What I Love About Akiva

I love Akiva’s mission to educate and nurture each whole child!

What I Love About Akiva
Akiva is like a family for me, I enjoy seeing the children grow and make huge progress in language.

What I Love About Akiva
I love that at Akiva the whole child is the focus of education. I love that the faculty and staff work together to help each other in this endeavor of education. I love the joy and smiles of the children who make up the school.

What I Love About Akiva
Sarah is excited to join the Akiva community because she believes strongly in the mission to educate the whole child.

Certifications

• Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (N.S.C.A.)
• Personal Trainer (A.C.E.)
• USA Cycling Coach

What I Love About Akiva
Teaching kids to embrace an active lifestyle. Giving all kids a chance to be athletic. I love playing & sports!

What I Love About Akiva
I love the kids and faculty at Akiva! The kids keep me going on a daily basis with their positivity and zest for Jewish life, and the teachers and faculty truly embody what it’s like to work as a team.

Certifications

• Reading Specialist Endorsement

What I Love About Akiva
I love when a child’s face lights up when he/she figures out a new strategy, solves a challenging problem, or improves on a project.

What I Love About Akiva

I love being part of a school that  values innovative thinking, both in the students and in the faculty and staff. 

What I Love About Akiva

Ms. Edwards is excited about Akiva’s commitment to focusing on the value of each individual child.

What I Love About Akiva

What I Love About Akiva

I love Akiva because of the close knit community and opportunity to collaborate with great colleagues. I love cultivating the community garden and enjoying the beautiful campus with the children

What I Love About Akiva
I feel blessed to be at Akiva because of the teamwork amongst the faculty members and the ability to tailor our curriculum to meet each child’s needs.

What I Love About Akiva

What I Love About Akiva

What I Love About Akiva

I love the unique mix of families that make up the Akiva community, and how we all come together to create a unique and loving learning environment! 

Certifications

• Highly Qualified Status Grades K-6

What I Love About Akiva
Akiva provides students with a nurturing environment in which they feel comfortable being themselves while taking on new challenges. Students explore what it means to be a Jew, an American, and a global citizen while learning how to express themselves as individuals. I feel so blessed to be a part of this amazing community.

Certifications

• Reading Specialization 6-12

What I Love About Akiva

Akiva is a place that encourages students and teachers to follow their passions. The small class sizes make it easy for teachers to give students the help and attention they deserve.

What I Love About Akiva
Everyone at Akiva speaks so positively about their experiences! It is so encouraging from a newcomer’s perspective to see that Akiva’s faculty truly loves the school.

What I Love About Akiva
I love the kids and the staff. Everyone is so kind and fun. It makes for a great day of learning!

• Continued Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
• Current Member of Yeshivat Maharat Kollel Track

What I Love About Akiva
Akiva is this unusual community that puts every child at the center. It is a place where children are nurtured and loved and a place where they are challenged to be curious, to wonder, to take risks and to have moral courage. I am inspired every day by the children, the parents and the faculty. It is a community and a family and a space for every child’s spark to be ignited.

 What I Love About Akiva

I appreciate that the staff is truly supporting and educating the child. That means holistically strengthening the child to feel valuable, valid, and loved.

 What I Love About Akiva

I love that each day teaching is different with new and exciting challenges and opportunities for each child to learn and grow. For me, it’s a gift to see each day through their eyes with a sense of wonder, possibility, joy and hope. 

 What I Love About Akiva

I am excited to be part a community that emphasizes the development of the whole child.

 What I Love About Akiva

I love that Akiva puts so much effort into making sure that each student receives a well-rounded education. I’m grateful to be a part of a school that prioritizes the needs of the student above all else.

Certifications
California State Teaching Credential 

What I Love About Akiva
I am so excited to join the Avika School Team! I am looking forward to an incredible year ahead and cannot wait to learn and grow with my class.

Certifications

• Certified Psychodramatist
• Creative Arts Therapist

What I Love About Akiva

Akiva is a microcosmos of the Jewish community of Nashville. It is small, diverse, warm and inclusive. I appreciate that it lets me take part in and support the process of building an academically, and emotionally strong future Jewish community.