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AcadeCoders

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

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AcadeCoders

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

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News and Events

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

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iSTEAM

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!

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News and Events

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

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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
Teachers' Blogs

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
Teachers' Blogs

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
Teachers' Blogs

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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