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AcadeCamp 2020
This summer, AcadeCamp is excited to offer a summer in the workforce: Careers in STEAM! AcadeCampers will explore careers related to STEAM. Campers will be exposed to: architecture, forensic science, engineering and aerospace, archaeology and anthropology, chemistry, marine science, physics, and laboratory work. Campers will also enjoy weekly K2 Martial

FEBRUARY 12, 2020: OPEN HOUSE / PORTES OUVERTES
Académie de la Capitale (Acadecap International School) will be hosting its next Open House on February 12, 2020, Wednesday, from 6 to 8 pm. At the Open House, you will meet various members of the Acadecap Community, all interested in sharing their experience with you. You will get to learn

2019 iSTEAM Fair
We are pleased to share photos from our recent iSTEAM fair! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10156807146537688&type=1&l=fa219a1c15

Bone Bridge Challenge
Last month, AcadeCap JK to Grade 6 took on the Bone Bridge challenge. Students from JK to grade 2 received a limited amount of supplies and were asked to build a bridge as long as possible, using only what was in their bag of materials. Other constraints included building the bridge
iSTEAM Fair on November 27, 2019
AcadeCap is hosting an iSTEAM Fair on November 27th from 9:30 to 12:30. Parents are invited to visit in the morning during the presentations, projects will remain displayed until the end of the day. The fair is an event where students create a project based on research, experiments, and innovation.
From STEM to i STEAM
In discussion and planning with enthusiastic, newly trained PYP staff and the AcadeCap/KIDZ team, we have reaffirmed our philosophy and approach to learning. We will continue to focus on experiential, interactive and real-time inquiry and learning, incorporating the IB design cycle to create and innovate. We continue to implement transdisciplinary
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
Kung Hei Fat Choi!
Kung Hei Fat Choi! Happy Lunar New Year! We listened to a story that taught us about the sinister Nian who wasn’t nice to the villagers at the beginning of each new year, so the villagers learned to scare him off with loud noises, bright lights, and the colour red.
Clash of the Ideologies
The HIVE students, in a fun collaboration between their Civics and History courses, participated in the ‘Clash of the Ideologies’ activity, which involved each student completing research on a specific political ideology and creating a short audio-visual presentation. For the presentation, we had some special guests in the audience, the
The Hour of Code
The kinders teamed up with their older school friends during The Hour of Code. They worked together to explore different coding tutorials. The younger children benefited from the knowledge and experience of their older buddies and enjoyed being able to help them solve awesome coding challenges. What is The Hour
Metabolic Processes
For the Metabolic Processes Unit, the Biology 12 students conducted investigations to determine the rates of cellular respiration and photosynthesis. They made predictions, explored direct and indirect methods of measurement, and investigated a variety of factors that influence metabolic rates in various organisms. Students practiced using their lab observations to
Thinking Critically about Bioplastics
In Science 9, the students have become inventors of bioplastic and other plastic alternatives. They are exploring the chemistry of bioplastic, reading the recent research on the use of waste materials from agriculture to make bioplastics, and thinking critically about the societal, technological, and environmental challenges still associated with bioplastic
Illuminated Letters
Students experienced the detailed-oriented work that comprised illuminated letters and manuscripts. A respected art-form of the 7th century, performed by a team of monks (the parchmenter, the scribe, the illuminator), under a vow of silence. A vow which the students found troubling! 😁 As students drafted and created their final