The Year 5 First Nations Va’ad (committee) have developed a board game entitled Djeembana (gathering) which helps children learn about First Nation’s culture. They wanted a creative and engaging way of teaching about First Nations culture and decided upon a board game. They then set about designing the board, pieces and a unique way of […]
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This year’s National Reconciliation Week theme is ‘Be a Voice for Generations’. Across the school we have been immersed in meaningful activities that celebrate First Nations’ culture, history and contribution and also recognise the devastation that has resulted from dispossession and the efforts to close the gap that exists in so many aspects of life
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Shavuot at the ELC and Junior School was full of learning and immersive experiences. We baked cheesecake and yum yum balls, made flower crowns, the luchot habrit and a beautiful mural for the bikkurim (first fruits). The students joined together at “Har Sinai” to witness the amazing event when we received the 10 commandments all those years ago. Chag
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Students from Years 6-8 packed into our MPR on Wednesday for the annual Shavuot cheesecake competition. A record number of students presented entries to the judges, ranging from classic New York baked cheesecake to cookies and cream flavoured dessert, a twist on the traditional blintz (gluten free!) and a pavlova. Our judges, teachers of Year
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In Colum McCann’s novel Apeirogon he uses one thousand and one chapters which vary in length and structure to tell the extraordinary true story of Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan, two grieving fathers, one Israeli and one Palestinian. Bassam and Rami both tragically lost their daughters to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and have channelled their grief and
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As part of the Year 10 Derech (leadership) program, the Truth Telling and Reconciliation group were lucky enough to go on a First Nations walking tour with Dean Stewart, Wartha Worrung man in Melbourne’s CBD. Our tour began at Enterprize Park, crossed over Queens bridge and ended next to the Flinders Station Footbridge. Though in
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We welcomed back 15 alumni from different industries at our Years 10-12 Careers Morning. Students were able to select which industries were of interest to them and had the opportunity to hear from two different speakers. Our Alumni shared their career journeys so far and offered valuable insights in the variety of options available to
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We have had exciting and educational visits from our local firefighters in the past two weeks, as they came to engage with our enthusiastic Year 1 students. The firefighters shared valuable information about fire safety and the important role they play in our community. The highlight of the visit was when the students had the
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In 2014, my first day as Principal of The King David School coincided with Yom HaShoah. This meant that the first time I spoke to the student body was in the context of an important sombre commemoration. I wanted to share something personal with the school community so I decided to tell my late Grandmother,
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On Wednesday morning the VCE Legal Studies students, along with the Year 10 History of Crime and Punishment elective students, attended a presentation by Arthur Bolkas. Arthur is a criminologist, consultant, writer and presenter with first-hand experience of the prison system having spent five years in prison for armed robbery and who has spent much
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