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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
Social-Emotional Learning at Home
Learning at home during the current health crisis can be difficult for students of all ages. Students in Grade 1/2 spent time talking about big emotions – we call those The Beast. We watched a video by Class Dojo, and then talked about how sometimes we feel some pretty big
The Human Body Models
During our “How the World Works” unit, students investigated the central idea “Multiple systems interact to keep the human body functioning properly.” To have a hands-on experience, students built models of different body systems, and used their hands to learn and explore. Students built a working model of the human
Online Assessment
Our Grade 11 students wrote their first online assessment in Functions. Some of you may be wondering how our high school teachers conduct online assessments. Before starting, teachers are taken on a virtual tour of the test area. Students then keep the video call going during the test, enabling teachers
Les haïkus du courage
En célébration du “Poetry Month” du mois d’avril organisé par l’Académie de la Capitale, les élèves ont rédigé , pendant la classe de français, des haïkus sur le thème du courage. De belles réalisations Source:: MYP & OSSD
cOMMENT FABRIQUER UN PLASTIQUE NON-POLLUANT?
Pour célébrer la journée de la Terre du 22 avril dernier, les élèves de 5ème année avaient pour mission de résoudre le problème de la pollution due au plastique. Ils ont mené des expériences avec différentes recettes afin de fabriquer du plastique non-polluant en utilisant uniquement des ingrédients naturels. Il