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Define the Legal Line: Youth Cyberbullying and Wellbeing

by Cindy Warren | Nov 25, 2013 | Blog, Taking Care of the Whole Child at Akiva

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...

Growing Pains of the Brain

by Cindy Warren | May 23, 2013 | Blog, Taking Care of the Whole Child at Akiva

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...

Do you know how your kids are using Social Media?

by Cindy Warren | Apr 8, 2013 | Blog, Taking Care of the Whole Child at Akiva

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...

What can we all do about bullying

by Cindy Warren | Mar 7, 2013 | Blog, Taking Care of the Whole Child at Akiva

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...

Kindness in a Jar; a Lunch Bunch Success Story

by Cindy Warren | Feb 7, 2013 | Blog, Taking Care of the Whole Child at Akiva

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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Holiday Message from the Head of School

Sep 10, 2026

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

Sep 22, 2025

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

Mar 11, 2024

(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

Oct 30, 2023

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...

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