On Wednesday 3 September, King David’s Year 7 and Year 9 students competed in the Maccabi Cup soccer tournament. The girls’ team delivered an outstanding performance with victories over Beth Rivkah, Mount Scopus, and Bialik, along with a hard-fought draw against Yavneh. Their efforts secured the top spot on the ladder and the title of […]
Every morning across the School we have heard the blasts of shofar from our Year 2 ba’ale tokea (masters of the blast) at the Dandenong Road Campus and a roster of student and staff volunteers at Magid Campus. We are now well into the month of Elul, the period where we sound the Shofar every day so
The School is proud to be partnering with ISRAEL-is to bring our families a very unique experience. ISRAEL-is aims to tackle the challenge of improving Israel’s global image through direct connections, advocacy training, and cutting-edge technologies like VR and AI. On October 7th our lives changed forever. We are the first school in Melbourne to
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This week Prep had a marvellous day at the zoo! Our adventure began in the zoo’s special schools’ program area, where students became mini-explorers. Armed with magnifying glasses, they completed a scavenger hunt, searching carefully through the animals’ habitats. There was plenty of laughter at the “Guess whose Poo” station, and lots of fascination as
The Parents’ Association brought together 200 parents from across the School with representation from every year level from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12 at this year’s Trivia Night. With the theme of “Heroes and Villains”, the dress ups were part of the fun and the committee, led by Sarah Popper, Laurelle Ritz and Kate McCleary did
According to research referenced by the Climate Council in their Climate Anxiety Toolkit, more than three quarters of Australians are worried about climate change. In particular, a worldwide study found that more than half of young people surveyed are feeling “sad, anxious, angry, powerless, helpless, and guilty about climate change.” Climate change is indeed scary.
A tale centred around a barren field and a raging war, magical crystals ground into a medicinal paste, and feelings of terror and deja-vu were just some of the ideas that materialised in the ‘Write a Book in a Day’ event. On Tuesday 19 August, Year 5 students worked in teams over a nine hour
Kabbalat Mitzvah was a special milestone for our Year 7 students as they began to take their first steps into Jewish adulthood. Kabbalat means “acceptance,” and this ceremony focused on embracing mitzvot, Jewish commandments, as a meaningful part of life for both students and their families. The evening centred on the theme of “Impressing the
This week our Year 7 cohort delighted their parents, grandparents and special friends with their celebration of the Kabbalat Mitzvah. This program is one that is focused on acknowledging the special stage of life that accompanies the B’nei Mitzvah years. In Jewish custom it is said that one does not have a Bar or Bat
Science Week has been full of wonder, and the children’s science inquiry skills are developing. Each day in Junior Kinder this week we’ve explored new experiments that have sparked curiosity, joy, and a love for discovery. The children are becoming confident in making predictions before an experiment, then using their reflective thinking skills to decide