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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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Simhat Torah Celebration with Akiva Grandparents
Grade 2 Akiva students celebrated the holiday of Simhat Torah with prayer, song, dance, and learning - all with their grandparents!
Explore Akiva – Open House Morning – October 28th 2026
Find out what's new at Akiva - Wednesday, October 28th. Registration Required. Please contact: Ilanna Besner Admissions Coordinator ilannab@akivaschool.com
Shana tovah from Akiva School
Shana Tovah! Akiva School spent the week getting ready for Rosh Ha-Shanah; apple picking, visiting the bees and their sweet honey, making shofars, and special prayers for the new year.
Welcome Back to School
We are back at it! Akiva School welcomed back our students and staff for another year of creative, hands-on learning!
Happy Summer!
After a successful year of creative learning, special community moments, and lots of smiles and laughter, our students celebrated the last day of school with a special end of school assembly, a DJ party in the playground, and refreshing freezies handed out by our...
The Akiva Gym Show – Only at Akiva!
What a show! The Akiva Gym Show once again filled the gym with flips, dips, tumbles, and plenty of excitement as students in our gymnastics program from Grades 1–6 showcased their incredible talents. Akiva School is the only Jewish day school to have its own...
Generations to Generations Program
This week, our Grade 5 students proudly presented their Mi-dor Le-dor ("From Generation to Generation") projects to families. Through this meaningful exploration of family history, students researched and shared the stories behind treasured objects that have been...
Creative Learning at the Akiva Art Fair
The week, Akiva families participated in the annual Akiva Art Fair organized by Akiva Life. Students created beautiful art to bring home while also helping to put together get well cards and art packages for sick children at the Montreal Children's Hospital. The Art...
Akiva Calendar
Rabbi Grossman’s Corner
Holiday Message from the Head of School
Rosh Ha-Shanah Message from the Head of School Rabbi Grossman Head of School I write in my Rosh Ha-Shanah message about our power to make choices that can change our destiny. At the same time, the passing of my mother reminds me that life also presents us with...
Taking Notice – Rosh Hashanah Message 2025 from the Head of School
Does My Teacher Notice Me? by Tyler Gilbert, is a new book on pedagogical practice released this year. I know that I constantly asked myself this question when I was in school, and I assume that it is likewise top of mind for students today. I find it surprising...
A knife to Canadian Jews – The Times of Israel Blog Post
(Post appearing in The Times of Israel Blog, March 11th, 2024) As an opening gambit in their war against the Jews, in the early 1930s the Nazis ended shechitah, Jewish ritual slaughter. At a time when antisemitic incidents reminiscent of pre-war Germany are exploding...
Morality from the Sewers
As appeared in The Times of Israel Blog... Visiting the Dachau concentration camp on a trip to Germany this summer, I was drawn to an exhibit on Nazi medical experimentation that illustrated the brutal procedures performed on inmates at Dachau and other camps during...