‘Simply not true’: Toronto Jewish school head confirms windows were not ‘smashed’ in a hate crime
The head of school refutes sensationalist reporting by Rebel News.
Private schools have lost a legal battle to claim a share of COVID safety funding in Ontario
An Ontario Divisional Court has dismissed a claim by three private schools, including a Toronto yeshiva, that federal COVID safety funds for public education should have been similarly distributed to independent schools. In a case heard on an emergency basis in August 2021, the schools—including the Toronto Cheder, a yeshiva in North York—sought judicial review […]
A new day school in York Region is being opened by two Chabad preschool teachers
A new Jewish day school will open in York Region north of Toronto in fall 2022, betting that its Torah-based curriculum and child-centred approach can help it survive in an area where so many other Jewish day schools have recently closed. Bialik Hebrew Day School is the lone remaining Jewish day school that is not […]
The CJN Briefing: Toronto day school enrolment up; antisemitism-fighting job arrives at UJA
Enrolment at Toronto’s non-Orthodox Jewish day schools has increased for a second consecutive year, reversing a 17-year decline. This year, 3,861 students were enrolled in kindergarten to Grade 8, an increase from 3,805 in 2020. The city’s only non-Orthodox high school, TanenbaumCHAT, also saw increased enrolment, with 1,231 students registered for 2021, compared to 1,096 […]
Toronto-area day schools start the year with COVID precautions
Jewish day schools in Toronto and Hamilton have opened their classrooms again after a year of struggling to educate students online. It’s not a return to any kind of normal, however as the struggle against a new wave of the COVID virus continues. “We are thrilled to be welcoming our students back, but we are […]
Winnipeg’s Gray Academy sues parents for tuition they deny agreeing to pay
Ido Raam is disappointed that the Winnipeg Jewish Board of Education is taking him to court for refusing to pay what he considers an arbitrary tuition increase.
Math program is tailored to students’ different learning styles
When it comes to teaching math, Hebrew Academy Grade 6 teachers Sheri Gray and Lauren Thurber are way ahead of the curve.
Montessori Jewish Day School celebrates its ‘chai’ anniversary
Since its inception 18 years ago, Montessori JDS has experienced a slow but steady growth, with this year’s enrolment hitting 110, a far cry from its initial student body of about half a dozen kids.
Leo Baeck Day School to close northern campus
The Leo Baeck Day School is closing its northern campus at the end of the 2018-19 school year. It’s the latest in a string of Jewish day schools to leave Toronto’s northern suburbs.
Eitz Chaim to sell Patricia campus to the Toronto Cheder
Eitz Chaim Schools has agreed to the conditional sale of its Patricia campus in Toronto to the Toronto Cheder, the two schools announced in a letter to parents on Oct. 22.
