
KELLS : AN ILLUSTRIOUS NAME
Question : What do the Harry Potter series and Kells Academy have in common?
Answer : Trinity Library, Dublin, home of the world famous Book of Kells
Who knew that around the same time author J.K. Rowling was imagining the story of a young wizarding student named Harry Potter, Kells Academy founder and director Irene Woods was drawing inspiration from what would become one of the movie franchise’s most recognizable locations when naming her own school? It’s true!
Kells Academy takes its name from the Book of Kells, which is archived in the breathtakingly beautiful library of Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. It’s little wonder that this architectural masterpiece was chosen by the Harry Potter movie location scouts as the setting for the student library at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Known as The Long Room within the Old Library, the 65-metre 300 year old wood panelled chamber houses over 200,000 of Trinity College’s oldest books, the Book of Kells among them. It is the longest single-chamber library in existence.
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Grade 12 Program
Students follow Ontario curriculum courses with full-in-class instruction and support on-site at Kells Academy. Students choose one of four streams that best suits their interests; Science & Engineering, Health Sciences, Commerce, or Liberal Arts. Guided by their Kells teachers, students develop independent study skills while navigating all course material online. Kells teachers and our Grade 12 program coordinator work closely with VHS online teachers to monitor and ensure student progress. Upon completion, students graduate with an Ontario Secondary School Diploma.
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