New Initiatives at Halpern Akiva Academy
(AJNews) – Since Halpern Akiva Academy’s inception 40 years ago, it has always looked for ways to stay relevant and pivot with the changing needs…
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Halpern Akiva Academy welcomes new principal Mrs. Caitlyn Cameron
(AJNews) – The Halpern Akiva Academy in Calgary is pleased to welcome their new principal Mrs. Caitlyn Cameron. Mrs. Cameron is returning to Calgary after…
Alberta’s Jewish Day Schools prepare for classes amid COVID
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Following the Province’s July 21 announcement that Alberta schools would resume classes this fall under a “near normal” scenario with…
Distance learning at Akiva Academy
By Rabbi Chaim Greenwald (March 2020) – Last Friday, we had an intuition that school closures were coming so we asked teachers to send home…
An essay about Vehi She’amda
(AJNews) – Rabbi Chaim Greenwald, Director of Judaic Studies at Halpern Akiva Academy, assigned his Grade 7 students to write an essay discussing the Passover…