The Next Chapter, written and directed by Nissim Ben-Salamon, Music Teacher and Head of Productions Jr School, was brought to life this week by our talented Years 3 to 5 students. They took us on a journey with Billie through Friendly Town as he used his love of books to help him make friends. This […]
When I speak to students I often direct them to take advantage of the myriad opportunities that are available to try out new things while at school. I explain that there will never be an easier opportunity to explore areas such as sport, fitness, performing and visual arts, community leadership and social justice than through
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We are thrilled that our Director of Jewish Life and Learning, Sidra Moshinsky, has been awarded the Sylvia Gelman Award by the National Council for Jewish Women Australia (NCJWA) Victoria. The award is presented annually to an outstanding woman educator in Jewish Studies in Victoria. Mazal tov Sidra! Sidra brings phenomenal knowledge and passion to
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Ghost-like slugs inhabiting the moon, emotional journeys of healing broken hearts and an intriguing title, Switch Back, were just some of the ideas that materialised in the ‘Write a Book in a Day’ event. On Tuesday 22 August, Year 5 students worked in teams over a nine hour period to craft stories in our KDS
Just when we thought the sporting year couldn’t get better for our students in Years 4-6, it did! Our students have been crowned champions in softball, soccer and football and, after an amazing performance at the athletics track this week, KDS were named champions once again. This was the first championship in Athletics for KDS
On Monday, at the School Council Annual General Meeting, Lahra Carey will step down as President of our School Council. Lahra has been on Council since 2014 and has served as President since 2018. It is hard to put into words how grateful I am to Lahra for her inspirational leadership and extraordinary contribution to
This week is National Science Week where we got the opportunity to celebrate science and technology and encourage the children to become fascinated by the world we live in. Children are naturally equipped to learn through observation and investigations. Developmentally, young children learn and understand best from what they can see, touch, feel and manipulate
On Year 5 camp we did some amazing things and I am going to share with you one of my favorite activities that we did! We were at Sunnystones camp with the whole grade, our amazing teachers plus Michelle, one of the workers at Sunnystones. Michelle had explained to us that we would be going
Kabbalat Mitzvah, our annual ceremony for Year 7 students, celebrates our B’nei Mitzvah and their coming of age. Students and their families gathered on Tuesday night and heard from members of three generations about their relationship with Shabbat. Families then chose from multiple Shabbat-themed sessions including challah plaiting, kiddush cup and challah-cover decorating and mindfulness.
Like many in this community I have been following the exhilarating campaign of the Matildas in the FIFA World Cup. While the agonising defeat on Wednesday evening hurt, the manner in which the team captured the hearts of Australia was overwhelming. There is genuinely so much to celebrate. There are so many positive messages we
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The King David School is a forward-thinking school that fosters a love of learning, egalitarianism and a proud connection to Jewish identity.
The King David School acknowledges the Bunurong/Boon Wurrung and the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin nation as Traditional Owners of the land on which we are fortunate to teach and learn. We also acknowledge Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. In the spirit of tikkun olam, we seek to ‘learn and understand’ the history, struggle and culture of our First Nations People. We pay our respects to them and to their Elders past and present.