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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

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iSTEAM

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!

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iSTEAM

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!   

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iSTEAM

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

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News and Events

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,

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Camps

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

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AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs

Teachers' Blogs

Systematic Literacy Teaching – Remote Learning

​The Systematic Literacy Teaching Program (SLT) involves 1:1 tutorials that use an explicit, direct, and systematic method to teach reading, writing, and spelling skills to students who need some extra help. The school closures have provided an opportunity to work with students in online formats. Here is one example of

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Teachers' Blogs

Artwork inspired by Ted Harrison

During our unit on National Identity in January/February, students learned about symbols representing Canada. One symbol we learned about was art created by famous Canadians, and how they represent Canada around the world. We learned about Canadian artist, Ted Harrison. Ted Harrison is one of Canada’s most known artists. His

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Teachers' Blogs

Can you crack the code?

This is one of the math tasks from the Kindergarten telelearning program. Students had to solve the equation and then find the letter that corresponds to the answer to find the secret message. Source:: JK & SK Blog

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Teachers' Blogs

Model United Nations

Model United Nations – CAPMUN 2020 – Ottawa In late February, OSSD students attended the Model United Nations held at Ottawa University. They had an opportunity to play the roles of country delegates or characters in various scenarios. Some of the committees included: General Assembly on the Peaceful Uses of

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Teachers' Blogs

Introducing the Procedural Writing Unit

Today the Grade 3/4s began their new English unit on procedural writing. I kicked off the unit by having students listen to my step-by-step instructions to draw a mystery picture.The students found it very amusing to see each other’s final drawings! ​Students reflected on the importance of clear and precise

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Teachers' Blogs

Concours création de Bande déssinées

Pour leur Module de Littérature et durant le confinement les élèves de Sixième se sont amusés à créer leur propre BD autour du thème de leur choix, je vous laisse apprécier leurs efforts 🙂 Source:: Grade 6 Blog

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