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AcadeCoders Blog 2016: MinecraftEDU (July 25th-29th, 2016)
MinecraftEDU Welcome to the fifth week of the AcadeCoders session: MinecraftEDU. This week’s session of MinecraftEDU will cover large amounts of creative processes within MinecraftEDU and understanding how world libraries work. The AcadeCoders will be exposed to a new world each day and will attempt to replicate it in their
AcadeCoders Blog 2016: HTML/CSS (July 18th-22nd, 2016)
HTML/CSS Welcome to the fourth week of the AcadeCoders session: HTML/CSS. This blog post will cover each daily activity of each camp day with various pictures and descriptions. HTML/CSS are markup languages used to code and design responsive and beautiful websites. Day 1: Monday, July 18th, 2016 We began the
AcadeCoders Blog 2016: JavaScript (July 11th-15th, 2016)
JavaScript Welcome to the third week of the AcadeCoders session: 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. Day 1: Monday, July 11th, 2016
AcadeCoders Blog 2016: Python Power (July 4th-8th, 2016)
Python Power Welcome to the second week of the AcadeCoders session: Python Power. This blog post will cover each daily activity of each camp day with various pictures and descriptions. Python is an object-oriented programming language that is highly regarded for its efficiency and speed. It is well-known companies such
AcadeCoders Blog 2016: MinecraftEdu Turtle Code (June 27th-30th, 2016)
MinecraftEDU: Turtle Code Welcome to the first week of the AcadeCoders session: Minecraft Turtle Code. This blog post will cover each daily activity of each camp day with various pictures and descriptions Day 1: Monday, June 27th, 2016 We began the day with morning ice-breakers for the campers and instructors
AcadeCoders 2016 Blog
AcadeCoders Blog 2016 This blog is dedicated to the daily coding challenges and camp activities for the AcadeCoders community. Parents can view the blog to see their child’s coding progress and daily activity while students can reflect on their learning experience with their fellow AcadeCoders. Click each theme below for
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
Telelearning activities
What do some of the kindergarten telelearning activities look like? Below are two examples of activities from the choice board done by one of my students with her parent. The first picture is of a reading and comprehension task. Students had to read a book I assigned to them on
Spring Poetry
When the snow finally melted, the sun started to shine, and the trees began to bud, the Grade 1/2 students were so excited for Spring! To celebrate the arrival of Spring during our Home Learning sessions, students created visual poetry. First, we started by brainstorming a list of things that
Math is Messy!
Learning math at AcadeCap is hands on. It’s messy, and it’s fun. We use a program called Défi-Mathématiques. This program is concept based, and encourages the use of a variety of manipulatives from Grade 1 through to Grade 6. Défi-Mathématiques focuses on problem solving in context, so children know how
Procedural Writing- How to build a Lego house
Students are working on their IB unit about Homes Around the World. As part of their English unit, they are also learning about procedural writing. In order to prepare for their final research project in which students will describe how their chosen home is built step-by-step, students had to follow
Homes around the World
Wow! I am so impressed with the hard work put towards the isteam portion of the student’s procedural writing activity. After researching the resources and techniques used to build different styles of homes found around the world, students wrote out the steps for building their own model of the home.
des cartes pour nos seniors
La pandémie du coronavirus a eu un impact sur tout le monde, nous obligeant tous à prendre des précautions et à apporter des changements à notre vie quotidienne.Mais les personnes particulièrement touchées sont les personnes âgées. Non seulement elles sont plus à risque de contracter le coronavirus, mais l’éloignement social