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Virtual AcadeCamp: Registration is Open!
It’s a go! Virtual AcadeCamp is ready and open for registrations. This summer, AcadeCamp will look different than past summers. We will be doing our learning over Google Meet, and have a 9:00am to 2:00pm schedule. Campers will have snack breaks, as well as body breaks between activities. Moreso,
L’exposition PP 2020 / PYP Exhibition 2020: VIRTUAL
English version to follow. L’exposition PP 2020, Académie de la Capitale : un projet qui encourage une recherche collective et approfondie. En dernière année du programme primaire, les élèves participent à un projet de fin d’études : l’exposition. C’est à la fois une recherche menée dans l’esprit d’une responsabilité personnelle
Home Learning iSTEAM Challenge: Week 3
On December 17, 1903, in North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft. Orville piloted the gasoline-powered, propeller-driven biplane, which stayed aloft for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet on its inaugural flight. (Source: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-airplane-flies) This week, the iSTEAM Team challenges you to
Student-Led Conferences from home
Student-Led Conference Day is scheduled on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. On this day, we encourage students to proudly show their parents the work accomplished during the school year. Students always have access to their portfolio. For AcadeCap students, grade 3 and up, they are encouraged to show their growth and
AWARDS CEREMONY / SOIRÉE DES PRIX D’EXCELLENCE
Our first annual Prix d’excellence de l’Académie de la Capitale Awards presentation took place on May 29th, 2015. Since then we have held the gala event every May and this year will be no exception, although the format will be different. The awards were conceived as a celebration across the
Home Learning iSTEAM Challenge: Week 2
Did you know that the catapult was invented in about 400 BC? The catapult has many variations, but mainly it uses the sudden release of stored potential energy to propel an object. This week, the iSTEAM team challenges you to build a catapult and see how far you can launch a
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
Ecosystem Exploration
Students build model ecosystems to explore concepts related to the cycling of nutrients, oxygen, carbon, and water. They explore the abiotic and biotic components of ecosystems and how they interact within the ecosystem. Source:: PSSP & OSSD
Remembrance Day at Acadecap!
On Remembrance Day we remember the men and women who have served and sacrificed to keep our country safe.At Acadecap we took some time to acknowledge the devotion of these extraordinary men and women and we showed our appreciation to their memory in a variety of thoughtful activities.Thank you to
What is Fantasy?
Preparing for our next unit about Fantasy stories, students completed a mind map showing what they all ready know about the Fantasy genre. Source:: Mme Melissa’s English 4-5 Blog
Open Design Inquiry
In Biology 12, during the ‘open design inquiry,’ students explored the concepts of diffusion and osmosis in various cell models. They explored the significance of the cell’s surface area to volume ratio on the rate and extent of diffusion and investigated factors that influence the movement of water into or
Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween from the Kindergarten class at Acadecap!We enjoyed an awesome ” STUMPKIN ” decorating activity just in time for Halloween.Each child designed and decorated their own “STUMPKIN” and they turned out so wonderful. Source:: Kinder Blog
An Artists’ Expression
Students in Grade 1/2 are wrapping up their first unit of inquiry on Artists’ Expression. Throughout this unit, students learned about a different artist each week. We learned about Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Keith Haring, Yahoo Kusama, Alexander Calder, and Hannah Hoch. We explored different mediums, tools, and types of