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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
Our Unique Fingerprints
Much like how we are unique individuals, our fingerprints are unique too! This is what the students discovered as they stamped their fingerprints and compared them with each other using a magnifying glass. Source:: Mme Nora’s Blog
Menu for Mister 6
The students were busy creating a menu for Mister 6! The catch? Mister 6 only eats food in groups of 6, so the students had to make a menu with combinations of not more or less than 6 pieces of food. Mister 6 makes us work really hard at developing
Bone Bridge October STEM Challenge
Students worked in two groups of three on their October STEM Challenge. The objective for this age group was to build the longest bridge possible using a set amount of materials. Students put on their engineering hats as they gathered in their groups to discuss their ideas and plan for
Early Settlers Games
The Grade 3/4 class is having fun using what they have learned during our unit, to create their own trading cade game, based on early European settlers. We are excited to play our games on Friday. Source:: Mme Melissa’s English 4-5 Blog
Toy Inventors
While exploring the steps taken when creating a new good for the marketplace, students concluded their market research and designed a prototype for a new toy. Source:: Mme Melissa’s English 4-5 Blog
Catan- Learning about the Marketplace
Students enjoyed learning how to play the strategic board game, Catan. The students did a great job of using their unit vocabulary when referring to items that are “in demand”, “traded”, “exported”, and “imported.” The game supports the understanding that the medium of exchange, as well as the ever-changing marketplace,