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...
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...
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,...
On Wednesday night over 150 kids came bounding into school eager and excited to do their art activity at Akiva’s annual Art Fair night. From Crazy Clay to Abstract Canvas to Pillow Magic to Fossil Fun - all were engaged in their projects and enthralled to be in...
On Tuesday, March 7th, The Akiva School took part in World Math Day, a global challenge to get children, ages 4-18 excited about math. The Akiva team came out in full force and below are some of the statistics from the day: - 1.57 million students from over 200...
Our teachers are always thinking of new innovative ways to teach. Check out what's going on lately in our classrooms: Twister and phonics? Hats off to grade one teachers who are incorporating many diverse ways to teach their students phonics in order to help increase...
Research shows that by supplying a more authentic context for learning, you will increase the chance that a lesson will be remembered and can be used in other similar situations. Last week, Grade 2 classes did a fun exercise to learn more about counting and doing a...
At The Akiva School, we try to teach our students the importance of Eco-friendly living. Here are a couple of examples of projects that our school is doing to promote re-cycling and helping to keep our Earth healthy: Kindergarten and Grade 1 students began to...
Our Grade 1A class reached out across the seas and made some new friends with Grade 1 students in an elementary school in Castelnaudary, France via a Skype video call over the Internet. Skype technology and the Internet provide a great way for teachers to open up...