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Our Platinum Sponsors
A special thank you to Mann Lawyers and Clinique Neuro-Outaouais for their platinum sponsorship of our annual fundraiser, AcadeQuiz. We are honoured to be able to feature you on our school website and to share a link to your webpages! Thank you for your continued support. Please click the images
A Successful Fundraiser, Thank you!
The AcadeCap Community would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who contributed to the success of our annual fundraising event, AcadeQuiz. It was an evening full of fun and excitement and we are incredibly grateful for all the support. It was with the help of our sponsors, local businesses,
Feb. 15 Open House / Portes Ouvertes: Focus on the PYP
Académie de la Capitale is a bilingual IB World School for Pre-K to Grade 12, offering the IB PYP & MYP, and OSSD. Schedule your visit today!
Super Saturdays to begin February 4th
Super Saturdays (SuperSats) will not be held this coming Saturday, January 28th. The first SuperSats session will be on February 4th, featuring Jiu Jitsu (ages 5-7) and Robotics Square (ages 8-11).
AcadeQuiz Annual Fundraiser
WHAT IS ACADEQUIZ? The main attraction is a clever and often humorous trivia game. Enthusiastic participants are placed on teams for some healthy competition! From Pop Culture to All About Canada, there is something for all to enjoy!After each trivia category, participants have the opportunity to mingle and peruse the Silent
Dec. 5-11 Computer Science Education Week: Hour of Code
Académie de la Capitale is celebrating Computer Science Education Week from December 5-11. Every day will feature an Hour of Code, which are hour long courses designed for ages 4 and over. Courses will be available for the following age groups: Pre-readers, Ages 6-8, and Ages 9-99. Maximum of 12 participants per
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
Cereal Box Commercial
As the summative project for the Media Unit, the Grade 5-6 class created a cereal company, designed a cereal and its box, then shot a commercial. To successfully complete this project, the students needed to apply their media knowledge at each stage of the project. For instance, they applied their
Graffiti for Peace
Linking the topics of media and Remembrance Day the students learned the history, significance and power of graffiti. Moreover, how as a form of media – thus communication – graffiti has been and is used to convey all sorts of messages, opinions, emotions and stories since antiquity. Specific to the
Commercials and PSAs
Through a fun activity of watching and critically discussing commercials and Public Service Announcements (PSA), the students were to list keywords for the function of each. They also began identifying techniques, tools and elements used to convey the information and/or emotions for the message or product. Commercials: to persuade, for
What is Media?
During their unit on Media, students sought to find out and define “What is Media?”. Through their exploration, they learned about the different types of media and their variety of functions, techniques, tools, and impacts. The students were tasked in identifying the media they encounter consciously and unconsciously in their
Pop Art Emojis
Prior to starting their new unit on Media, the students were given an emoji to colour and make their own using “pop art”. They were prompted to reflect upon what is “Media”, and how this activity could be linked to the subject. They were informed of the meaning behind “emojis”
Geometry in Stained Glass Windows
As a fun math activity linking to our unit on Eras, students made some stained glass window designs. They learned about the tools of their geometry set, how to use them, and reinforced their understanding of angles and shapes. All the while, they gained knowledge via “experience” regarding stained glass