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Week 2 (July 6th-10th, 2015): Python
This week, the AcadeCoders learn the wonderful coding language of python! Python’s design philosophy emphasizes code readability, and its syntax allows the campers to express concepts in fewer lines of code than would be possible in languages such as C ++ or Java. This week, campers will learn an introductory
Follow AcadeCamp on Instagram!
You can now follow the amazing adventures of our happy #STEAM campers on Instagram: https://instagram.com/acadecamp/ ! Have a great summer!
AcadeCoders 2015 Blog + Minecraft EDU (Week 1)
AcadeCoders 2015 Blog Welcome to the AcadeCoders 2015 Blog! This blog will showcase all of the campers coding activities, challenges, and outdoor play! This blog will be updated daily so parents and campers can view and reflect what was done that day. Week 1 (June 29th-July
Awards Ceremony 2015 \ Soirée des prix d’excellence 2015
It is with great pleasure that we cordially invited all faculty, students, family and friends to the Awards Ceremony 2015 /Soirée des prix d’excellence 2015, held on Friday, May 29th at 7:00pm at Académie de la Capitale. The Awards Ceremony/Soirée des prix d’excellence was a semi-formal evening to celebrate the many
Ottawa Schools Solar Sprint
Congratulations to our 2 students who participated in the Ottawa Schools Solar Sprint last weekend! They had lots of fun and they finished 6 out of 38. Good job boys!
Award Ceremony/ Soirée des prix d’excellence
Dear parents, It is with great pleasure that we cordially invite you to the Awards Ceremony/Soirée des prix d’excellence, Friday, May 29th at 7:00pm at Académie de la Capitale. The Awards Ceremony/Soirée des prix d’excellence will be a semi-formal evening to gather all faculty, students, family and friends to celebrate the many achievements
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
The Royal Disease
Biology 11 students are learning about the x-linkage type of genetic inheritance pattern. They are exploring a case study focused on the pedigree of Queen Victoria. Hemophilia was the result of a trait from one gene located on the X chromosome. The students use a problem based learning approach to
PYP Debate Club
PYP students are honing their debating skills in an engaging lunch time club. Each session starts with a skill building activity to warm up our brains and then moves into a more formal debating activity. Students learn the art of argumentation and reasoning while having fun! Source:: Mme Christine’s SLT
Advanced SMILE
In the advanced SMILE class, students are working on paragraph writing and elements of writing style. Here is an example of a recent paragraph by one of our students. How the Mighty Empire of Rome Began Rome’s beginnings can be traced to small settlements of shepherds near the banks of
100th Day Collections
Today is our 100th day of school! We celebrated by bringing in a collection of 100 objects, making groups of 10, skip counting to 100, and playing a game! We brought in 100 stickers, 100 noodles, 100 Legos (x2), a list of 100 words, and 100 counters! Take a look
Tens and Ones
We were learning about 10s and 1s in our Kindergarten math class.When students are able to compose and decompose numbers into tens, they can better manipulate numbers mentally. Source:: Kinder Blog
Do you wanna build a snowman?
Students in Grade 1/2 have been working on procedural writing leading up to the iSTEAM Fair later this March. To practice writing procedures, we studied how to build a snowman. To begin, students first identified the important steps and vocabulary. Once we had a list, we then looked at transition