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Acadecoders 2017 coding and technology camp for students
AcadeCoders

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. 

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Acadecamp 2017 educational summer camp program poster
AcadeCamp

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

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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

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AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs

Students participating in creative and academic activities
Teachers' 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

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Classroom learning and student collaboration at Acadecap
Teachers' Blogs

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

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Students involved in innovative educational activities
Teachers' Blogs

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,

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Acadecap educational program banner for student success
Teachers' Blogs

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,

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Students engaged in innovative classroom learning activities
Teachers' Blogs

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

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Students participating in hands-on educational experiences
Teachers' Blogs

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

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