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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
Getting deeper into our unit of inquiry
Another busy week here in grades 3 and 4. Some of the activities we did were:-Games outside with the grade 1 and 2 class where grade 3 and 4 students got to demonstrate the traits exemplified by a hero by leading the games and helping the younger kids; -Students practiced
On s’organise…un peu
This week, we’ve been looking at how organization facilitates getting things done. We got to see what we were able to accomplish when tasks are not prioritize well for us. We all accomplished different tasks and a few people choose to do the fun tasks rather than finishing what was
Unit of inquiry #1 – nos héros.
This week, we began our first unit of inquiry – how choices of heroes reflect the characteristics that societies and individuals value (see “units of inquiry” tab). As you can see from our photos, we got off to a busy start. Students were not told what the unit of inquiry
Pareil, pas pareil
Grade 6s developping their logical thinking skills….and learning the names of the cards in French Jack = Le valet; Queen = La dame; King = Le Roi Diamond = Carreau; Heart = Coeur; Spade = Pique; Club = Trèfle In this challenge, cards in the same row must share a
Je me présente
This week, we have completed some community building activities and getting organized. We started Tuesday with an ESCAPE ROOM. We worked very hard to solve a series of puzzles that would direct us to the batteries to make our electric sharpener work. We also started a mini-project called “Je me
First week back!
We did so many things this week–students created and presented skits that included useful classroom expressions in French, did a show-and-tell paper bag activity, a scavenger hunt to learn about Mme Sarah, reviewed the IB learner profile attributes, came up with a list of classroom essential agreements to stick to