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AcadeCoders 2024
ACADECODERS SUMMER 2024 This summer, AcadeCODERS is a coding and robotics camp and are excited to offer: circuits, bloxels, lego spike robotics, scratch game creation, circuits & audio synths, python & sonic pi. Campers will also enjoy the Athletik programme, focusing on various independent and group sports skills each week.

AcadeCamp 2024
ACADECAMP SUMMER 2024 This summer, AcadCamp is excited to offer “Traveling around the world in 38 days’! AcadeCampers will explore traveling around the world this summer in STEAM! Campers will also enjoy the Athletik programme, focusing on various independent and group sports skills each week. Activities will be delivered in

ACADECAP HIVE AND PYP BUZZ MARCH NEWSLETTER
Keep informed about what students are doing at AcadeCap through our amazing monthly newsletters; The Hive and The PYP Buzz. Click each link below to read about our amazing students.
Open House By Appointment – Saturday, April 9, 2022
Established in 1998, Académie de la Capitale, aka Acadecap International School, invites you to our by appointment open house from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm. AcadeCap is proud to be Ottawa’s first IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) authorized school! For children in Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6, the IB PYP

AcadeCap Hive and PYP Buzz February Newsletter
Keep informed about what students are doing at AcadeCap through our amazing monthly newsletters;The Hive and ThePYP Buzz. Click each link below to read about our amazing students.
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
Observation Using Biological Drawings
Biological drawings are used to communicate microscopic and macroscopic observations. Biology 11 students use a checklist to ensure that their drawings are accurate, clear, well labelled, and easy to understand. Drawings must be proportional and include magnification and scale.Here is an example that was drawn during our recent Protist Lab.
Creative Pumpkin Painting
This morning, in our kindergarten classroom, we were busy designing and painting our Halloween pumpkins. Sensory play helps children to develop cognitively, allowing for their creative confidence to flourish. We had so much fun! Source:: Kinder Blog
Amazing Pattern Blocks
During our math class, we explored our amazing pattern blocks. We talked about the varying shapes and their individual characteristics. We took inspiration from a picture of a pumpkin and designed our own jack-o-lanterns, using the pattern blocks for the facial features. Source:: Kinder Blog
Language Learning and Play
As part of our language learning, Grade 1/2 students use the Daily 5 program each day in centres. Every day, we focus on a different language skill, such as: listening to reading, reading to self or with a friend, working on writing, fine motor skills, and playing with words. Students
Colourful Fall
Our Kindergarten class has been keenly researching characteristics of fall.How do we know it is fall? What does it look like, feel like, sound like and smell like?A popular indicator of Fall in our classroom, was the presence of colour leaves.Here is a collection of beautiful interpretations of Fall from
French verbs
During French class, the 5/6 students were learning and reviewing verbs. The students had the choice to write sentences using the different verbs, quiz each other about the different verb tenses, or create a song with the different verbs. Many of the students chose to make a song, enthusiastically and
