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Virtual AcadeCoders
This summer, AcadeCoders is taking a virtual approach to learning! Over the summer, we will dive into the coding world using Processing and Python, as well as GoDot and Raspberry Pi. Our 8 week program runs from June 22nd to August 14th, and will be delivered virtually using Google Meet.
Virtual AcadeCamp
This summer, AcadeCamp is taking a virtual approach to learning! Over the summer, we will dive into the iSTEAM world and discover different career possibilities supported by a variety of learning materials and experiences. Our 8 week program runs from June 22nd to August 14th, and will be delivered online
Home Learning iSTEAM Challenge: Week 1
AcadeCap’s iSTEAM team would like to introduce our newest project: Home Learning iSTEAM Challenges! Each week, the iSTEAM blog will be updated with a new challenge that can be completed with materials found in the home. Families are encouraged to participate and send their photos in to us so we
Profound learning is possible online, just as it onsite!
Being a small, independent IB World School, Académie de la Capitale’s dedicated and innovative-thinking team of educators collaborated to put together a well-balanced telelearning platform, in a short amount of time, recreating the school/learning environment, virtually, in order to bring a sense of normalcy during these uncertain times. Just as
4th week update: thank you to our community
This week marks the 4th week since Acadecap launched its online learning platform. Setting up something new is always challenging, and we can proudly say it has come a long way. While teachers and staff can be credited for putting the online learning platform together, we would like to take
Joining the rainbow movement: #çavabienaller
The rainbow movement began in Italy. To boost the country’s morale, Italians started spreading a slogan of reassurance: “Andrà tutto bene” – everything will be alright – ça va bien aller. The initiative appears to have been started by a few mothers using Facebook, and then picked up across the
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