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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
Sentence Building
We have been learning all about sentences in our Kindergarten class. What do they look like? What in punctuation? When should we use capital letters.This is an important facet of early reading and writing development. Source:: Kinder Blog
Writing capital letters
For this activity, the JK/SK had to work on their literacy to be able to get the correct gesture for writing letters. They used playdough and erasable markers to find out in what order the lines of letters need to be traced.They could then practice with their pencil. Source:: Kinder
Figurative Language- Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia. It’s a term for a word that represents a sound. Onomatopoeia is used in all types of writing, but they are very evident when seen in comics. Students explored how different comics have utilized onomatopoeia in their stories, then choose their own word to create a piece of art.
Sorting And Classifying
We have been working diligently on deepening our classifying and sorting skills knowledge. Developing these essential skills help children to develop a large range of thinking skills and to help build the needed skills for problem-solving throughout their life. Source:: Kinder Blog
Biodiversity Project
This term, the Biology 11 students engaged in a hands-on field investigation about biodiversity. For their unit culminating activity, the students chose a local natural area to explore and completed field journal entries and photo documentation of their area. They then researched the organisms inhabiting the area to determine their
Welcome to AcadeCap Airlines!
As we launch our unit of inquiry on modes of transportation, the Grade 1/2 students are so excited to use their dramatic play centre – an airport. In this centre, students will be working on their oral communication skills in French as they develop a variety of vocabulary relating to