Whose day includes a three-hour train ride between Washington D.C. and New York, an engagement with influential business leaders eager to invest in Australia, a media briefing to ensure that the Australian story is told in the best way, a meeting with members of the defence force, connecting with Year Five students at The King […]
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Our Years 3–5 students lit up the stage in their production of The Jungle Book, and what a performance it was! The show not only showcased the wonderful talent of our young performers but also gave every student the chance to shine in their own way. Productions like this are about so much more than what
We are in the midst of an extraordinary series of Performing Arts events at our school. This includes last week’s success in winning the interschool Battle of the Bands competition and our fabulous Years 3 to 5 performance of The Jungle Book. This week has brought our extraordinary Spring Concert and this Sunday our Middle School musical, The Spongebob Musical opens.
This term, our Year 7 cohort took part in the exciting annual Project Slingshot competition. Project Slingshot is a fast-paced, hands-on program that gives students a taste of entrepreneurial skills while tackling real-world challenges. The two-day incursion encourages students to think innovatively and put into practice the key skills of creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and
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PLACE TEXT HERE This year’s Battle of the Bands Jewish Schools competition was staged at the Besen Centre on Monday night and the standard of the competition was outstanding, with three bands from King David, Scopus, Yavneh and Bialik competing in three categories – Rock Song, Movie Song and Israeli Song. A strong line-up of
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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