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Terry Fox Fundraising on September 28 2021
AcadeCap is proud to be participating in this year’s Terry Fox event. We aim to raise $1,000 in support of the Terry Fox Foundation. The fundraising event will take place on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at Morrison Park (near the school). Students will be running with their cohort, following COVID-19
The Student Vote
Acadecap has registered the school to The Student Vote program. This project provides our students with an opportunity to experience the democratic process firsthand, and practice the habits of informed and engaged citizenship. The Student Vote program applies the concept of the ‘teachable moment’ using the official election as a
Indigenous Culture: Orange Shirt Day
Orange shirt day is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation for Indigenous peoples. We at AcadeCap take part by wearing orange shirts to support the first peoples’ rights. We also take Indigenous studies at our school seriously with curriculum based on indigenous mythology and world view, residential schools, and
Dial-a-Chef Lunch Programme
At AcadeCap we pride ourselves in excellence in education across the world including unique cultural experiences through cuisine by Chef Erick of Dial-a-Chef. Dial-a-Chef has been in the Ottawa community since 1992. Chef Erick provides unique cuisine from France, Canada and around the world in our catered lunch programme at
AcadeCap Safe Return in September 2021
Once again due to the on-going pandemic, the AcadeCap Summer Team prepared for a safe return September, 2021. We continue to put in place numerous procedures and practices to ensure that students and team members are safe during their learning at school. Consequently, what can students and parents expect? Each
Virtual AcadeCamp: Summer at the Art Gallery
This week, students at AcadeCamp have been busy learning about Pat Lipsky. Inspired by her paintings, campers learned about arrays and multiplication, along with number patterns and sequences. Below is a picture of an “Array City.” Each building has windows using different arrays to express a multiplication number sentence. Using
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
Terry Fox Run at Acadecap
On September 28th, Terry Fox run took place at Morrison Park. Students learn about Terry Fox’s life and why he started to run around Canada. Let’s have a look at this event.Many thanks for your support. Source:: Mme Christine’s SLT Blog
Novel Study- I Got a D in Salami
In our new novel, we are learning about people’s different learning styles and exceptionalities. There have been many laughs as we continue to read this novel written by the actor Henry Winkler. Source:: Mme Melissa’s English 4-5 Blog
AcadeCap TED-Ed Student Talks
At AcadeCap, we pride ourselves on assisting the students to develop the skills they will need for success in the 21st Century job market. Part of this process is participating in the AcadeCap TED-Ed Student Talks Program. AcadeCap partnerships with TED-Ed to provide the program at our school for students
AcadeCap Animal Crew
AcadeCap students have some school pets. Every year a group of selected students learns how to take care of the animals as part of their service-learning project. This year, students in Grades 5 or 6 were invited to join the Animal Crew. One of the main responsibilities of the Animal
86 Billion Neurons 86 milliards de neurones
The students discovered one of the most important players in one’s learning…the neuron. Students discussed and built upon their previous knowledge about the biomechanics of learning through the formulation of questions and the search for answers. Once having learnt about how neurons create pathways and pass messages through a game
Brain Helmet / Casque pour le cerveau
What protects our brain? Students were exposed to the fragility of the brain through a demonstration of an egg being shaken in a container. Without any protection, the egg quickly became a soup within the container. The students then questioned how their brains were protected in the skull if a