Prekindergarten
Age: Students need to be 4 years old by August 1st.
Length of School Day: 8:10 am – 12 pm
Number of Days per Week: Five days, Monday – Friday
Number of classes: 1
Number of students per class: 18 students
Number of teachers per class: 2 educators, 1 lead teacher and 1 teacher assistant
Enrichment classes each week: Spanish (2), Physical Education (2), Music (2), Library (1),
Guidance (once every other week)
Drama Performances: first semester: a Thanksgiving play, second semester: Storybook Lane
Cost: $7,360 - $7,515 depending on the payment plan

Kindergarten
Age: Students need to be 5 years old by August 1st.
Length of School Day: 8:10 am – 2:45 pm
Number of Days per Week: Five days, Monday – Friday
Number of classes: 2
Number of students per class: 18 students
Number of teachers per class: 2, 1 lead teacher and 1 teacher assistant
Enrichment classes each week: Spanish (2), Physical Education (2), Music (2), Library (1),
Guidance (once every other week)
Drama Performances: a Halloween play, The Mitten, and an end-of-the-year play
Cost: $8935 - $9,090 depending on the payment plan

First Grade
Age: Students needs to be 6 years old by August 1st
Length of School Day: 8:10 am – 2:45 pm
Number of Days per Week: Five days, Monday – Friday
Number of classes: 2
Number of students per class: 20 students
Number of teachers per class: 2, 1 lead teacher and 1 teacher assistant
Enrichment classes each week: Spanish (2), Physical Education (2), Music (2), Library (1),
Guidance (once every other week)
Drama Performances: “The First Grade Circus” and “The Dinosaur Convention”
Cost: $11,510 - $11,770 depending on the payment plan


Admissions Assessment: All students applying for prekindergarten, kindergarten, and first grade are assessed in individual sessions by a trained member of the CFA teaching staff. The assessment is based on a nationally recognized, standardized behavior observation created by the Gesell Institute in New Haven, CT. Some of the skills evaluated include language, memory, visual-motor skills, math and reading readiness, and visual discrimination. These assessments typically take place in January and early February of the winter prior to enrollment.

After-school care is offered at an additional cost for pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The teacher-student ratio is approximately 1:12. The goals of the program are to provide a warm, nurturing environment consistent with the philosophy and mission of Cape Fear Academy and to provide a variety of child-centered, non-academic activities, which include free play, small group activities, and rest time.

The Lower School Reading Specialist assesses all kindergarten and first grade students at the beginning of the year, mid-year, and near the end of the year to ensure that all students are gaining the necessary skills to become successful readers. Students needing remedial or enrichment in reading skills work with the specialist in small groups daily. All pre-kindergarten students also receive whole group multisensory phonics instructions by the Reading Specialist two days a week using the Orton-Gillingham approach, a highly successful way of teaching early reading skills.

Technology
Lower School students are given opportunities to explore the Think Lab, one of the area’s most technologically advanced classrooms, where thinking skills are fostered through technology, manipulatives, games, and puzzles. Here, children are encouraged to be creative in their endeavors with the understanding that there is frequently more than one right way to obtain an answer and that the journey itself can sometimes be more important than the final destination. This state-of-the-art classroom includes:
A wall-mounted Smart Board interactive whiteboard with ceiling mounted LCD projector
Senteo personal response systems designed for the Smart Board
6 networked computers
Wireless internet access
Mindstorm Robots each with dedicated computer systems
iPod Touches with educational software
Garmin hand held GPS devices
Games and manipulatives spanning multiple age ranges and covering various skill sets

Need-based financial aid is awarded to families with students in grades K-12 who qualify, with Middle and Upper School students receiving the highest priority.

For further information on any of these topics, please contact the CFA Admission Office.
(910) 791-0287 or email us:
Susan Mixon Harrell, Director of Admission sharrell@capefearacademy.org
Carla Whitwell, Associate Director of Admission cwhitwell@capefearacademy.org
Laurie Bernard, Admissions Assistant lbernard@capefearacademy.org

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