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Virtual Open House- Saturday April 24, 2021
On Saturday, April 24, 2021, AcadeCap will host a virtual Open House. We look forward to showcasing our school and our programmes. Our virtual school tour will take you through our bright and spacious open concept learning spaces. We have 2 presentations for you, Welcome to the Primary Years
iSTEAM Fair – Grade 6
The Grade 6 students have been working hard on their science fair projects over the past few months. One group conducted an experiment looking at the effect of the melting ice caps. Another group looked at the effects of pollution on plant health!
iSTEAM Fair Update
Grade 2/3 students are working hard to build and design their iSTEAM fair experiments this week! All our experiments are about forces and structures, and we are excited to start testing them!
iSTEAM Fair – Our Experiment
“What happens to my plant in the terrarium? Will my plant’s habitat let it survive and be a good growing plant? I think that flowers need light to survive and I will see water slide down the jar like it is rain.” A.F. As explained by one of our Senior
VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Acadecap International School invites you to join our virtual open house on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. This event will include a virtual tour of our space, which will give insight into the COVID- 19 protocols implemented for this school year. Following the virtual tour,
2021 Summer Camps
Summer just doesn’t feel like summer at AcadeCap without our campers and coders bringing their laughter and eagerness to learn and have fun doing so. Last summer’s camps were set up differently due to COVID-19, but the laughter and learning continued remotely with our online AcadeCamp and AcadeCoders. Thank you
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
Observation Using Biological Drawings
Biological drawings are used to communicate microscopic and macroscopic observations. Biology 11 students use a checklist to ensure that their drawings are accurate, clear, well labelled, and easy to understand. Drawings must be proportional and include magnification and scale.Here is an example that was drawn during our recent Protist Lab.
Creative Pumpkin Painting
This morning, in our kindergarten classroom, we were busy designing and painting our Halloween pumpkins. Sensory play helps children to develop cognitively, allowing for their creative confidence to flourish. We had so much fun! Source:: Kinder Blog
Amazing Pattern Blocks
During our math class, we explored our amazing pattern blocks. We talked about the varying shapes and their individual characteristics. We took inspiration from a picture of a pumpkin and designed our own jack-o-lanterns, using the pattern blocks for the facial features. Source:: Kinder Blog
Language Learning and Play
As part of our language learning, Grade 1/2 students use the Daily 5 program each day in centres. Every day, we focus on a different language skill, such as: listening to reading, reading to self or with a friend, working on writing, fine motor skills, and playing with words. Students
Colourful Fall
Our Kindergarten class has been keenly researching characteristics of fall.How do we know it is fall? What does it look like, feel like, sound like and smell like?A popular indicator of Fall in our classroom, was the presence of colour leaves.Here is a collection of beautiful interpretations of Fall from
French verbs
During French class, the 5/6 students were learning and reviewing verbs. The students had the choice to write sentences using the different verbs, quiz each other about the different verb tenses, or create a song with the different verbs. Many of the students chose to make a song, enthusiastically and