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Acadecap PSSP/OSSD Newsletter
Calling all AcadeCap communities! Keep informed about what we are doing at AcadeCap through our amazing monthly newsletters. Students are active in a combination of current events and curriculum that celebrates diversity in learning activities.
Happy Lunar New Year!
We wish all students, parents and our community a Happy Lunar New Year! We hope you all have happy and safe festivities with lots of food, family, and friends! We will be celebrating Lunar New Year with a host of activities in our curriculum. Be sure to check out our
Virtual Open House February 9 2022
Established in 1998, Académie de la Capitale, aka Acadecap International School, invites you to our virtual open house with focused presentations on our Primary Years Programme, as well as our PSSP and OSSD programmes. AcadeCap is proud to be Ottawa’s first IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) authorized school in
AC Village Meeting and International Potluck (Virtual) January 27, 2022
Once a year, pre-COVID-19, AcadeCap families and staff would gather at the school for our international potluck dinner attended by our AcadeCap community. The AC Village Meeting followed the potluck. This is the time of year when we introduce new families and staff, inform about the next school year fees,
Happy Kwanzaa from Acadecap
Heri Za Kwanzaa! We wish all students, parents and our community a Happy Kwanzaa celebration! We hope you all have a happy and safe harvest festival with lots of light, specialty foods and good times within our community!
Happy Humanlight celebrations!
We wish everyone a joyful Humanlight celebration during the holiday season! We join you in celebrating humanity, reason and hope! Cheers, to celebrating the life you have with all of your loved ones during the winter solstice!
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
Retour sur une annee scolaire memorable
Contraints de tous rester chez nous à cause du coronavirus, nous avons pris conscience de toutes ces petites choses quotidiennes qui nous semblaient si normales avant. Par exemple, rencontrer ses amis, aller à l’école, voir ses élèves, échanger en classe et mener des activités et des réflexions ensemble, donner et
An end of year that was OUT OF THIS WORLD
To end the year the PHYSICS and PHILOSOPHY students built a Dyson Sphere. . . well, not really . . . but their final exams were thematically linked and considered the implications of building such a structure. The students felt the need to look towards the future. The last few
Réaliser une fusée de paille – STEM Challenge
Dans le cadre de l’unité sur l’espace, les éleves de 5eme année ont travaillé sur un défi STEM de la Nasa dont l’objectif était de créer une fusée en papier qui peut être lancée à partir d’une paille. Source:: Grade 5 Blog
Year-end Wrap-up
This year was a year unlike any other. Starting the school year in September at school, and finishing online proved to be challenging, yet rewarding. Students in Grade 1/2 participated in a modified tele-learning program put together by teachers at our school. For our class, each week students received a
Reading Groups-Online
Being in our own homes, does not hold us back from doing reading groups and reading out loud to each other. Source:: Mme Melissa’s English 2-3 Blog
Water Filters
Currently, the Grade 1/2 students are learning about water and how it is essential for all living things. Students learned about polluted water, and thought about ways to help keep water clean. Then, they were tasked with creating a water filter with materials found at home. Students used things such