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Computer Science Education Week
Académie de la Capitale will be holding introduction to coding classes. The classes are free of charge and open to children ages of 6 and up! Pick a session, register and join us in celebration of CS Education week and Hour of Code! CS Edu Week Registration Form
AcadeQuiz Annual Fundraising Event
What is AcadeQuiz? The main attraction is a clever and often humorous trivia game of 8 categories. Fabulous door prizes, games, a cash bar and pizza donated by Mr. Mozzarella. Opportunity to mingle and peruse the silent action at the end of each trivia category. 2015 funds raised will further
AcadeCap Family Pumpkin Carving Contest
The AcadeCap community is invited to participate in our Family Pumpkin Carving Contest Contest details: One entry per family Once you have carved your masterpiece, take a picture and email it to [email protected] or reply to this email All entries must be submitted by October 28th Voting will take place
Ottawa Private School Expo 2015
Interested in private school in Ottawa? Come and find us at the Ottawa Private School Expo! Talk to our director, find out information from our program coordinators and learn about our tutoring and camps.
Super Saturdays: Coding and Minecraft EDU
The weekend is for learning! Our coding Super Saturdays start on October 17, while our next Advanced Minecraft EDU is on November 7. For more information, including dates and registration forms, please visit: https://www.acadecap.org/camps/
Next Open House/ La Prochaine Portes Ouvertes
Looking for a one-stop-education in the West of Ottawa? Académie de la Capitale is hosting its next Open House on Wednesday, November 25th, 2015 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, All-Year Camp, and Summer Camps. You
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
Note-Taking: History of Transportation
By watching videos and reading short texts, students in Grade 1/2 are learning about note-taking. Together we are discussing what is important information and what is not. We discussed important questions and how to find the answers to these important questions through research. We will continue to explore researching and
Fish Tank
Some of the Grade 5/6s are part of the Animal Crew, in which they feed and take care of the animals at the school, including a fish. The water in the fish’s tank needed to be conditioned and Mme Christine gave the students a challenge: to figure out how many
Outdoor Winter Exploration
With the arrival of colder weather comes an array of new learning possibilities.Our Kindergarten class was excited to discover that ice had formed on different surfaces in our play yard. We talked about characteristics of the ice, such as the temperature, texture and overall appearance of many different pieces .
Story Cubes
We have been exploring our Story Cubes in our Kindergarten class.We worked together to think up an exciting story based on the pictures that came up on our story dice. What an fun way to develop our creative thinking skills! Source:: Kinder Blog
Do You Smell What I Smell?
We have been experimenting with different scents in our Kindergarten classroom. Individually, and as a class, we tried to identify each scent and then attempted to match it to the corresponding picture that it represented.We were so excited to discover a variety of new scents. We worked together to figure