YOC Simchat Beit Hashoeva
During Chol Homoed, Or Chaim held the Simchat Beit Hashoeva celebration. The evening began with a nice meal of pizza and other snacks. The school band performed many songs which the students and staff danced to. We heard Rabbi Goldberg and Ezra Schwartz (’11) give great divrei torah pertaining to the simcha that is Simchat […]
Literary Night
Grade 9 and 11 students returned to school on Tuesday evening to discuss their summer reading choice in a book club-like setting. Several parents joined us as well. Students enjoyed discussing novels with different facilitators and through the different style. Thank you to Mrs. Kagan and Mrs. Fixler for organizing the evening and facilitating groups. […]
YOC 10 Beit Midrash Program
For our first Beit Midrash program this year, we discussed Yom Kippur and the laws of korbanot in the time of the Beit Hamikdash. Two rams are given to god, one is thrown off a hill with all our sins and one is given as a korban. The opportunity that the Jews are given every […]
YOC 9/12 Big brother / little brother Learning Program
Before Rosh Hashana, the grade 9s and 12s learned in their big brother pairings. We learned about the different blasts of the shofar and what they mean. We compared and analyzed different sources on the matter. It was nice to get to know the grade 12s a little bit more and catch up on how […]
UO Bonfire
This past Tuesday, after school finished, all the girls walked over to Earl Bales where we not only had a pizza dinner and popcorn, but we were surprised with Ulpalympics! Everyone got into their “families” and participated in fun activities and competitions. After we finished the competitions we all sat down around the bonfire and […]
IKO Golf Tournament
The 10th Annual IKO Charity Golf Tournament was held this past Tuesday. All 276 golfers enjoyed a great day of golf. We congratulate all our raffle and auction winners. Thank you to all our generous donors who provided items for the golfer bags and great food. In particular, thanks to the Golf Committee: Ashira Gobrin […]
UO Retreat
This past weekend, my fellow classmates and I were taken to the Kkinark Outdoor Centre for a retreat. During these two days we learnt many great skills such as team work, leadership training, trusting one another, and so much more. The first day, we did a low ropes course where we had to work together […]
YOC Grade 9 Green Acres Trip
This past Shabbat the grade 9s were at Camp Moshava for a bonding Shabbaton. It was a great experience to get to know our friends and get to know the student leaders who attended as well. All 4 sessions from Rabbi Grauer, Rabbi Spitz, Rabbi Sonenberg and Rabbi Mazer were very interesting and it was […]
Meet and Greet Night 2014
Parents joined faculty in YOC’s Beit Midrash and engaged in lively discussions about topics ranging from Judaic and General Studies to student activities to changes in the building. Parents also had the opportunity to meet new faculty members. Afterward, new parents joined the administration for a panel Q and A session on the Bnei Akiva […]
UO Family Oneg
On Tuesday, the first day of school, all the girls of Ulpana gathered in the lunchroom for a family oneg. They were divided into various countries, and each country consisted of a few pairs of big sisters, and little sisters. It was a nice event to welcome the students back to school after the vacation, […]
