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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
News and Events

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
News and Events

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

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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