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E.K. left yesterday to Tanzania
The best of luck to our student E.K. who left yesterday to join the Ukerewe Medical Mission in Tanzania with the @CACHA_ASCCA .Glad to see you are making a difference in the world!
Ecology Ottawa hopes one-million-tree campaign takes root
A journey of a million trees begins with a single planting. And so, on Tuesday, Ecology Ottawa began its campaign to green-up this city ahead of Canada’s 150th birthday. The environmental group held a public event at Champlain Park near Tunney’s Pasture and discussed its goal of having one million
Académie de la Capitale Featured in IB World Magazine
More students learn about life cycles by studying charts and diagrams. But, says Nora Ibrahim, a PYP teacher at Académie de la Capitale in Ottawa, Canada, “I wanted to do something different, so my class adopted hens’ eggs and given the responsibility of incubating, hatching and caring for the chicks.
The importance of learning how to learn!
Learning to learn is not a catch phrase! Educators with great pedagogical insight, an understanding of brain-based learning and solid teaching practices hold fast to the old adage: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for
Learning without limits
Charles Khazzam didn’t like private schools, but he and spouse Marie Carmen Berlie were quite happy to have their three children enrolled in this one. Read the full article.
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff 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
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
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
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
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
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