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February 15: Open House / Portes ouvertes
Académie de la Capitale (AcadeCap) is hosting an Open House on Thursday, February 15th, from 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Learn more about all of AcadeCap’s programs: the bilingual IB PYP and IB MYP, and the OSSD, as well as our extra-curriculars: OSSD Credit Courses, Tutoring, Multi-Sensory Teaching for reading

ICYMI: Festive Season Extravaganza 2017
Photos from our annual Festive Season Extravaganza are available on our Facebook page. Please click on the Facebook button to access the album. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10155169829747688.1073741921.175529857687&type=1&l=9ff8117fb4

AcadeQuiz: Académie de la Capitale’s Annual School Fundraiser
Académie de la Capitale’s annual school fundraiser, AcadeQuiz, is coming up! It will be held on February 24, in AcadeCap’s newly renovated space. Learn about how you can support AcadeQuiz!

Beaver Computing Contest
The students of Académie de la Capitale recently competed in the annual Beaver Computing Contest developed by the Center for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC) of the University of Waterloo. The contest is intended to get students excited about computer science and focuses on computation and logic. Over 15,000 students wrote the Beaver Computing

Information Sessions: Dec. 13 & 14, 2017
Information sessions for 2017-2018 mid-year admission: (Wednesday) December 13 at 10 am and (Thursday) December 14 at 7 pm.

Hour of Code 2017: Free sessions December 4 & 7
The Hour of Code is back at Académie de la Capitale. Join us on December 4 and December 7 from 4:15 to 5:45 pm for free coding sessions.
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
From Farm To Table
The kindergarten class has been very busy designing and building our new class farm.Our new unit of inquiry is all about the process that food takes from the farm to our table and the connection between human-made systems and communities.We will be painting, decorating and adding to our farm as
Ottawa River Water
As part of a larger collaborative water project for science class, grade 7, 8, 9 students created an educational panel display with takeaway information sheets and table activities. The project aimed to increase awareness of environmental issues related to the Ottawa River, the source of drinking water in Ottawa. The
Black History Month
February is Black History Month. A significant subject which the Grade 5-6 students learned about, and deeply reflected upon. They explored the history (i.e. slavery, Underground Railroad), and discussed various recent events (i.e. Black Lives Matter). They expanded their knowledge as they discussed: why February is the month dedicated to
Capital Region Model United Nations
Capital Region Model United Nations (CAPMUN) is a simulation of the real United Nations, held at the University of Ottawa. This March, students from schools in the Ottawa area and surrounding areas gathered to participate in UN committees, where they took roles as delegates or historical characters to tackle real
Netflix Book Report
Over the holidays, the students selected a French novel to read. Applying their Media knowledge, they also prepared a Netflix page to share with the class upon the return to school. They had to summarize chapters as episodes, select an image as the clickbait for a trailer, list the characters,
Media’s Influence
Throughout the unit on Media the Grade 5-6 students have demonstrated their growing understanding of its advantages and disadvantages, and are now capable of navigating it safely due to their developing media literacy. To conclude the unit, they explored the influence of social media, fake news and propaganda. They viewed,