Grade 4 classes recently completed their creative writing unit where they explored the art of tall tales storytelling.  All students wrote their own tall tale and all stories were printed and bound into a single book.  As their community outreach portion of the...

Akiva School’s recent 13th annual production was a huge success with four incredible performances on the evenings of December 14th, 15th, 17th and 18th at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts. Organized entirely by Akiva School parents, this year’s show was entitled...

Akiva School Celebrates Community and Acts of Kindness with “Mensch Madness” Parent Day Wednesday, December 7th, 2016; - Akiva School held our 11th annual Parent Day, this year entitled “Mensch Madness”.   Akiva’s Parent Day is a day dedicated to a specific theme in...

Read all about the latest news from Akiva School in the Akiva Digital Newsletter. Akiva Digital Newsletter - December 2016

Every year, the Kindergarten classes organize a session where our 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 and explain to students...

Akiva Grade 5 classes learned more about the incredible miracle of life and what it means to be born prematurely as part of World Prematurity Day this week.  The classes helped get the entire school involved by wearing purple t0 help raise awareness for World...

Life-worthy learning and building global awareness are key elements in the Akiva educational philosophy.  Every learning unit in the Akiva curriculum includes a relevant outcome or tangible product that students can apply in their real life.  This week, Akiva grade 4...

Recent research into “mindfulness” programming in schools is showing a variety of related benefits including better stress resilience, cognitive performance, ability to self-regulate, decreased anxiety and better ability to focus. Akiva has incorporated across all...

This year, Akiva School is piloting, in grades 4 and 5, a new classroom design featuring new furniture in line with our focus on holistic education where the child is at the center of the learning. New tables, seating arrangements and modular design allow for more...