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Allez coder les filles!

Great article on girls and coding from the University of Ottawa gazette!     http://www.gazette.uottawa.ca/fr/author/nathalie-vallieres/

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AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs

Teachers' Blogs

Terry Fox Run at Acadecap

On September 28th, Terry Fox run took place at Morrison Park. Students learn about Terry Fox’s life and why he started to run around Canada. Let’s have a look at this event.Many thanks for your support. ​ Source:: Mme Christine’s SLT Blog

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Teachers' Blogs

Novel Study- I Got a D in Salami

In our new novel, we are learning about people’s different learning styles and exceptionalities. There have been many laughs as we continue to read this novel written by the actor Henry Winkler. Source:: Mme Melissa’s English 4-5 Blog

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AcadeCap TED-Ed Student Talks

​At AcadeCap, we pride ourselves on assisting the students to develop the skills they will need for success in the 21st Century job market. Part of this process is participating in the AcadeCap TED-Ed Student Talks Program. AcadeCap partnerships with TED-Ed to provide the program at our school for students

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Teachers' Blogs

AcadeCap Animal Crew

AcadeCap students have some school pets. Every year a group of selected students learns how to take care of the animals as part of their service-learning project. This year, students in Grades 5 or 6 were invited to join the Animal Crew. One of the main responsibilities of the Animal

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86 Billion Neurons                                              86 milliards de neurones

The students discovered one of the most important players in one’s learning…the neuron. Students discussed and built upon their previous knowledge about the biomechanics of learning through the formulation of questions and the search for answers. Once having learnt about how neurons create pathways and pass messages through a game

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Brain Helmet / Casque pour le cerveau

What protects our brain? Students were exposed to the fragility of the brain through a demonstration of an egg being shaken in a container. Without any protection, the egg quickly became a soup within the container. The students then questioned how their brains were protected in the skull if a

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