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AcadeCoders

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.

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AcadeCamp

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

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iSTEAM

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

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Director's Blog

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

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News and Events

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

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News and Events

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

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AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs

Teachers' Blogs

Festive iSTEAM activities

Leading up to the holidays, the students participated in fun, festive iSTEAM activities. The students were tasked with building a structure out of a variety of different shapes of cookies, and made some pretty interesting houses and buildings. They used their problem solving skills and creativity. The students also used

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The Virtual Debates Continue…

The HIVE debating continued this week with a rousing game of “Take a Stand.” Students were presented with a topic statement and had to think about whether they strongly agreed or disagreed or somewhat agreed or disagreed and why. They then had to move their sticky note to the correct

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Think about it! Question it! Debate it!

Debating is our AcadeCap monthly focus for January. The online tele-learning format did not stop the HIVE students from participating in an engaging first debate. Everyone had some great persuasive arguments and rebuttals. Students are looking forward to the second debate. The high school students did a wonderful job of

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Teachers' Blogs

Give the Gift of Words

​During the SMILE holiday party, students participated in reading games, wrote word and sentence ‘gifts’ to give to each other and decorated the windows with holiday messages. Happy Holidays Everyone! Source:: Mme Christine’s SLT Blog

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Teachers' Blogs

Mitosis and Meiosis

​Biology 10 and 11 students learn about mitosis and meiosis with hands-on microscope work and a virtual lab assignment. Source:: PSSP & OSSD

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Teachers' Blogs

Making Groups

Early numeration skills, such as spontaneously grouping objects to simplify the count, are part of the Defi-Maths curriculum in Grade 1 and 2. In this activity, students were given a random large amount of manipulatives, and were tasked with organizing them to be easily count and identify how many each

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