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Students participating in mathematics challenge competition
News and Events

Défi Mathématique Day

Défi Mathématique Day: On February 25, 2015, Michel Lyons, developer and author of the Défi Mathématique series, will be working alongside students and teachers.

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Students performing during Acadecap Christmas concert event
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Festive Season Extravaganza

Académie de la Capitale offered a photoshoot to parents during the end-of-the-year 2014 presentation. What a great way to end a great year!

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Students practicing jiu jitsu as part of extracurricular programs
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Jiu-Jitsu Demonstration in April

Mark your calendars for Monday, April 27th, for AcadeCap Portfolio student-led conferences and Jiu-jitsu demonstrations. On that day, our balanced learners will present you their eportfolio and their amazing Jiu Jitsu skills.

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Students participating in charity run for pancreatic cancer awareness
Scoops

Swimming the 10k against Pancreatic Cancer

François Jacques, Chairman of the Board of Acadecap Intl School and Carleton Masters teammates swim 10 K for Pancreatic Cancer! By swimming the 10 K, François Jacques also took up the Jack Matthews Challenge, put forth by David Hawley, Headmaster Lester B. Pearson United World College. What a feat! Félicitations!

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Students enjoying Fraser River educational field trip
News and Events

Paddling For Biodiversity with the UN

World School senior students (grades 9-11)in June 2013. It will consist of a 3 1/2 day Fraser River voyageur canoe trip, as well as a stay at Lester B. Pearson United World College in a marine environment on the southern coast of Vancouver Island. Read the full article here.

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AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs

Teachers' Blogs

TED-ED Student Talks Programme

The Grade 5/6 students are preparing TED style talks to accompany their PYP EXPO projects. The students are currently working through a process of brainstorming, developing their talk idea statement, creating a talk message map, and researching their talk content. Source:: Mme Christine’s SLT Blog

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Teachers' Blogs

Paper Making for Earth Day

For Earth Day, students made their own paper from recycled scraps of paper. Students enjoyed the paper making process, which was wet and messy but also creative. Some of the students will be using their paper for a poetry activity. Source:: Mme Christine’s SLT Blog

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Teachers' Blogs

How Does A Seed Become A Plant?

As part of our new unit of inquiry, we are learning about how food moves through various stages of development from the farm to our tables. This week we are focusing on the process that plants go through from seed to adulthood. We will also be exploring the various ways

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Teachers' Blogs

Getting creative with measurement

As students in Grade 2 explore measurement, they were challenged to use non-standard units of measurement to measure various objects around the classroom. They were given a string (1m), a popsicle stick (1 dm), and a centicube (1cm). In groups, they had to decide the best way to measure the

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Teachers' Blogs

Anybody want some hot chocolate?

Upon our return to school in January, students in Kindergarten and Grade 1/2 got to play with language in a hot chocolate centre. Students got to play different roles, such as customers and workers, and used French language skills to communicate. Students also got to practice math skills, as they

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Teachers' Blogs

Working on letter writing

Writing letters to the North Pole before our Winter Break was part of our French class. We followed a template, learned about the structure of letters, and used vocabulary words to write our letter to send. Here, you can see us using a word wall to write our letters independently.

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