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Francofête 2015
Chers parents, C’est avec plaisir que je déclare ouverte la Francofête d’Akiva 2015 sous le thème : Les voyages extraordinaires de Jules Verne! J’avoue que j’attends cet instant depuis que j’ai pris mes fonctions en septembre. Pour moi, cette fête est un moment unique...
Preparing students for the world – Akiva School in the Canadian Jewish News
To succeed in today’s workforce, you need to know how to multi-task across devices and learn new technology at a moment’s notice. That’s why schools like Akiva School in Montreal pride themselves on staying up to date on new educational research to provide teaching...
Teddy Bear Clinic in Kindergarten
Kindergarten students learned more about the medical field and what it means to be a doctor in an amazing program called the “Teddy Bear Clinic”. Students brought their “sick” stuffed toy to each of the doctor workstations to find out more about dentistry, health and...
Celebrating S.T.E.M Day at Akiva
Akiva held a school wide celebration of S.T.E.M with students exploring science, technology, engineering and math through the theme of outer space. Students participated in a variety of science, technology, engineering and math activities throughout the day and were...
Special Tu B’Sh’vat Assembly with Consul General of Israel
Akiva Students had a very special guest speaker at our Tu B’Shvat assembly. Consul General of Israel, Ziv Nevo Kulman, inspired our students with a talk about the significance of the holiday in Israel.
Grade 1 World Day
Grade 1 explores our world with their “World Day” Projects. This week at Akiva School, Grade 1 classes put together and presented creative projects on different countries and cultures from around the world. As part of Akiva’s continued focus on 21st century learning...
Akiva Players featured in the Canadian Jewish News
Akiva School’s “Akiva Players” recent 11th annual production was a huge success with four sold out performances on the evenings of January 7th, 8th, 10th and the morning of Jan. 11th at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts. Organized entirely by Akiva School parents,...
Akiva students “Midor Ledor” program featured in the Jewish Tribune
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Rabbi Grossman’s Corner
Message from the Head of School – What makes us happy?
The happiness of Sukkot, about which I wrote last week, culminates in the holiday of Simchat Torah that we will celebrate next Tuesday. The name of the holiday is usually rendered into English as “The Holiday of Rejoicing with the Torah,” but its literal...
Message from the Head of School – Sept 20
The holiday of Sukkot, which we celebrate next week, is unique in that it is the only holiday specifically associated with joy. While nearly all Jewish holidays have an element of joy associated with them (even Yom Kippur!), it is only Sukkot that is singled out by...
Message from the Head of School – Sept 12, 2018
The Road to Repentance Starts at School Rabbi Eric Grossman Head of School, Akiva School Excerpt from the Congregation Beth Israel Beth Aaron High Holiday Magazine, September 2018 Maimonides divided his Laws of Repentance into precisely ten chapters,...
Rosh Hashanah Message – September 2018
Rabbi Grossman Rosh Hashanah appears to be a holiday about the past and the future. In our thoughts and our prayers, we recall our past sins and misdeeds, and promise to do better next year. And while there is much significance to this looking back and...