Académie de la Capitale IB World School

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With another great summer of AcadeCamp and AcadeCoders wrapped up, our hallways are a little quiet this week. But behind the scenes, the energy is high! Our team is busy reorganizing learning spaces, revamping our IB Programme of Inquiry, finalizing teacher assignments, and reviewing our OSSD courses, all to set the stage for an incredible year of learning and growth.

To our returning families, welcome back! And to the new families joining us this fall, a very warm welcome to the AcadeCap community.

Enjoy these final moments of summer break, pack those backpacks, and get ready, we hit 100% very soon. We can’t wait to see everyone back at AcadeCap!

Turning code into music! 🎶

This week, our AcadeCoders jumped into Digital Music & Sound Design to learn how music and code come together.

Here’s what they worked on:

Building Instruments: They explored subtractive synthesis to design their own unique digital instruments from scratch.🎛️

Live Coding Beats: Coders used the 'Strudel' platform to generate beats and rhythmic patterns in real time using code.🥁

Making Songs: Using sequencing software, they brought their melodies together to structure full tracks.🎼

By Friday, every single camper compiled their work from the week to release their very own original album! 💿

Drop a comment below to show some love to our new coder-producers! 👇

Mission Control Log: Week 7 Complete! 🚀

Our AcadeCampers officially traveled to the year 2126, and the future is looking out of this world!

Here is what our future scientists and space engineers got up to:

🏙️Alien & Human Coexistence: Campers imagined life 100 years from now and built a futuristic town where humans and aliens live and work together in harmony.

📦The Canadarm Challenge: Taking inspiration from Canadian space tech, campers built functional claw machines using cardboard and water bottles!

🌋Earth First: Special guests from the University of Ottawa dropped by to teach us about the environmental impacts of oil, complete with a hands-on DIY lava lamp project! Time to enjoy Earth's beauty as well!

🌍Whether they were engineering space tech or protecting planet Earth, these campers proved the next century is in amazingly capable hands.

If you could travel 100 years into the future, what's the first thing you'd look for?
Drop your thoughts below! 👇

Why AcadeCap?

In a rapidly shifting world, the familiar educational path is no longer the safe one. Standard schooling conditions children for passive compliance, leaving them unprepared for real-world uncertainty.

When I established AcadeCap, I was completely focused on creating a school built for the future, even if I didn't take time to write about it back then. But this is the way we have always believed education should be, and how it has been at AcadeCap from day one.

We don't hand children a static map to follow; we teach them to be cartographers.
Through our IB Primary Years Programme (IB PYP), we cultivate agency, critical thinking, and adaptive problem-solving so students learn how to think, not what to think. We give our learners the curiosity to question, the rigour to excel, and the courage to act.

💬 "The greatest risk in education today isn't trying an inquiry-based model, it's staying with a conventional system that conditions children to follow instructions rather than think critically." — Dr. Benjamin Freud, Ph.D.

D Design & Printing 🖨️

This week, our coders stepped into 3D modeling and digital design using Tinkercad and Blockbench! 💻🛠️ Here is a look at what they worked on:

3D Design & Printing 🖨️📐: During the first half of the week, coders learned how 3D printers operate alongside the principles of additive and subtractive modeling. They designed custom models in Tinkercad and prepared them to be printed!

Minecraft-Style Modeling 🧱👾🐉: Later in the week, they shifted into Blockbench to apply those same spatial design skills, creating custom items, characters, and creatures in a pixelated 3D style!

By the end of the week, everyone built up a broad portfolio of digital models and got to take home their very own 3D-printed creation! 🏆



📸 Take a look at some of their designs from this week!

Python Power, AI & App Building! 🐍

Our AcadeCoders took a serious leap in their programming skills this week!

They jumped straight into Python, getting comfortable with the terminal, mastering inputs and outputs, and writing their own custom scripts from scratch. Throughout the week, coders tackled daily challenges to earn points for their teams, building up their logic and problem-solving muscles. 🏆

They also brought their code to life through graphics programming with Pygame and Turtle, rounding out the week with an intense code-based Capture the Flag mini-game! 🎮

Take a look at our coders in action this week! 👇

Week 5 at AcadeCamp: Space Technology & Communication! 🚀

Our campers had a blast stepping into the shoes of young engineers this week!

They explored how we send energy and messages through space, diving into the science of sound waves and electricity. Campers put their circuit-building skills to the test by designing extra-long paths using just aluminum and cardboard to get the power flowing. ⚡️

They also got hands-on with block coding, programming our Dashbots to navigate a tricky obstacle course and even choreographing a full robot dance routine! 🤖

Take a look at some of the awesome problem-solving and creativity in action this week! 👇

Summer around here is a unique mix of energy and quiet focus.

While our summer camps keep the building lively, our administrative team has been thoughtfully preparing for the upcoming school year.

Behind the scenes, we’ve been busy laying the foundation for a strong year ahead:

* Curriculum & Inquiry: Fine-tuning our PYP, PSSP, and OSSD frameworks, including updates to our IB PYP Programme of Inquiry to keep our learning meaningful and engaging.

* School Policies: Reviewing and refreshing our policies to ensure a safe, supportive, and well-structured environment for everyone.

* Welcoming New Families: Hosting campus tours and taking the time to answer questions for prospective families joining our community.

It takes a lot of care to balance camp days with back-to-school planning, and we’re deeply grateful for our team’s dedication, (including C.C not in the photo).

We look forward to welcoming our new and returning students back soon!

Inspired Staff, Empowered Campers: The Heart of AcadeCamp & AcadeCoders

At AcadeCamp and AcadeCoders, our exceptional team of leaders and counselors, including Mme A. as the coordinator, bring endless energy, creativity, and responsibility to every single day of camp. We are grateful for our dedicated summer staff.

Passionate about stimulating young minds, our team creates a safe, highly engaging environment where campers jump into hands-on learning, from exploring the mysteries of space to mastering the fundamentals of coding, game design, robotics, and 3D printing.

It’s all about balance: after spending time building exciting projects indoors, campers head outside to recharge with fun sports, team games, and fresh air.

By the end of each weekly session, campers proudly showcase their incredible achievements to friends and family. Parents love seeing the creative projects brought home, appreciating how our stimulating, well-rounded programme keeps their children curious, confident, and content to learn during the summer!