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Renovations are under way at AcadeCap!
It’s business as usual at AcadeCap, despite the ongoing renovations. Mr. Scream, our office mascot, sometimes has trouble finding the phone, so we apologize if your call had gone unanswered recently. We are currently best reached by email. Mr. Scream will be back in his regular spot next week, along
August 31: Open House / Portes ouvertes
Next open house: August 31, 2017 from 4:30 to 8 pm
AcadeCoders 2017: Game Design with Unreal Engine 4
New for summer 2017 and running side-by-side with AcadeCoders Minecraft and Web Development camp weeks is the AcadeCoders Game Design camp! This is open to ages 9 and up. AcadeCoders 2017 Game Design camp will challenge coders to design and code their own extreme racing game and/or endless runner game. Young
AcadeCoders 2017: Minecraft EDU, Web Development, Minecraft Pi & Hackathon
This summer, AcadeCoders camp in Ottawa west returns with more Minecraft EDU, Coding (of course!), and this time, with some Raspberry Pi action through Minecraft Pi.
AcadeCoders 2017
AcadeCoders will be offering 2 separate course streams this summer. We will be offering AcadeCoders Game Design and Programming along with our original, coding-based AcadeCoders, which will feature web development, Minecraft Pi, and a week of Minecraft EDU. Both streams will run simultaneously. The maximum class size is 12 with
Open House: April 22
Looking for a one-stop-education in the West of Ottawa? Académie de la Capitale is hosting an Open House, Saturday, April 22nd, 2017 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Come and discover more about our programmes: Childcare, Preschool, PYP, MYP, and OSSD. Learn about our extra-curriculars: Crédits à la Carte, Tutoring, All-Year
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
Observation Using Biological Drawings
Biological drawings are used to communicate microscopic and macroscopic observations. Biology 11 students use a checklist to ensure that their drawings are accurate, clear, well labelled, and easy to understand. Drawings must be proportional and include magnification and scale.Here is an example that was drawn during our recent Protist Lab.
Creative Pumpkin Painting
This morning, in our kindergarten classroom, we were busy designing and painting our Halloween pumpkins. Sensory play helps children to develop cognitively, allowing for their creative confidence to flourish. We had so much fun! Source:: Kinder Blog
Amazing Pattern Blocks
During our math class, we explored our amazing pattern blocks. We talked about the varying shapes and their individual characteristics. We took inspiration from a picture of a pumpkin and designed our own jack-o-lanterns, using the pattern blocks for the facial features. Source:: Kinder Blog
Language Learning and Play
As part of our language learning, Grade 1/2 students use the Daily 5 program each day in centres. Every day, we focus on a different language skill, such as: listening to reading, reading to self or with a friend, working on writing, fine motor skills, and playing with words. Students
Colourful Fall
Our Kindergarten class has been keenly researching characteristics of fall.How do we know it is fall? What does it look like, feel like, sound like and smell like?A popular indicator of Fall in our classroom, was the presence of colour leaves.Here is a collection of beautiful interpretations of Fall from
French verbs
During French class, the 5/6 students were learning and reviewing verbs. The students had the choice to write sentences using the different verbs, quiz each other about the different verb tenses, or create a song with the different verbs. Many of the students chose to make a song, enthusiastically and