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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 School Math Team Shines at the Canadian National Mathematics League Contest
Mazal Tov to our Akiva School Math team who placed 3rd in all of Quebec elementary schools in the recent Canadian National Mathematics League Contest. Great job to all of our grade 6 students who participated and their coach Drew Rothman.
Akiva School Celebrates Yom Ha’aztmaut
Akiva students celebrated Israel Day with a day full of school-wide activities. In honour of the holiday, our Kindergarten students went on a virtual airplane ride to Israel. Chag Yom Ha'atzmaut Sameach!
Akiva School Remembers on Yom HaShoah
Grades 5 and 6 participated in a powerful assembly for Yom HaShoah with guest speaker Ross Paperman who spoke about his experiences on the March of the Living and Jewish Identity.
Akiva School Quarterly Digital Newsletter
Over the past few weeks, our students have been busy preparing for the Seder nights of Passover and are so excited to share all that they have learned at their Seder tables. Pesach, like so many of the Jewish holidays, is oriented around the theme of experiential...
Akiva Student Aron Widman Places first in regional Chidon Hatanach Competition
On Tuesday, winners of the Chidon Hatanach Regionals were recognized in a ceremony at TBDJ synagogue. Akiva’s Grade 6 student, Aron Widman, received his award for placing first in all of Quebec. Mazel Tov to Aron and his coach Akiva teacher Eric Cohen! ...
Akiva Students Learn about the Brain for “Brain Awareness Week”
Akiva grade 6 students had a special visitor on Friday, March 20th; Marion Van Horne ( an Akiva parent) Post-doctoral Candidate in neuroscience at McGill, came to talk about 'Brain Awareness Week'. Our students learned about different parts of the brain, the...
Akiva Students get a special visit from Marc Garneau
Have you ever seen any aliens? What did you eat in space? So many interesting questions for our special guest visitor, M. Marc Garneau, former NASA astronaut, who came to talk to Akiva Grade 2 and 5 classes today as part of Francofête... This week, Akiva School held...