Faces of Akiva

Faces of Akiva

Tali, Akiva teacher and parent “I came to Canada from Israel over 16 years ago. After completing university, I followed my husband here… I chose to take a temporary job that was offered to me – to work in a Jewish day school… When I worked in the school, I felt...
A Story for a Smile

A Story for a Smile

Akiva Grade 4 classes are published authors! As the culminating piece in their unit, Imagine a Day, grade 4 launched the opening of a student section in the Akiva library, bar codes and all.  These Tall Tale stories were also be made into a class book which will be...
Grade 6 Vote Day

Grade 6 Vote Day

This term, the sixth grade students of Akiva School worked on a unit on Government, Democracy, and Civic Literacy. This year, we chose to participate in the Student Vote program (studentvote.ca), a program aimed at building the habits of informed and engaged...