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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
Les systèmes gouvernementaux et les décisions gouvernementales promeuvent et enfreignent l’équité et la justice sociale.
Source:: Grade 5 Blog
Novel Study: Because of Winn-Dixie
Students have started a new novel for this Unit’s Novel Study, Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo . The book is being read as a class, which allows us to discuss many reading strategies and stylistic elements of the story as we read. For every two chapters we read, students complete 1 chosen
