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Student in international dictation competition
David Khazzam, 10, will be taking part in an international dictation competition next month in Montreal where more than 1,000 students will be vying for top spots in two divisions: French as a second language and French schools. The Grade 6 student attends Académie de la Capitale, International Baccalaureate, in
AcadeQuiz Annual Fundraiser 2015
What is AcadeQuiz? The main attraction is a clever and often humorous trivia game consisting of 8 categories. Enthusiastic participants are placed on teams for some healthy competition From Pop Culture to All About Canada, there is something for all to enjoy! After each trivia category, participants have the opportunity
Minecraft SuperSats 2015
The first Saturday of each Month, Académie de la Capitale will be offering Minecraft as part of its “SuperSats”. Here are the dates for Minecraft Saturdays 2015: Saturday Feb. 7th, 2015 Saturday March 7th, 2015 Saturday April 11th, 2015 (First Saturday is Easter weekend) Saturday May 2nd, 2015 Saturday June
Javascript SuperSats 2015
On the third Saturday of each month, Académie de la Capitale will be offering JavaScript as part of its “SuperSats” Here are the dates for JavaScript Saturdays 2015: Saturday Jan. 24th, 2015 (First Saturday is holiday break) Saturday Feb. 21st, 2015 Saturday March 21st, 2015 Saturday April 25th, 2015 (First
Hour Of Code 2014 at l’Académie
During the week of December 8th to December 14th, the students from Kindergarten to Grade 12, at Académie de la Capitale IB World School, took part in the Hour of code organised by Khan Academy. This year, Khan Academy was expecting over 100 million participants. The coding event was also endorsed internationally by @President
Waterpolo P.E Waterfun
We’ve teamed up with the titans for some waterpolo action. Our students are learning to play together, and more importantly, stay afloat!
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff 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
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
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
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
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
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.