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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.

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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

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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

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AcadeCoders

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

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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

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AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs

Teachers' Blogs

Sentence Building

We have been learning all about sentences in our Kindergarten class. What do they look like? What in punctuation? When should we use capital letters.This is an important facet of early reading and writing development. Source:: Kinder Blog

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Teachers' Blogs

Writing capital letters

For this activity, the JK/SK had to work on their literacy to be able to get the correct gesture for writing letters. They used playdough and erasable markers to find out in what order the lines of letters need to be traced.They could then practice with their pencil. Source:: Kinder

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Teachers' Blogs

Figurative Language- Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia. It’s a term for a word that represents a sound. Onomatopoeia is used in all types of writing, but they are very evident when seen in comics. Students explored how different comics have utilized onomatopoeia in their stories, then choose their own word to create a piece of art.

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Sorting And Classifying

We have been working diligently on deepening our classifying and sorting skills knowledge. Developing these essential skills help children to develop a large range of thinking skills and to help build the needed skills for problem-solving throughout their life. Source:: Kinder Blog

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Teachers' Blogs

Biodiversity Project

​This term, the Biology 11 students engaged in a hands-on field investigation about biodiversity. For their unit culminating activity, the students chose a local natural area to explore and completed field journal entries and photo documentation of their area. They then researched the organisms inhabiting the area to determine their

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Teachers' Blogs

Welcome to AcadeCap Airlines!

As we launch our unit of inquiry on modes of transportation, the Grade 1/2 students are so excited to use their dramatic play centre – an airport. In this centre, students will be working on their oral communication skills in French as they develop a variety of vocabulary relating to

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