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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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Future 50 Campaign
Celebrating our past and shaping the next 50 years of learning.Help ensure our students continue to benefit from the Jewish educational experience that only Akiva School can provide. Please give a gift today. Together we can help build the future of Akiva...
Akiva 15th Annual Play – The Greatest Puppet Show
Akiva School’s recent 15th annual production was a huge success with four incredible performances on the evenings of December 12th, 13th, 15th and 16th at the DB Clarke Theater. Organized entirely by Akiva School parents, this year’s show was entitled “The...
CAPS Program Registration Open
The Generations Fund CAPS program makes excellent Jewish day school more accessible and affordable by providing subsidies and tuition freezes for middle-income families. Click here to find out more about the CAPS program and eligibility.
Annual Akiva Kindergarten Teddy Bear Clinic
Every year, the Kindergarten classes organize a session where our Kindergarten students bring their favourite teddy bear or stuffed toy to the “Teddy Bear Clinic”. The clinic consists of different stations run by Akiva parents who work in the medical field...
Celebrating 50 years of Jewish Learning
Akiva in the Westmount independent...
Akiva in the Canadian Jewish News
Akiva School thrives on innovation infused with Jewish values. Read all about it in the Canadian Jewish News..
Happy 70th Birthday Israel!
Akiva School celebrates Yom Ha'Azmaut and our love for Israel. Yom Ha'Azmaut Celebrations
Light Up Our Learning – Annual Giving Campaign 2018
Help build the new Akiva Innovation Lab At Akiva School, we believe in unleashing our students' unique strengths and tapping into their innate curiosity to create, learn and grow. The Akiva Innovation Lab will help us reach a new level of learning. Please help us...
Akiva Calendar
Rabbi Grossman’s Corner
Cast Me Not Off
Cast me not off when I am old; forsake me not when my usefulness fails. Psalm 71:9 Mr. Stein would not sell you a book unless he thought you worthy of reading it. His books were located on the ancient shelves of his store—behind the counter and out of reach of...
Happily Ever After
Chidushim B’Chinuch—Insights into Education Eighth of an Ongoing Series When I moved to Massachusetts many years ago, one of my first stops was the Granary Burial Ground, located in downtown Boston. Tourists and residents alike make pilgrimages to this cemetery to pay...
A Place where the Air is Sweet
Chidushim B’Chinuch—Insights into Education Seventh in an Ongoing Series As a child, neither my friends nor I were afraid of monsters or vampires, and I know whom to thank. When children of a previous generation imagined monsters or Gothic villains they would think...
A Paean to Poetry
Chidushim B’Chinuch—Insights into Education Sixth of an Ongoing Series My decision to pursue a career in education was solidified in 1989 when I saw Peter Weir’s Oscar-winning film, Dead Poets Society. As far as I can remember, I wanted to become a teacher from the...