Akiva Calendar
Rabbi Grossman’s Corner
Expert ED-Vice – Choosing an elementary school.
What should parents look for when choosing an elementary school for their children? The elementary school years span a period of significant development in your child’s life – mentally, emotionally and physically. Your choice of elementary school will help lay the...
What does “life-worthy” learning really mean for today’s students ?
What does “life-worthy” learning really mean for today’s students ? At this year’s “name of conference”, the key element identified to ensure our students’ future success was an education that was focussed on “life-worthy learning”, or learning that is relevant and...
Parashat Noah – Can you qualify perfect?
Monday morning we celebrated my eldest daughter’s Bat Mitzvah. As some of you may know, my daughter was born 10 weeks early - after a difficult and tenuous pregnancy - and weighed only 1080 grams, or 2 pounds, 6 ounces. She spent 51 days in the NICU and still only...
How do we best prepare our students today for a successful tomorrow
How do we best prepare our students today for a successful tomorrow? Studies tell us that students need to develop a whole new skill set to be ready for the future. Education must be focussed on promoting learning that is relevant and meaningful in today’s world. At...