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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
Learning to take Notes
Learning to take notes is a very important skill. Many older children have difficulty taking notes and putting information they read into their own words. I often ask students to explain to me what their notes mean, and many times they are unable to do so. When this happens, I
L’ADN, notre carte d’identité biologique.
Les apprenants de 7 et 8 années ont travaillé sur un projet transdisciplinaire Français/Science intitulé : L’ADN, notre carte d’identité biologique.Ce projet étant en lien avec leur unité de classe de Français ‘nos racines identitaires’.#PSSP #french #DNA Source:: PSSP & OSSD
Unit Summative
We wrapped up the first unit last week, and the students did their end of unit summative. They presented all their work from the unit in an organized and creative way. One student for example displayed his work on string that was attached to the ceiling, which he pulled down,
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month
Dyslexia is a neurobiological learning disability that affects about 23 % of Canadians. People may have difficulty with reading despite having normal intelligence and eye sight. Children benefit from a supportive teacher using a direct, multisensory, and systematic approach to reading instruction, such as with the Orton-Gillingham approach. This October,
Strengthening our ATL Skills
The Approaches to learning (ATL) are grounded in the belief that learning how to learn is fundamental to a student’s education. There are five categories of interrelated skills and associated sub-skills support students of all ages to become self-regulated learners. The Grade 2/3 students worked on developing their communication skills
La journée du chandail orange
Dans le cadre de l’enseignement d’Histoire et de l’unité 1 du cours de Français sur le thème des racines identitaires, la classe de 7/8 a organisé la journée du chandail orange. Les apprenants ont decidé de placer cette journée sous le signe du droit à l’identité pour chacun. Cela nous