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How to Teach Math Effectively with Conceptual Understanding: AcadeCap’s Continuum Approach
Mathematics at AcadeCap can be broadly divided into three approaches to math instruction. In the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP), mathematics is taught using a conceptual, often visual representations and tactile approach. In Grade 7 and 8 or Pre-Secondary School Programme (PSSP), mathematics is taught using a contextual,
Curious how micro-schools are shaping the future of education?
Ottawa’s Premier Micro-School: How Académie de la Capitale Leads the Shift to Personalized, Purposeful Education At Académie de la Capitale, our journey has always been driven by a simple but powerful belief: education works best when it’s tailored to each learner’s unique strengths, challenges, and interests. We have always prioritized
Hackathon 2024
Dive into the Future of Innovation with Acadecap’s Inaugural Hackathon! Calling all aspiring innovators, coders, and problem-solvers! Acadecap Private School is thrilled to announce its first-ever Hackathon event, where creativity meets technology in an electrifying atmosphere of collaboration and innovation. Join us for a thrilling journey into the world of
Night of Theatre May 7, 2024
AcadeCap presents: Matinée of Theatre : Two epic shows – The Rainbow Fish and The Epic of Gilgamesh Please join us for an afternoon of theatre on Tuesday, May 7, 2024! Shows start : at 3:00 pm Admission is $5 dollars and there will be cupcakes after the performance. Summer
Exciting News: Summer Camp Registration Now Open!
Are you ready for a summer of discovery and creativity? We’re thrilled to announce that registration is officially open for our iSTEAM and Coding Summer Camps! Why Choose Our Camps? AcadeCamp and AcadeCoders camps are crafted to spark curiosity, ignite imaginations, and cultivate a love for learning in young minds.
OPEN HOUSE APRIL 13, 2024
Join us at our Open House event and explore the opportunities for your child’s education. We are thrilled to introduce our new waitlist for the highly sought-after English IB Primary Years Programme (PYP). The English PYP will join our current programmes: Bilingual IB PYP Programme JK to Grade 6 PSSP
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
STEM
During our STEM period yesterday, we put on our engineering hats and listened to a story about the Brooklyn Bridge. It was the story of a little girl who was so excited to walk on the bridge after it was built. She watched as it was being built and finally,
Curiosity leads to…
This mini lesson about fractions is not part of the usual term 1 JK math curriculum. A few other steps come before we begin learning about fractions. However…one of these little guys was quite interested in the fraction circles and wanted to learn about them, so why not. Fractions can
Art Exhibition 2016
Our art teacher, Mme Hajar, and her students have worked really hard this year creating fabulous pieces of art. What better way to celebrate their accomplishments than by displaying their masterpieces for everyone to see! Our art exhibition will take place on June 8th, 9th, and 10th. Parents and friends
Life Cycles
Students are learning about Life Cycles in this unit. We are building our understanding of life cycles, and as we do this we add to the board. We are doing this in both English and French! So far we have looked at the life cycles of the bee, butterfly and
Inquiry and Action on Reusing!
We have been reading, discussing, singing, and creating actions for the story “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” by Roxanne Lanczak Williams. Today we made a web about things that we can reuse based on the book. The students talked about making crafts out of unwanted items such as boxes, egg cartons old
Exploring through drama
Our unit is about exploring through the arts. As a class we read the story of “Little Red Riding Hood” and then students enjoyed acting out the story in the drama centre. Source:: Mme Andrea’s Blog