Cape Cod Academy is pleased to announce its spring musical production: Samantha Spade, Ace Detective. This is a film-noir-detective-story-musical by Georgia Stitt and Lisa Diana Shapiro. There will be two performances at Cape Cod Academy: Friday, April 14, at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 15, at 2:00 p.m. 

The cast is open to Cape Cod Academy students in grades 2 through 12. Auditions will be held on Tuesday, January 3 and Thursday, January 5 or by appointment after school in the Lower School Music Room. Students in grades 4-12 may audition for a lead role. Anyone who does not wish to audition for a named role, may sign up with Mrs. Koglin, CCA’s Music Teacher, at kkoglin@capecodacademy.org. 

Cape Cod Academy is excited to hold Winterim again in January. Winterim is a four-day program held between semesters when students take a break from the classroom to explore an area of interest in one of five areas: Conservation and Stewardship, Academic Study, Outdoor Adventure, Service Learning, or Cultural Immersion. Winterim begins on Tuesday, January 17 and runs through Friday, January 20. Students choose their Winterim experience, and guided by local experts and faculty, engage in hands-on learning, creation, and field trips. The program culminates with a community event in which students showcase their work.

If you need additional tests, most insurance plans cover up to eight at-home COVID tests per month through local pharmacies, such as CVS and Walgreens.

The next PA General Meeting will be held on Friday, January 6 at 8:00 a.m. in the Ungerman Library. The meeting will run from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m., and an agenda will be available prior to this meeting on the Resource Board on the website and also on the PA's Facebook page: Cape Cod Academy Parents' Association.

The PA General Meeting will be followed by an update on campus security by Jeff Thompson, Head of School, and then a special speaker presentation on CCA's Personalized Approach to Learning (PAL) Program by Nancy Boyle, Director of Personalized Learning, and Amy Powers, Learning Specialist. Throughout the fall, Nancy, Amy, and the specialists in the Learning Center have been hard at work rolling out the PAL program, designing PAL classes, developing PAL Profiles, and devising personalized in-person and online learning opportunities for students. Come hear about the exciting success this program has had in middle and upper school and learn about our plans to extend the program to lower school this year. This meeting will be recorded and available afterwards.

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week! Pictured left to right: Mikey Santos '24, Boys' Varsity Basketball; Declan Johnson '29, Boys' Middle School Basketball; and Lili Shanahan '25, Girls' Varsity Basketball. Not pictured: Ava Johnston '27, Girls' Middle School Basketball

Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased through a varsity boys' basketball player, through the QR code here, or by contacting Jeff Conlon at jconlon@capecodacademy.org.

Join us afterwards at Hurricane's at the Garden! It is just steps from the TD Garden in Boston's North Station. Cape Cod Academy will have a designated area at Hurricane's where we can meet up with our CCA friends.

On December 6, Elizabeth Jenkins from the Town of Barnstable Planning and Development Office visited Mr. Lewison's seventh graders to talk about her role with the town, her job responsibilities, and the importance of planning for communities. Her department promotes comprehensive, sustainable land use and economic development strategies to preserve the character of the Barnstable's seven villages and improve residents' quality of life. This presentation was a follow-up to the students' unit on urbanization.