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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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/  

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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

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AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs

Students engaged in academic and creative learning at Acadecap
Teachers' Blogs

Unifix cube patterns

This student is working very hard to recreate his pattern on the grid! Source:: Kinder & Grade 1 Blog

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Acadecap students participating in collaborative classroom learning activities
Teachers' Blogs

Un peu d’histoire

​L’histoire est la science qui étudie le passé et qui tente de le reconstituer. Puisque les sociétés actuelles sont influencées par les sociétés du passé, il est important de bien connaître cette matière. Celle-ci aide à mieux comprendre qui nous sommes collectivement.Les élèves de 7/8 ème nous présentent l’histoire du

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Students involved in academic and extracurricular learning programs
Teachers' Blogs

Research, Note-taking, and Organization

Students were given a book to read about a famous video game designer. They challenged themselves to take meaningful notes about important facts from his life. They then used the post-it notes to organize the facts. ​ Looking at the notes we had taken in the previous class, we were

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Acadecap student success and innovative learning environment
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Career Day!

During our unit on the workplace, students in Grade 2/3 spent time researching their future career of interest. After researching, writing a rough draft, typing their good copy in Google Docs, and practicing presenting, students were prepared to present their projects. On Career Day, students came to school dressed for

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Acadecap students engaged in hands-on classroom learning
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Outdoor Excursion

​This week, we went on an adventure and walked to a creek close to the school! The students explored and found many different things, including what the students thought was either a beaver or an otter, which turned out to be a muskrat! After exploring, the students sat by the

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Acadecap classroom activities promoting student development and learning
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Biographies, Autobiographies and Memoirs

Students “tuned in” to the new unit by sorting through a table filled with books. They were tasked with sorting the books into 3 categories. After a few attempts, and much discussion, the students organized the books by biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. What will our new unit be? Source:: Mme

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