UO Banquet
This past Thursday Ulpana had our annual Closing Banquet. We started off by watching a video Presentation summing up our year made by Mrs. Weinberg. All the grades, as well as current student council prepared closing songs. This was followed by Student Council 2016 presenting a song that they made. After the songs, several students […]
Bnei Akiva Organizations Walk with Israel at UJA Walk
With sun shining brightly on Monday morning, many of our students, parents, siblings and staff met at Coronation Park to walk with Bnei Akiva at UJA’s Annual Walk with Israel. The walk had a record-setting 17 000 participants this year, raising an impressive amount in support of Israel. We are proud to have supported this […]
YOC Staff / Student Basketball
The third annual YOC Staff Student Basketball game was a tightly matched affair. A nail-biter from the tip-off, students were on the edge of their seat cheering on their classmates and teachers. In the end, the students prevailed by a slight margin. Thank you to Rabbi Grauer, Rabbi Spitz, Rabbi Mazer, Mr. Balkissoon, Mr. Teversham, […]
Art Show
On Wednesday night, Ulpana’s lunchroom was filled with students, parents siblings, staff and community members. Our students’ artwork was the focus of the evening. Walls were filled with beautiful sculptures, breathtaking paintings and the projector displayed an amusing video. This was the 7th Annual Bnei Akiva Schools Art Show, organized by Mr. Pascal and Mrs. […]
YOC Beit Midrash Program
UO YPI Presentations
On Tuesday afternoon, the school watched as the Grade 10s presented their YPI projects. YPI is an initiative that grants over one million dollars to social service charities each year. Students in participating schools choose a charity that they research and visit and present their needs to a YPI judge to determine which organization will […]
Newsies
Wednesday night was a long-awaited moment in Ulpana history. That evening, women of our community were present for the first-ever musical performed on the first full size stage in Ulpana itself! The musical was Newsies and the cast was brilliant. They sang and danced all night to the delight of the crowd. The dance numbers […]
UO Grade 6/7 Program
Netivot’s grade 6 and 7 girls spent a morning at Ulpana this past Tuesday. We started with a beautiful tefilah all together and a delicious breakfast afterwards. With Mrs. Lipson, we made beautiful art for Shavuot which was followed by learning with some of our very special teachers. We look forward to greeting these students […]
YOC Last Mishmar of the Year
The evening began with a delicious BBQ, courtesy of chef Shlomo-Eli Schweitzer. Next up was a year-in-review video slideshow, created by Natan Finkelstein. This mishmar was also the perfect opportunity to say goodbye to Avshalom Ben Dalak, YOC’s young shaliach, who is returning to Israel next week. Ben Gross spoke in Ivrit about Avshalom’s impact […]
UO Lag Baomer
Surprise! Ulpana girls came to school Thursday morning in a brighter mood than usual because it was Lag Baomer, but little did they know how exciting the day was going to get. The student council, dressed as animals, surprised the school with a trip to the Toronto Zoo. Students and staff boarded the bused after […]
