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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
Trees in the seasons
What do trees look like in each season. After talking about this and reading a few books about seasons, we got ready for an art activity to depict the trees! The students used q-tips and paint and dotted the trees in each season with the appropriate colours. They were careful
The Cooperation Counsel
Conseil de Coopération – Cooperative Counsel Définition : Le conseil de coopération est un lieu de gestion de la classe, de mise en commun des réussites, des difficultés et des échecs, un lieu de réflexion pour trouver consensus et solutions. Ce n’est pas une causerie, ni un comité élu par
Political Inquiry in a Digital Age
We live in an age of digital information. How do we navigate the huge amount information available to us from social media, video, and other digital sources? As consumers of information, how do we sift through the misinformation and disinformation to determine what is true? These questions have great significance
Orange Shirt Day
This week, Acadecap participated in Orange Shirt Day, honouring First Nations’ children. After watching videos and discussing the significance of the day, we looked at First Nations’ art. The students either drew different First Nations drawings, paintings, or sculptures, or created their own interpretations based off the art. They seemed
Outdoor classroom
No matter the weather, we will be taking advantage of our outdoor learning space. Yesterday was so beautiful that it would have been wrong to not go out! We did our afternoon journal entry outside and then had a few minutes to run around before going back in to our
Cultural Self-Portraits
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been exploring what culture means and how it impacts who we are. We’ve interviewed family members about traditions and celebrations, and learned about how they’ve changed over the years in our family. Students were tasked with creating a self-portrait to represent their culture. Then,