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Blast Off into Space & Tech: Why AcadeCamp & AcadeCoders are the Ultimate Summer Destinations This Year
As the school year winds down, parents everywhere face the same annual puzzle: how do you find a summer camp that keeps your child’s brain active without burning them out? You want them to learn, but you also want them to run around outside, make friends, and just enjoy being

Friendships in Small Canadian Schools: The Benefits of Multi-Age Classrooms
Why Small Schools Support Strong Friendships in Canada One of the most common questions Canadian families ask about small schools is whether children will have enough opportunities to form strong friendships. Research confirms that children’s social development does not depend on large class sizes or numbers of peers. Instead, friendships

Why Learning to Learn Builds the Strongest Students
Many children are curious natural problem-solvers who ask thoughtful questions and enjoy learning. But simply meeting academic expectations does not always mean students are developing the thinking habits that sustain learning over time. Planning, reflecting, making connections, and adapting when challenges become more complex are part of learning how to

Advantages of Learning Multiple Languages at AcadeCap: A Global Benefit for Every Student
At École internationale Acadecap International School, there are many lifelong advantages of learning multiple languages. For over 20 years, we’ve helped students, including those with dyslexia and other learning differences, develop strong reading, writing, and communication skills in French, English, and Spanish. As the only Canadian school in the LabelFrancÉducation

Teaching Excellence at AcadeCap: A Blend of Expertise, International Standards, and Lifelong Learning
At AcadeCap International School, we believe that exceptional academics and education begins with exceptional educators. While Ontario private schools are not required to employ teachers certified by the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) or individuals with teaching degrees, we take a different approach, one that exceeds the minimum requirements and

AI in Education – Benefits and Challenges for Meaningful Learning Experiences
The future of education and student engagement must blend innovation with a deeply human approach. AI is transforming classrooms around the world, offering new ways to support student learning and expand the possibilities of personalized education. According to recent research, 80% of students aged 13 to 18 already use AI
AcadeCap Teacher and Staff Blogs
Géographie – habiletés cartographiques, direction et distance.
Et oui, la géographie c’est aussi des maths et surtout de la géométrie! Au PSSP, en classe de géographie, nous abordons de manière très concrète les problématiques de la géométrie spatiale : distance, points cardinaux, projection, … dans le cadre de notre unité sur les habiletés cartographiques, direction et distance,
Fall Celebrations
This year, the Grade 1/2 students have a year-long unit that focuses on “Societies celebrate significant events.” Each season, students will explore what celebrations and significant events their families, and our school community celebrate. To start off this unit of inquiry, students explored a sensory bin filled with a variety
Volunteer Opportunities for OSSD Students
As part of the requirement to graduate with an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, all high school students must participate in COVID safe volunteering to collect 40 hours of volunteer experience prior to their graduation. AcadeCap has made volunteering easy this year with some volunteer roles that can be done by
Extra! Extra! Read all About it!
The AcadeCap Chronicles is the AcadeCap school newspaper, published monthly. Our News Team researches and documents activities and events at AcadeCap. Our issues consist of feature articles, club news, comics and jokes, cartoons, photos and art, an advice column, trend watch, the game of the month, interviews, and editorials that
Discovering Procedural Writing
Students were given the challenge of organizing a series of sentences into the proper order. After much discussion, the groups managed to complete the instructions on how to make pancakes. The groups were then tasked with making it easier for another person to complete the puzzle in a more efficient
JK/SK PSPE
Hop, skip, jump, and roll! Hula hoops have a way of putting fun in motion. Young students interact in a variety of games involving large hula hoops. During these activities students are developing their motor skills and eye-hand coordination while playing variations of red light/green light, Simon says, and relay