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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
Learning Outside
The weather this week has been beautiful, and we decided to take advantage of it. We brought our learning outside. The students worked on their short stories and really enjoyed the change of scenery and fresh air. At the end of class, they asked me if we could go outside
Biographies and Timeline
Students have been exploring biographies of famous Canadians and Americans. They have been looking at how biographies are formatted and why they are important for learning about the past. We are now looking at writing biographies about family members. First we looked at the important information we need to construct
Together, but six feet apart
Over the first couple of weeks of school, building a strong classroom community is an important aspect to create a safe learning environment for the students. This year, more than any other year, students have been working extra hard to build a sense of community as they are sitting apart
What will biology labs look like this year?
The biology teachers are facing an interesting dilemma during the COVID-19 pandemic: how can we maintain a hands-on lab experience when the majority of our students are learning remotely from home online? Some lab procedures, such as DNA extraction, can be designed as kitchen safe experiments that do not involve
Inspiration From the World Around Us
To start the school year, students are warming up their creative writing skills by composing their own short story. We started this project by looking for inspiration from the world around us, and created a list of where good ideas come from. Our list included books, memories, news, history, movies,
First Weeks of School
Coming back to school has been filled with lots of new routines, but also lots of fun activities. The students have adapted quickly and have managed to do some great work. The students created math equations to showcase different facts about themselves. They used creativity to complete this activity, as