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Taking Care of the Whole Child at Akiva

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Robyn Schreter and Jaimee Kravitz, Social Development Coordinators at Akiva, highlight some the great initiatives taking place in the school to help meet the social, emotional and developmental needs of all of our students.

Define the Legal Line: Youth Cyberbullying and Wellbeing

Define the Legal Line: Youth Cyberbullying and Wellbeing

    Last week, I attended a conference at McGill that was organized by “Define the Line”, a research program based at McGill University and directed by Dr. Shaheen Shariff, an international expert who has pioneered research on cyberbullying over the last...

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Growing Pains of the Brain

Growing Pains of the Brain

Spring is in the air, the academic year is quickly coming to an end and everyone is getting ready for whatever is coming next; be it summer camp, the next grade level or high school. Over the past few weeks, we had puberty sessions for grade 5 &6 where we...

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Do you know how your kids are using Social Media?

Do you know how your kids are using Social Media?

These days, the use of social media starting younger and more forms of social media are sprouting up fast. Facebook, Google+ and Instagram are just a few sites that are gaining popularity with elementary aged children.  The big question is - How young is too young to...

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What can we all do about bullying

What can we all do about bullying

At the last Parent Education Evening, the Akiva community took a closer look at bullying, the government Bill 56; an act to prevent and stop bullying and violence in schools, and how we, as a community, can stop bullying from happening at our school. Some of the key...

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Kindness in a Jar; a Lunch Bunch Success Story

Kindness in a Jar; a Lunch Bunch Success Story

This year, we have started a new program called the “Lunch Bunch” to help deal with any social issues that our students may be having.  With the Lunch Bunch Program, I have lunch with a group of students and play interactive activities that deal with emotions,...

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