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November 22: Open House / Portes ouvertes
Académie de la Capitale (AcadeCap) is hosting an Open House on Wednesday, November 22nd, from 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Come see our newly renovated space!
AcadeCap STEM: Projects
Ever wonder what types of STEM projects the students build here at AcadeCap? Check out the video below for highlights in Mme Sarah’s STEM Class. Want to see more? Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel.
SuperSats 2017-2018: Girls Can Code
New for the 2017-2018 school year, the SuperSats sessions have added Girls Can Code! Yes they can and they have, here at AcadeCoders. We want to continue to build a community of strong girls of all programming levels whether you are just writing your first “hello, world!” to wanting to
SuperSats 2017-2018: Mom & Kids Can Code
New for the 2017-2018 school year, the SuperSats sessions have added Mom & Kids Can Code! Bringing the concept of pair programming to a new level – mom and kids coding! This unique opportunity allows for parents to step into the terminal with their kids and pick up a new
SuperSats 2017-2018: Raspberry Pi Showcase
New for the 2017-2018 school year, the SuperSats sessions have added Raspberry Pi Showcase! As part of our SuperSats Series, we are providing sessions to show students who want to showcase Raspberry Pi projects they have built. This is intended to bring the passion of Raspberry Pi to a full
SuperSats 2017-2018: Python and Raspberry Pi Day
New for the 2017-2018 school year, the SuperSats sessions have added Python and Raspberry Pi Day! As part of our SuperSats Series, we are providing sessions on Python and Raspberry Pi. Each session will be split into two parts; the first part being an in-depth lesson on the fundamentals of
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
Earth Day Calendar
Students joined a special club in late March and early April to prepare for Earth Day 2022. The group worked collaboratively to design a calendar to give to others to celebrate Earth Day and take action to help Mother Earth every month of the year. Students engaged in creating a
Qui est Louis Braille?
Students in Grade 1/2 are currently working on a unit of inquiry that focuses on non-verbal communication. Last week, we learned about the creation of Braille, started by Louis Braille in 1894. Based on the French alphabet, Braille created a writing system as an improvement to night writing. Once we
Science Fair Awards Presentation!
We had our Science Fair awards presentation at Acadecap today! Our Kindergarten class was so excited to receive their individual certificates for their work on our “How to grow green beans” science fair project!Congratulations to all of the students on their individual accomplishments! Source:: Kinder Blog
March 28th, 2022
Students continue to learn about ancient civilizations by participating in a variety of Reader’s Theater performances. Students are focusing on the main ides and supporting details when sorting and summarizing the information read. Source:: Mme Melissa’s English 4-5 Blog
Ancient Civilizations and Language Development
Students are super excited to explore the world of ancient civilizations! Students were introduced to the emergence of written language and had fun decoding riddles written in hieroglyphics. Source:: Mme Melissa’s English 4-5 Blog
Exploring the world of POETRY
We are starting off our unit on poetry by exploring how poetry can elicit emotions and leads the audience to visualize different scenes. The first poem we looked at was “Colors” by Shel Silvertein. Source:: Mme Melissa’s English 2-3 Blog