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“Expert ED-vice” from Akiva School in the Suburban newspaper
How do we best prepare our students today for a successful tomorrow? Akiva's Head of School Jennifer Fraenkel weighs in on what really matters in education today in this week's Suburban newspaper...
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...
“Learning for Life at Akiva School” in the Westmount Independent
Akiva School was featured this week in the Westmount Independent and Free Press papers in an article focusing on Akiva's life-worthy learning and innovative programming. Read all about it...
New Akiva Jewish Studies program in the Canadian Jewish News
Read all about the new Akiva Jewish Studies Program in the Canadian Jewish News.
Akiva End of Year Report 2014-15
Akiva School wraps up another great year. Read all about it in the End of Year Report 2014-15. Akiva School End of Year Report 2014-15 - download the pdf.
Outdoor Learning at Akiva
Outdoor learning including school ground projects, environmental education, recreational and physical educational activities, personal and social development programs, team building and leadership training is an important part of our 21st century learning strategies...
Akiva participates in the GMAA Halo Race
Mazel Tov to all Akiva students who participated in the GMAA Halo Race on Thursday, May 15th. The Halo Road Race is an annual event that has been taking place for over 25 years and allows students from elementary schools across Montreal to interact and race in a...
Kindness counts…at Akiva
On May 11th Akiva School held our second annual Anti-Bullying Day. This year we decided to highlight one of Akiva five promises; “treat others with kindness”. At Akiva, we always emphasize the idea that kindness is contagious: do a random act of kindness for someone...
Akiva Calendar
Rabbi Grossman’s Corner
Bilingualism as a Jewish Value
The story of Jacob’s life, which continues in this week’s Torah reading, is a swashbuckling adventure. From his theft of Esau’s birthright and blessing, the tale continues with Jacob’s furtive escape from his vengeful and murderous brother, his dream...
To Err is Human
While I deeply venerate our forefathers Abraham and Isaac, I find it difficult to relate to them. Abraham, at the age of 75, gives up everything he is familiar with in life to follow God to an unknown land, and is willing to sacrifice his only son. Isaac is obedient...
When Life Imitates Art
I walked into our Kindergarten class while they were completing one of my favorite art projects, the Shabbat Box. A Shabbat Box is a shoebox-sized receptacle containing all of the basics for making Shabbat: A Kiddush cup, challah cover, booklet of...
You Belong
I echo the words of the Psalmist, imo anochi b’tzarah—I am with you in your sorrow. I join the voices of the people of Pittsburgh, Jews and decent people everywhere, in pain and distress over the events of this past Shabbat. Imo anochi b’tzarah, I am...