Bnei Akiva Schools of Toronto
| Yeshivat Or Chaim & Ulpanat Orot | |
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| Address | |
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Or Chaim - 159 Almore Ave., M3H 2H9 Ulpanat Orot - 45 Canyon Ave., M3H 3S4 Downsview, Ontario Canada | |
| Information | |
| School type | Jewish Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Modern Orthodox, Religious Zionism |
| Founded |
Yeshivat Or Chaim (1973) Ulpanat Orot (1975) |
| Head of school | Rabbi Dr. Seth Grauer |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment |
Yeshivat Or Chaim - 132 students Ulpanat Orot - 104 students |
| Language | English, Hebrew |
| Colour(s) | Blue, Gold, Red, Orange, White and Violet |
| Team name | YOC Knights, UO Knights |
| Website |
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| Last updated: 2016 | |
The Bnei Akiva Schools of Toronto consist of two Orthodox Jewish high schools, namely Yeshivat Or Chaim boys school (Hebrew: ישיבת אור חיים) and Ulpanat Orot girls school (Hebrew: אולפנת אורות) that are affiliated with Bnei Akiva, located in Toronto, Canada.
Educational philosophy
Both Yeshivat Or Chaim (founded 1973) and Ulpanat Orot (founded 1975) identify with the religious Zionist movement and Bnei Akiva. Students are encouraged to regard Israel as the center of their spiritual life and to spend the year after graduating learning in Israel at a religious seminary. Yeshivat Or Chaim is the only Bnei Akiva yeshiva located outside of Israel.
Curriculum
Both schools have a dual curriculum of religious and secular studies for grades 9 through 12. Secular classes are held in English, and Judaic studies classes are taught in both English and Hebrew. In both schools, the day begins with prayers. The day ends at approximately 5:30pm for boys, and 5:15pm for girls.
Additional programs
Chessed Program: B'nei Akiva Schools has been running a charity program since the beginning of its establishment, named after "Chesed"; from the Hebrew חסד "kindness. Activities have included "Pink Day", involving charity and wearing pink, for the sake of breast cancer awareness.[1]
Athletics
All Bnei Akiva Schools teams go by the team name "Knights". Or Chaim has a varsity and junior varsity basketball team that plays in the TDCAA. The Ulpana Knights play in the private school league. Or Chaim also has a soccer team, a cross country squad and runs basketball intramurals during lunch time, which is organized by the convenor. Ulpana has a volleyball team and a cross-country team. During the 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years the schools had sent a team to run the Jerusalem marathon for the organization SHALVA. Starting in the 2018-2019 school year the schools will be sending a team to run in the Jerusalem marathon to fundraise for Bnei Akiva.
Yeshivat Or Chaim 2018-2019 student council
During the 2018-2019 school year the student council members are:
President- Yakir Magence('19)
Vice-President- Yochanan Goldstein('19)
Treasurer- Yoni Bean('19)
Convener- Mendy Kanofsky('19)
Junior Vice-President- Hillel Freiheit('20)
Past student council presidents:
Shaya Lexier('18)
Ilan Shields('17)
Jacob Lyons('16)
Rami Sadan ('15)
Erez Dishy ('14)
Gideon Meyer ('13)
Jonathan Westfield ('12)
Sam Meyer ('11)
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