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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
Simple Machine Riddles
This week, students chose a simple machine found in their house and wrote 5 clues to describe it. These clues were shared with the class and they had to guess which object they brought from their house. Students then identified what simple machines were part of the object. Source:: Mme
Museum of Science and Technology
On November 20th, we got to visit the museum of Science and Technology. We participated in a workshop about simple machines, and spent the afternoon exploring the different exhibits with many hands on learning opportunities! Source:: Mme Shannon’s Blog
Our New Unit!
To launch our new unit of inquiry, we started this gloomy Monday morning off with an exciting building activity! The students were challenged with a task to build a pyramid out of sugar cubes, but the trick was they couldn’t use their hands! Students were encouraged to use simple machines
Native American Artwork
Our inquiry into culture has brought us towards Native American culture, and its impact that it has on current day society. We listened to Native American music, watched videos about Pow Wows, and looked at types of clothing. We were especially intrigued about their dot art work, so we created
Parliament Field Trip
The month of October brought us on our first field trip of the year to Parliament Hill. During our tour, we looked for symbols around Parliament and learned about their significance. We enjoyed visiting the library, the Senate, the hall of Honour, and seeing the giant portraits. Source:: Mme Shannon’s
New unit of inquiry – the brain!
Our new unit on the brain has officially begun. Not only will we be talking about the brain as a part of our anatomy and its functions, but we will also be discussing our individual learning styles and how they differ from one person to another. Students have already done