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Nov. 23 Open House / Portes Ouvertes: Focus on the MYP
The next open house is on November 23, 2016 from 4:30 – 8:00 pm.

After school clubs for Fall 2016
The list of after school clubs for the 2016 fall term are now available in the After School Clubs section (under Camps/Clubs). We will be offering the following: Mondays: AC Flipped Math Enrichment Tuesdays: Junior Maker Inventor Workshop Wednesdays: AcadeCoders Web Design alternating with Minecraft EDU Thursdays: Ottawa Robotics Academy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016: OPEN HOUSE / PORTES OUVERTES
Looking for a one-stop-education in the West of Ottawa? Académie de la Capitale IB World School is hosting its next Open House on Thursday, September 1st, 2016 from 4:30 – 8:00 pm. Come and discover more about our programmes: PYP, MYP, and OSSD. Learn about our extra-curriculars: Crédits à la Carte, Tutoring, Coding
AcadeCoders Blog 2016: Ruby
Ruby Welcome to the eighth week of the AcadeCoders session: Ruby. This blog post will cover each daily activity of each camp day with various pictures and descriptions. Ruby is a prominent back-end object-oriented coding language used for web applications and scaling. Companies such as Shopify, Airbnb, and Twitter. Day 1:
AcadeCoders Blog 2016: Robotics and AI
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Welcome to the seventh week of the AcadeCoders session: Robotics and AI. This blog post will cover each daily activity of each camp day with various pictures and descriptions. Robotics and AI are an integral part in the field of technology and this significance will be taught through concepts

AcadeCoders Blog 2016: Building Applications with JavaScript
Building Applications with JavaScript Welcome to the sixth week of the AcadeCoders session: Building Applications with JavaScript. This blog post will cover each daily activity of each camp day with various pictures and descriptions. JavaScript is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers.
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
Music
We have been learning all about the violin in our Kindergarten classroom.We have been learning about the anatomy of the violin and bow and the proper etiquette of violin use.We discovered how to properly hold a violin and bow and the importance of treating it with respect and care. Source::
Light and Optics
Science 10 students are completing a unit on the properties of light. During the lab component of their class, students participated in hands-on inquiries to consolidate their understanding of various curriculum concepts such as production of light, diffraction, refraction, and reflection of light. Here one student is exploring the effects
Science Experiment
Our kinders have been conducting an interesting class experiment for our science fair.Our question was, does watering plants with different liquids change how they grow?As a class, we decided that water would be the liquid that allowed for optimal growth. We were surprised to learn that it was actually…COFFEE!! Source::
C’est le carnaval!
Every February in Venice, the whole city participates in Carnival. As part of our year-long unit of inquiry on significant events, students in Grade 1/2 learned about Carnival celebrations. We looked at books, and various pictures of masks. Then, we made our own masks to celebrate! Source:: Grade 2 &
Black History Month – Le Mois de l’Histoire des Noirs
Ce mois de février, nous avons célébré le Mois de l’histoire des Noirs sous le thème de 2022 “ En février et en tout temps : Célébrons l’histoire des communautés noires aujourd’hui et tous les jours ». En classe, nous avons mis l’accent sur la reconnaissance des contributions quotidiennes qu’apportent et
Socratic Seminars in Science
Students are taking on the challenge of Socratic seminars in science. We have added a period where Science 9 and 10 students participate in a Socratic seminar on a chosen science topic related to the Science 9 and 10 curriculum. Socratic seminars are a type of collaborative intellectual dialogue built