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iSTEAM Fair
AcadeCap is excited to announce that the iSTEAM Fair will be held on Thursday, March 4th, 2021. This year, the iSTEAM fair will be held virtually. Students will share their projects with judges and parents via Google Meet. In the next few days, an information package will be sent home
Fibonacci Sequence
November at AcadeCap is innovation month. For this month’s iSTEAM challenge, students learned about the Fibonacci sequence. Students read a biography about Leonardo of Pisa, also known as Fibonacci. They explored the reproduction of bees, which follows the Fibonacci sequence through generations. Finally, they created Fibonacci sequence-inspired artwork.
Collaborative Quilting
For our return to school in September and October, students participated in a collaborative quilting activity. Each classroom was given a specific set of colours to create a quilt square per child. Students had to include one square, one triangle and two small squares into their quilt squares. This art
ANNUAL PSSP/OSSD CURRICULUM NIGHT NOV. 12, 2020.
On Thursday, November 12, 2020, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm, Académie de la Capitale is hosting the annual PSSP/OSSD Curriculum night. This is an opportunity for parents with children in grades 7-12, as well as interested parents, with children about to enter the PreSecondary School Programme (grade 7) in the
Virtual Open House on October 22, 2020
Acadecap International School invites you to join our virtual open house and curriculum night on Thursday, October 22, 2020 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Terry Fox Fundraising on September 30, 2020
Acadecap is proud to be participating in this year’s Terry Fox event. We aim to raise $1,000 in support of the Terry Fox Foundation. The fundraising event will take place on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at Morrison Park (near the school). Instead of running, students will alternate dancing, for a
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
Pen Pals
As part of our year-long unit on significant events and various celebrations, the Grade 1/2 students have matched with a school located in Vermont, USA. We got our first letters this week and learned who will be our new pen pal! We will exchange letters year-long, but right now we’re
Happy Hanukkah!
Happy Hanukkah, Chag Sameach! We Celebrated Hanukkah by playing the dreidel game.Thank you to Mme Melissa and the grade 1/2 class for planning such a great Hanukkah activity. Source:: Kinder Blog
Polar bear in Arts
The JK/SK have been working on making 3D polar bears in Arts class with Madame Cecilia. Source:: Kinder Blog
“Equilibrio” Building!
It is an exciting moment when you finally develop the patience and fine motor dexterity to be able to build challenging “Equilibrio” structures. You can see in his eyes, how proud he is of his own accomplishments. Way to go, young man!! Source:: Kinder Blog
COVID-19
For the Genetic Processes Unit in Biology 11, students explored multiple aspects of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. First, they began with a ‘Know, Wonder, Learn’ brainstorming activity. Based on their inquiry questions, they explored related concepts using videos, worksheets, and discussions. For example, they learned how SARS-CoV-2 infects and replicates inside