May 19, 2023
Honouring Ms. Brenda English at the Champagne Gala
The CJA will be hosting The Champagne Gala fundraiser, honouring Ms. Brenda English on her retirement and years of service as the CJA’s Head of School. Proceeds from the event will…
May 11, 2023
A Journey North: Grade Two Students Learn About Indigenous Culture and Traditions Through Art
Grade two students at CJA recently completed a cross-curricular project that combined art and social studies. The project focused on Iqaluit, a city located in the north of Canada, and…
May 4, 2023
CJA Announces New Head of School/Principal
The Board of Directors of the CJA is excited to announce the hiring of the next Head of School/Principal, Joyce Kerr. Morah Joyce is currently serving as Elementary School Principal…
April 27, 2023
Grade 9 Israel Experience: Top 4 Sights of Day 9
By Ayelet & Emili VR Headsets in the Shimon Peres Centre for Peace and Innovation During our time at the Peace and Innovation Centre in Tel Aviv, we experienced the…
April 26, 2023
CJA Students Moved by Beautiful Performance of the Children of Willesden Lane
By Mira Tappenden On Wednesday, April 19th, 2023, through the generous support and coordination by Calgary Jewish Federation’s Holocaust and Human Rights: Remembrance and Education department, grade 7 and 8…
April 25, 2023
Grade 9 Israel Experience Day 8: Masada, Dead Sea & Tel Aviv
By Zoe E. & Batya H. This is what it looks like to wake up at 3:00 in the morning to hike Masada before sunrise! MADE IT!!!! The view was…
April 25, 2023
Grade 9 Israel Experience Day 7: A Photo Blog - Caves, More Caves, and the Desert!
By Zoe E. and Batya H. Here’s us at Ir David- an archeological site with ruins from Jerusalem during biblical times- about to go caving through tunnels built by Hezekiah…
April 24, 2023
Grade 9 Israel Experience Days 5 & 6: A Conversation about Shabbat in Jerusalem
By David S. and Zach M. David: Hello Zach! Can you tell us a little bit about what we did on Friday in Jerusalem? Zach: First thing in the morning we were…
April 24, 2023
Grade 9 Israel Experience Day 4: Five of the Coolest Places we Visited on Day 4
By Jonah M. 1) The coolest place we visited, for me, had to be Rosh HaNikra, which are water-filled caves by the Mediterranean Sea right on the border with Lebanon.