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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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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Celebrating 50 years of Jewish Learning
Akiva in the Westmount independent...
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A Heart of Many Rooms
As the last day of school approaches, I want to thank the entire community for making my first year at Akiva such a wonderful experience. At Grade 6 Graduation last night I spoke of Rabbi Hartman’s book, A Heart of Many Rooms. Rabbi Hartman took the title of his book...
A Chance to Shine
The biblical era was a time of hierarchies. There was an aristocracy, and there were peasants; there were wealthy landed gentry and poor paupers; there were royals and commoners; there were priests and laymen. Movement between these classes was rare, and in some...
The Number Fifty
The number fifty holds special significance for the Jewish people. This weekend we complete the Counting of the Omer, the fifty-day count from the holiday of Passover to the festival of Shavuot, the latter of which is observed this Sunday and Monday. For the past...
Expo ’19
This Victoria Day, I made a pilgrimage to the site of the glorious Expo ’67 World Fair. Just over 50 years ago, Montreal was the venue for an exposition that displayed the greatest achievements of human innovation and creativity in the mid 20th century. Two years...
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