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At Akiva School, we teach to the whole child, focusing on the intellectual, social/emotional and moral character development of every student. We promote independent, creative thinking, anchored in Jewish values and a strong Jewish identity.
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Akiva Open House Presentation – November 13th, 7:00pm
Innovation at the Akiva Academic Fair
In honour of Akiva's 50th anniversary, the evening showcased an incredible exhibit of over two dozen life-sized innovative projects in English, French and Hebrew along the thematic timeline: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. All of our students, from kindergarten to grade...
Late Night with Akiva School – Wednesday June 5th
Please join us for an evening of celebration and laughter in honour of Akiva School's 50th Anniversary. Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Wednesday, June 5th, 2019 6:30pm - Cocktail Dinatoire 8:00pm - Akiva 50th Tribute and Comedy Show Click here to RSVP.
Akiva School Closed for Snow Day, Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Future 50 Campaign
Celebrating our past and shaping the next 50 years of learning.Help ensure our students continue to benefit from the Jewish educational experience that only Akiva School can provide. Please give a gift today. Together we can help build the future of Akiva...
Akiva 15th Annual Play – The Greatest Puppet Show
Akiva School’s recent 15th annual production was a huge success with four incredible performances on the evenings of December 12th, 13th, 15th and 16th at the DB Clarke Theater. Organized entirely by Akiva School parents, this year’s show was entitled “The...
CAPS Program Registration Open
The Generations Fund CAPS program makes excellent Jewish day school more accessible and affordable by providing subsidies and tuition freezes for middle-income families. Click here to find out more about the CAPS program and eligibility.
Annual Akiva Kindergarten Teddy Bear Clinic
Every year, the Kindergarten classes organize a session where our Kindergarten students bring their favourite teddy bear or stuffed toy to the “Teddy Bear Clinic”. The clinic consists of different stations run by Akiva parents who work in the medical field...
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A Place where the Air is Sweet
Chidushim B’Chinuch—Insights into Education Seventh in an Ongoing Series As a child, neither my friends nor I were afraid of monsters or vampires, and I know whom to thank. When children of a previous generation imagined monsters or Gothic villains they would think...
A Paean to Poetry
Chidushim B’Chinuch—Insights into Education Sixth of an Ongoing Series My decision to pursue a career in education was solidified in 1989 when I saw Peter Weir’s Oscar-winning film, Dead Poets Society. As far as I can remember, I wanted to become a teacher from the...
The Legend and Legacy of Language
Chidushim B’Chinuch—Insights into Education Fifth of an Ongoing Series The great mysteries of the human condition are the topics of the first eleven chapters of the Torah. In Genesis 1-6, which we read in last week’s Torah portion, Scripture addresses the origins of...
Turn! Turn! Turn!
Chidushim B’Chinuch—Insights into Education Fourth of an Ongoing Series The reading of Kohelet, the book of Ecclesiastes, on the holiday of Sukkot remains one of the great mysteries of the Jewish liturgical year. The just-completed Festival of Booths is the most...
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