9 January 2020 | Latest News
With social, academic and personal stressors, it’s not easy being a kid. Recognizing that we could all use a break from time to time, Elementary School Counsellor Shiri Benoualid and Acting Director of Academic Support Services Karine Plouffe came up with a wonderful...
29 November 2019 | Elementary School News, Latest News
Grade 6 students and faculty welcomed a very special guest on Wednesday: child Holocaust survivor Leon Celemencki. Students were riveted by Mr. Celemencki’s stirring account of his childhood during the Shoah, which was punctuated by the loss of his mother and...
25 November 2019 | Elementary School News, Latest News
Under the guidance of HA parent Rosaleen Hutman, Julia Lasry (6C) weighed a package of flour on a kitchen scale on Monday, which Mrs. Hutman explained is the weight of some premature babies at birth. Co-founder of the JGH Auxiliary’s Tiny Miracle Fund, Mrs....
14 November 2019 | Elementary School News, Latest News
It’s 11:30 am and the children are glued to the screen, waiting to see the results of the Final Quest on the Leaderboard. Cheers erupt from a corner of the room as the Superstars are declared the winners with a final score of 19 out of 20. Sounds like a typical Sunday...
1 November 2019 | Elementary School News, High School News, Latest News
Grades 6 to 8 participated in a fascinating workshop this week by Ptil Tekhelet, a non-profit organization based in Kfar Adumim that produces techelet for tzizit and educates adults and children about the process. Co-founder Joel Guberman touched upon the Talmudic and...
25 October 2019 | High School News, Latest News
Our Grade 11 Girls had the zechut of meeting and learning from the incredibly inspiring, renowned Israeli media personality Sivan Rahav Meir this morning, who shared her fascinating journey in becoming a journalist – which began at the age of 7 – and...
25 October 2019 | Elementary School News, Latest News
by Lauren Thurber, Elementary School English department Grade 6 came down with Election Fever last week with their English teachers, Mrs. Sheri Gray and Ms. Lauren Thurber. Connecting back to their year-long inquiry on what it means to care, the students reflected on...
24 October 2019 | Latest News
With a cozy chair, student artwork, stuffed animals, inspirational quotes, costumes and multicolored lights, Elementary School Counsellor Shiri Benoualid’s third-floor office is a warm and inviting place. So inviting, in fact, that students eagerly sign-up for a...
18 October 2019 | Elementary School News, High School News, Latest News
The past two jam-packed days were truly wonderful as students and faculty celebrated Chol Hamoed with myriad festive activities. High School marked the chag with meaningful divrei Torah and The Big Jewish Question Fair, simcha dancing, exciting field trips, a movie...
18 October 2019 | Latest News
by Yaffa Blanshay, Elementary School Principal A few minutes ago Morah Zohar Dayan asked me to come visit her Grade 4A class as they had just returned from their visit to the Waldorf. With a lot of pride and great emotion, Morah Zohar recounted her experience...
