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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
TED-ED Student Talks Programme
The Grade 5/6 students are preparing TED style talks to accompany their PYP EXPO projects. The students are currently working through a process of brainstorming, developing their talk idea statement, creating a talk message map, and researching their talk content. Source:: Mme Christine’s SLT Blog
Paper Making for Earth Day
For Earth Day, students made their own paper from recycled scraps of paper. Students enjoyed the paper making process, which was wet and messy but also creative. Some of the students will be using their paper for a poetry activity. Source:: Mme Christine’s SLT Blog
How Does A Seed Become A Plant?
As part of our new unit of inquiry, we are learning about how food moves through various stages of development from the farm to our tables. This week we are focusing on the process that plants go through from seed to adulthood. We will also be exploring the various ways
Getting creative with measurement
As students in Grade 2 explore measurement, they were challenged to use non-standard units of measurement to measure various objects around the classroom. They were given a string (1m), a popsicle stick (1 dm), and a centicube (1cm). In groups, they had to decide the best way to measure the
Anybody want some hot chocolate?
Upon our return to school in January, students in Kindergarten and Grade 1/2 got to play with language in a hot chocolate centre. Students got to play different roles, such as customers and workers, and used French language skills to communicate. Students also got to practice math skills, as they
Working on letter writing
Writing letters to the North Pole before our Winter Break was part of our French class. We followed a template, learned about the structure of letters, and used vocabulary words to write our letter to send. Here, you can see us using a word wall to write our letters independently.