Schools & Jewish Education Akiva School 809 Percy Warner Blvd. Nashville, TN 37205 (615) 356-1880 Fax: (615) 356-1850 www.akivanashville.net Uzi Yemin, board president Avigal Soreq, board treasurer Michael Rosen, board secretary Lynn Heady, head of school Daniella Pressner, principal Christina Evans, director of recruitment and outreach
Second-grade general studies teacher Laura Codron welcomes students on the first day of classes at Akiva School.
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kiva School is a highperforming, K-6 academic institution, a leader among Jewish day schools in the South. Our mission is to pursue excellence, foster
critical inquiry and inspire informed Jewish living. Akiva graduates are consistently accepted into the most selective private middle and high schools, as well as public mag-
net schools, and are recognized as leaders in both character and academics in their schools and in Nashville. The rigorous curricula in both general studies and Jewish studies challenges students to analyze, investigate, question and take risks. We ask students to apply what they’ve learned. During the 2015-16 school year, our curriculum will center on applied/project-based learning and will include strategies to strengthen science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Many students graduate from Akiva with exceptional language skills and are able to analyze and understand Continued on page 32
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