Lesley Sachs is the former director of Women of the Wall and vice-chair of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism. She is currently in Australia as a guest of the UIA Progressive Appeal and came to speak to our Religion and Society Unit 1 class. As part of Area of Study 1.2, Religion through the […]
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Dragons, Chinese New Year, origins of the zodiac and Chinese culture, tradition and folklore were all discovered by our Year 2 students during our visit to the Chinese Museum. This excursion was part of our inquiry into Celebrating Differences. Students had the opportunity to hear of traditional Chinese stories such as ‘The Emperor and the
Our campuses were filled with colourful costumes and joy as we celebrated Purim on Wednesday. We had an exciting Purim here in the Junior school, full of celebration, food and fulfilling many mitzvot. We were able to show off our costumes at our Purim Parade in front of the whole school and many parents. We
This week our school community was very fortunate to hear from Asha and Tanya Mendel as part of our Parent Education series. They very bravely shared their experience of Asha’s eating disorder. They talked us through the onset of the illness, the daily experience, the assistance they received, and the impact on family and friends.
Our Year 11 and 12 students were afforded the opportunity to hear from former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at a combined event for Melbourne’s Jewish schools. Mr Bennett spoke to the students of his varied life, growing up in Haifa to parents who had made aliyah from the United States, his distinguished service in the
Our Year 7 students have enjoyed building their water skills with body boarding, surfing and paddle boarding activities on camp. Please read an update from two students currently on camp.
This week was Leadership Week for our Year 5 students. They heard from our school leaders, David Opat and Janice Shearer, as well as from Melbourne Demons players about what makes a good leader. Our students came up with their own list of characteristics of what makes a good leader, and they practiced leadership through
Our Dandenong Rd campus was buzzing this week as Melbourne Demons players Christian Petracca, Bayley Fritsch, Joel Smith, Jake Bowey and Judd McVee visited the School to speak to our Year 4 and 5 students about leadership. The team members stressed that regardless of official role or position, everyone – including all of our students
What a great way to spend some quality family time on a Sunday! Our Parents’ Association hosted a picnic for our Early Learning Centre (ELC) families where the ELC children and their siblings (and of course parents!) could enjoy some fun and fresh air together.
Science fiction has often presented new technology as something with both great promise and the capacity for menace. Whether it was Hal 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey, the replicants in Blade Runner or the Terminator, we have often seen depictions of what might happen when artificial intelligence grows to match the capacity of humans.