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Off to Camp Fortune
Académie de la Capitale students will be headed to Camp Fortune for their first ski trip of 2016! Stay tuned for pictures of all the fun and send us some positive vibes for great skiing weather! Here’s a few throwback pictures from a few years ago on the bunny hill!
A Platinum Sponsor
Académie de la Capitale’s annual fundraiser, AcadeQuiz, is coming up! We are excited to announce our first Platinum Sponsor of 2016, Mann Lawyers! We are very happy to have them be part of the event and are thankful for their support! Check out their firm at http://www.mannlawyers.com/
University of Ottawa’s Maker Mobile Comes Back to AcadeCap
Back for more workshops, the University of Ottawa’s Maker Mobile Program never fails to impress. This visit consisted of two workshops, a laser cutting workshop and a programming workshop. The grade 3 and 4 students did the laser cutting workshop, they designed a birdhouse on the computer and once they
Kids on the Block Puppet Show
On January 12th, AcadeCap has invited Kids on the Block to perform their special presentation for our kindergarten to grade 8 students. The Kids on the Block are a group of almost life-sized puppets, that act, think and feel just like real kids. Each one has likes and dislikes, talents and limitations,
Ottawa University’s Maker Mobile Comes to AcadeCap
Recently, our students took part in two amazing workshops put on by the University of Ottawa’s Maker Mobile team! The older students (grades 5-8) had a workshop on 3D printing, and the younger students (grades K-2) had a programming workshop. It was a fantastic experience, lots of learning and excitement!
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
Civic Action to Combat Climate Change
The AcadeCap Civics students are passionate about climate change! For their culminating project they chose to explore the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 13: take urgent action to combat climate change. The students used the political inquiry process and their critical thinking skills learned in the first part of the
iSTEAM Fair 2021
PSSP students are practicing for their iSTEAM fair.What a busy, productive and positive Friday! Source:: PSSP & OSSD
Grade 2/3 goes Skating!
This week, Grade 2/3 took a short field trip to the park down the road to spend the afternoon skating in the fresh air. We were so lucky to have the whole rink to ourselves. Source:: Grade 2 & 3 Blog
Skating
A lovely afternoon of skating with the Grade 2/3 class at our local skating rink! Source:: Kinder & Grade 1 Blog
Preparing for Science Fair
The students have been working diligently on their science fair projects. Their science fair projects are linked to the the unit we had surrounding sustainability. One group looked at the effects of pollution on plants by watering the plants with water, eco-friendly soap, regular soap, and vinegar, representing acid rain,
Marble Paintings and Perspective
We made these lovely abstract paintings using marbles and a pizza box. A few drops of paint on their paper, two marbles, then shutting the pizza box and shaking at all around is how these masterpieces were created. Once dried, each student shared what they thought the paintings looked like