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Allez coder les filles!
Great article on girls and coding from the University of Ottawa gazette! http://www.gazette.uottawa.ca/fr/author/nathalie-vallieres/
Earth Hour @AcadeCap
EARTH HOUR 2015 was held on Saturday, March 28, from 8:30-9:30pm. As part of their PYP exhibition on renewable and non-renewable energies and their impact on our natural resources, F. T. and S. B. asked Acadecap staff and families to participate in Earth Hour. Participants are asked to send pictures
OCDSB 6th Annual Chess Tournament
Congratulations to our #Chess Masters who participated in the OCDSB 6th Annual Chess Tournament. Our students very well especially in the Junior Division, where they came out 2/8! A huge thank you to the parents, teachers and Chess instructor who supported them!
Congratulations Secondary School Graduates!
Proud to give our students the tools for success. Thank you to their over-the-years dedicated and supportive teachers! Congratulations Secondary School Graduates! -Bachelor of Science Honours, Food Science and Nutrition, Second Day Early Admission, 8000$ plus 1000$, Carleton University -Honours Bachelor in Nutrition Sciences, Early Admission, 8000$ plus 4000$,University of
Thank you for a successful Acadequiz 2015!
Words of appreciation go to: the efficient set-up team, Mary, Hue, Nora, Steff, Priscila, Mélanie B. the category and question gurus, Katie, Nora the bar ladies, Katie, Mélanie B. and her Smart Serve training, Lola the bake sale and pizza boss, Sadjia the meticulous judges, Linda, Mélanie D. and Mary
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
Term 3 SMILE 2021
The SMILE (systematic multisensory literacy education) program provides an opportunity for primary students to work explicitly on foundational skills in reading such as building knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, decoding multisyllabic words, and identifying irregular words. Students develop their writing skills, including cursive writing, punctuation, grammar, and spelling. The curriculum is
PYP EXPO
This week the grade 6 students had their EXPO! They have been working diligently for the past 2 months, and they finally presented to their classmates, teachers and parents. The EXPO was held online, and rather fitting considering the topic was about the media. The students created a news broadcast
Preparing for EXPO
The grade 6s have been working hard on their big end of year project, the EXPO. The EXPO this year is focused on the media, and the students have created their own website about a topic surrounding the central idea: The media can alter and manipulate images, perceptions, needs and
Cinco de Mayo by a grade 12 student reporter, M.V.:
Even with the dull and gloomy atmosphere that the COVID clouds have cast upon this school year, Acadecap’s Grade 7/8 Spanish Class has still been able to celebrate “Cinco de Mayo”. The Grade 7/8s hosted a virtual meeting with the whole school in attendance. In the meeting, one of the
We aced the OSSD ministry inspection!
Monday was the Ontario Ministry of Education’s inspection of the OSSD at Académie de la Capitale. We aced it!For the principal to maintain the authority to grant credits towards the OSSD, private and independent schools in Ontario undergo, every two years, an inspection of their record keeping system and of
Bird Nest
During Outdoor Education, we went for a walk and looked for bird nests. The students observed what bird nests were made out of and where they were located. They then made their own bird nest out of anything they could fine outside, including sticks, leaves, and mud! Source:: Grade 6