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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
M. V, grade 12, review on the PYP Expo.
On May 18th, we witnessed the annual PYP Expo put on by the grade 6 class at Academie de la Capitale. Each student chose a variety of different topics discussing the subject of social media and technological advancement. The presentations were informative and very well executed. Ranging from the highly
T.V grade 10, review of the Expo.
‘This Wednesday, May 19th, at Academie de la Capitale, I witnessed the annual PYP expo. Students from the grade 6 class each presented very informative topics about social media. I could tell that each student put hard work and effort into his or her presentation and I learned many new
Term 3 SMILE 2021
The SMILE (systematic multisensory literacy education) program provides an opportunity for primary students to work explicitly on foundational skills in reading such as building knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, decoding multisyllabic words, and identifying irregular words. Students develop their writing skills, including cursive writing, punctuation, grammar, and spelling. The curriculum is
PYP EXPO
This week the grade 6 students had their EXPO! They have been working diligently for the past 2 months, and they finally presented to their classmates, teachers and parents. The EXPO was held online, and rather fitting considering the topic was about the media. The students created a news broadcast
Preparing for EXPO
The grade 6s have been working hard on their big end of year project, the EXPO. The EXPO this year is focused on the media, and the students have created their own website about a topic surrounding the central idea: The media can alter and manipulate images, perceptions, needs and
Cinco de Mayo by a grade 12 student reporter, M.V.:
Even with the dull and gloomy atmosphere that the COVID clouds have cast upon this school year, Acadecap’s Grade 7/8 Spanish Class has still been able to celebrate “Cinco de Mayo”. The Grade 7/8s hosted a virtual meeting with the whole school in attendance. In the meeting, one of the