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Open House November 22 2023
Join us at our Open House event and explore the opportunities for your child’s education. We are thrilled to introduce our new waitlist for the highly sought-after English IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) – the pathway to future success! The English PYP will join our current programmes: Bilingual IB PYP
AcadeCode Your Way to a Creative Summer
Registration for AcadeCoders 2023 Summer Camps are now open! Register here. Calling all young creators and builders, join us this summer and become coding thrillers, with stop-motion, Lego Spike, and Bloxels too, Your imagination will come alive, it’s true. Create your own characters, worlds and games, with 3-D printing,
Bug Adventures: A STEM Summer Camp for Inquisitive Minds
Registration for AcadeCamp and AcadeKinder 2023 Summer Camps are now open! AcadeCamp register here. AcadeKinder register here. Come one, come all, to our summer camp of bugs, A world full of wonder and maybe some slugs, Where you’ll dine with the ants, and learn all their ways, And see
New York Times Digits Game
A fun game to practice arithmetic: https://www.nytimes.com/games/digits Source:: Mme Sarah’s Blog
OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY APRIL 15
Come and discover the AcadeCap difference! On Saturday, April 15, 2023 we invite you to come visit AcadeCap, tour our space and meet our teachers. Our Open House is from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, please RSVP here: RSVP – Open House on April 15, 2023 Did you know that
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
From Farm To Table
The kindergarten class has been very busy designing and building our new class farm.Our new unit of inquiry is all about the process that food takes from the farm to our table and the connection between human-made systems and communities.We will be painting, decorating and adding to our farm as
Ottawa River Water
As part of a larger collaborative water project for science class, grade 7, 8, 9 students created an educational panel display with takeaway information sheets and table activities. The project aimed to increase awareness of environmental issues related to the Ottawa River, the source of drinking water in Ottawa. The
Black History Month
February is Black History Month. A significant subject which the Grade 5-6 students learned about, and deeply reflected upon. They explored the history (i.e. slavery, Underground Railroad), and discussed various recent events (i.e. Black Lives Matter). They expanded their knowledge as they discussed: why February is the month dedicated to
Capital Region Model United Nations
Capital Region Model United Nations (CAPMUN) is a simulation of the real United Nations, held at the University of Ottawa. This March, students from schools in the Ottawa area and surrounding areas gathered to participate in UN committees, where they took roles as delegates or historical characters to tackle real
Netflix Book Report
Over the holidays, the students selected a French novel to read. Applying their Media knowledge, they also prepared a Netflix page to share with the class upon the return to school. They had to summarize chapters as episodes, select an image as the clickbait for a trailer, list the characters,
Media’s Influence
Throughout the unit on Media the Grade 5-6 students have demonstrated their growing understanding of its advantages and disadvantages, and are now capable of navigating it safely due to their developing media literacy. To conclude the unit, they explored the influence of social media, fake news and propaganda. They viewed,