On Monday our Magid campus students commemorated Oct 7 with a heartfelt student-led assembly. Year 12 student Livia led us in a prayer for the welfare of the state of Israel. Principal Marc Light lit a yahrzeit candle and we watched a moving video about the plight of the hostages and their families. Year 11 […]
On Monday, Junior School students commemorated October 7 in a meaningful and age appropriate manner with the theme ‘Am Echad, b’Lev Echad‘ – one nation, one heart. All students made a bag tag with these words. Younger years learned about how Jews all around the world support each other. Older students also learned about the
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his week we marked the anniversary of the day that caused such devastation and has reshaped so much of the world. One year on from the tragedy of October 7 2023, we have a series of searing images scored into our collective psyche. The deliberate but indiscriminate slaughter of people of all stages of life.
The King David School fete has been a beloved tradition across generations and is open to the entire community. This year King’s Carnival is on Sunday 24 November from 10am – 4pm. There’ll be food, arts and crafts, games, rides and King David’s community spirit. Bring the whole family for a fun day out! Please
Please join the Progressive community for a Yom Kippur family service, lead by Rabbi Allison Conyer. 9am, 12 October.
This term the Year 5 Tzedakah Vaadah (Charity Committee) organised a Junior School Food Drive for Food Bank Victoria. This involved organising set items to be donated by different year levels, creating posters with information on what to donate, setting up a collection point, gathering a final inventory and raising awareness of the charity work
It was a festival of celebration in advance of Rosh HaShanah at the ELC and Junior School today. Activities were all centred around Rosh HaShanah themes and included a bee experience, tashlich, baking round challot and making honey joys. Year 5 students visited the Junior Kinder children and read Rosh HaShanah stories together and created
From Tuesday to Thursday, students diligently prepared Ted Talks on a topic about which they are passionate. These subjects ranged from ‘The Causes of Global Warming’ to ‘Eczema Education’. On Thursday evening, following significant preparation and rehearsal, students confidently shared their passions with their peers, families, and staff from The King David School. We all,
This week I had the great honour of being invited to sound the shofar for all of our ELC students. Experiencing their unrivalled delight in the ritual was joy enough, so too was their excitement in feeling the textures, chanting the notes and counting aloud as I performed the Tekiyah Gadolah. But, for me, the best
We are excited to invite families to a special evening event with Tom Sherrington, a renowned UK-based educator, on Tuesday 29 October at 7:00 PM. This is a unique opportunity to gain insights directly from Tom as he explores key concepts from his latest book, guiding parents and students toward successful learning practices. The evening
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