The bilingual advantage

Kuper’s Junior School enrols some 440 students located in two modern buildings on Aesop Street in Kirkland, Quebec. The Early Learning Pavilion, with its bright classrooms, playground and sport facilities accommodates our preschool, kindergarten and early cycle elementary students.

Our original academy building, housing the upper elementary cycles, also includes , a Junior School computer room and a well-equipped gymnasium. After-school daycare services are also located in the Junior School facilities.

ORGANIZATION

Kuper Academy’s Junior School includes: a half-day K-3 preschool option, a government subsidized full-day K-4 program, a full-day five-year old Kindergarten and all cycles of the Quebec Elementary Program from grades one through six.






A Headmaster and an assisting administrator are responsible for the Junior School. Most grade levels in the Junior School level have three classes with an average size of 20 students and a maximum number of 25 at the upper elementary levels. Our subsidized K-4 Preschool Program has a ratio of one teacher to ten students.

THE KUPER JUNIOR SCHOOL LIBRARY

At Kuper, Library time is regarded as an exciting treat. Children visit the new and well-stocked Kuper library each week for story reading by the librarian and to select a book for reading at home.

Regular visits to the library also allow children to develop important referencing and research skills.

THE ELEMENTARY PROGRAM CYCLES I, II AND III (Grades 1 to 6)

The primary mission of Kuper Academy’s Junior School is to raise academic achievement by encouraging students to high levels of success in the core subjects of English, French, mathematics and science. Our elementary curriculum concentrates on the skills that allow children to generate and communicate ideas.

At Kuper, we place a high value on learning the words, numbers and arts that children need to understand and navigate their world. Kuper teachers combine elements of traditional direct instruction with imaginative activities to provide a sound basis for intellectual development.

The core curriculum is complemented by a variety of additional subjects such as social studies and the arts.  We also offer an advanced math class in grades five and six.

THE PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN EXPERIENCE

Preschool and Kindergarten children are natural learners. Kuper Academy’s developmental preschool and Kindergarten programs are designed to provide a stimulating dual-language environment at the peak of a young child’s learning capacity.

Our teachers encourage each child to develop an active imagination. Social skills are developed through interaction with other children during free play, group activities and drama. Well-qualified teachers provide rich and varied programs to capitalize on the natural curiosity of all children.

THE BILINGUAL CURRICULUM

The Kuper Academy Junior School offers a fully bilingual curriculum from preschool through the final cycle of elementary education.

Recognizing that we must meet the needs of a diverse student population, we also provide for differentiated French instruction to pupils who range in ability from complete beginners to mother tongue Francophones.

THE KUPER JUNIOR SCHOOL LIBRARY

At Kuper, Library time is regarded as an exciting treat. Children visit the new well-stocked Kuper library each week for story reading by the librarian and to select a book for reading at home. Regular visits to the library also allow children to develop important referencing and research skills.

QUALITY DAY CARE SERVICES

Day care services are offered for a daily fee from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday except on school holidays and pedagogical days. In the elementary cycles the first hour of day care is dedicated to a supervised homework period. Day care services are available on a regular or occasional basis. The Kuper gates open for children to arrive at 7:30 a.m. and there is no additional charge for early morning supervision.