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Student-Led Conferences/Jiu Jitsu Demo
On Monday, April 27th, AcadeCap parents had the pleasure to come to the AcadeCap student-led conferences and Jiu Jitsu demonstration. Congratulations to our knowledgeable learners and ninjas! A huge thank you to @K2 Martial Arts team who trained our students well!
PYP Exhibition 2015 / Exposition PP 2015
Dear Parents and Friends, In the IB Programme, Grade Six marks the end of the PYP, or Primary Years Programme. To celebrate our graduation, we have prepared the PYP Exhibition. Our class has chosen a topic of global concern. Our central idea is: “ Individuals must adopt practices to preserve
Earth Day 2015 @AcadeCap
As part of their action for the PYP Exhibition, the students of the 5/6 classroom invited l’Académie de la Capitale to participate in Earth Day this last Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Specifically, the grades 5 and 6 have organized various activities throughout the day to create awareness towards specific environmental
Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Schedule
August 10 – 14: Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
Cereal Box Commercial
As the summative project for the Media Unit, the Grade 5-6 class created a cereal company, designed a cereal and its box, then shot a commercial. To successfully complete this project, the students needed to apply their media knowledge at each stage of the project. For instance, they applied their
Graffiti for Peace
Linking the topics of media and Remembrance Day the students learned the history, significance and power of graffiti. Moreover, how as a form of media – thus communication – graffiti has been and is used to convey all sorts of messages, opinions, emotions and stories since antiquity. Specific to the
Commercials and PSAs
Through a fun activity of watching and critically discussing commercials and Public Service Announcements (PSA), the students were to list keywords for the function of each. They also began identifying techniques, tools and elements used to convey the information and/or emotions for the message or product. Commercials: to persuade, for
What is Media?
During their unit on Media, students sought to find out and define “What is Media?”. Through their exploration, they learned about the different types of media and their variety of functions, techniques, tools, and impacts. The students were tasked in identifying the media they encounter consciously and unconsciously in their
Pop Art Emojis
Prior to starting their new unit on Media, the students were given an emoji to colour and make their own using “pop art”. They were prompted to reflect upon what is “Media”, and how this activity could be linked to the subject. They were informed of the meaning behind “emojis”
Geometry in Stained Glass Windows
As a fun math activity linking to our unit on Eras, students made some stained glass window designs. They learned about the tools of their geometry set, how to use them, and reinforced their understanding of angles and shapes. All the while, they gained knowledge via “experience” regarding stained glass