YOC Grade 9 activity
Grade 9s participated in several activities, facilitated by Dynamix Teambuilding. This was the perfect opportunity for the students to get to know each other and become a cohesive grade. Students look forward to more teambuilding on the shabbaton next weekend!
A summer of Science and Swim
by Shimmy Nauenberg, grade 11 student Over this Summer I participated in several different programs including The Canadian Lifesaving Society’s instructor course, as well as in their National Lifeguard Service program. Additionally, I was a participant in the Learning Enrichment Advancement Program at McMaster University, specifically in the Bioengineering sect of the program. It was […]
Welcome BBQ’s 2015
Grade 12s hosted BBQs to welcome our grade 9 students. The 12s ran icebreaker games to give the 9s an opportunity to meet and get to know each other. At the YOC bbq, the students met in “big brother / little brother” groups for the new students to gain insightful advice from their “big brothers.” […]
Student Orientations
Both schools held orientation sessions for all grades. Students caught up with each other, met new faculty members and learned about new initiatives for the school year. Grade 12s at both schools had additional leadership sessions, geared at preparing them for their roles this year. Thank you to teachers and administrators who ran these sessions. […]
Welcome from Rabbi Kleinberg
Rabbi Effie Kleinberg, an Or Chaim graduate, returns to Toronto and Bnei Akiva Schools. In addition to teaching, Rabbi Kleinberg is the Director of Religious and Academic Growth. Watch the video below for a brief introduction from Rabbi Kleinberg.
Learning about Leadership as a Diller Teen Fellow in Israel
By Zack Fox, grade 11 student This summer I was in Israel on a program called the Diller Teen Fellows. It is a Jewish leadership program, affiliated in Toronto with the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, focused on building leaders as well as Jewish identity. A main feature of Diller is that each North American […]
YOC Grad Dinner 2015
On Monday evening, Or Chaim’s grade 12s gathered together at DANI for their grad dinner. Student Council President Roni Perez opened the evening, acknowledging each of his classmates and thanking the teachers for all they’ve done for the grade over the past four years. Mr. Lazar opened the evening, celebrating the growth and maturity of […]
YOC Grad Trip
YOC’s grade 12 class had an amazing grad trip experience! They got to see many exciting sites of Chicago: starting by ascending to the top of the John Hancock tower and doing “tilt” – leaving forward over the city. The views were spectacular! They visited Millennium Park and biked around downtown Chicago, stopping in at […]
UO Grad Dinner 2015
Grad dinner was the perfect way to finish off the year. Not only did it give us the opportunity to spend more time with our teachers and friends but it allowed us to hear thoughts from our teachers about us individually. Each student received a tribute from the teacher of their choice, and some teachers […]
YOC Tisch
Last Friday, with grade 12s writing their first exam, the new student council organized a tisch for grades 9 – 11 students. Grade 10s made cholents on Thursday afternoon and helped with set-up on Friday morning. At the Tisch, new Student Council President Coby Lyons delivered a dvar torah about new beginnings, connected to beginning […]
