Kuper Academy is a private school in
Kirkland, Quebec
Kirkland is an Greater Montreal, on-island suburb on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is named after Charles-Aimé Kirkland, a Quebec provincial politician. It was incorporated as a town in 1961.
Kirkland is primarily a r ...
, in the
Montreal metropolitan area. is owned by Joan Salette, who also serves as the principal administrator.
It has preschool through high school.
History
It was established in 1988.
During the
COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec
The COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec is part of an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Until 2021, Quebec had reported t ...
the school attempted to hold its graduation ceremony for 2021 in a concert hall or in an outdoor space, but the government of Quebec did not allow either option.
Previously it educated until grade 11. After
Bill 96 came into effect in 2022, the students who graduate from grade 11, who would then go to
CEGEP
A CEGEP ( or ; ), also written cégep, CÉGEP and cegep, is a publicly funded college providing technical, academic, vocational or a mix of programs; they are exclusive to the province of Quebec's education system. A loanword from French, ...
, would need to take additional courses in French. The school then added grade 12 effective fall 2023, which would allow students to bypass CEGEP and directly enroll in colleges and universities. According to Salette, the speed to introduce grade 12, which was already being planned, was due to Bill 96.
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Operations
The school has an anti-bullying program "Supporting Our Students" (SOS).
References
External links
Kuper Academy
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Educational institutions established in 1988
1988 establishments in Quebec
Private schools in Quebec
High schools in Montreal
English-language schools in Quebec