Students in Years 6 to 8 have had an awesome start to the year with our Launch Week activities. Launch Week helps students build connections with their peers and teachers, set goals for the year, have fun and step outside of their comfort zones. It also helps our new students get to know each other […]
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Over the holidays, the cast of our 2023 Senior Musical participated in our SHIR camp. Over the four day camp, the students rehearsed many of the songs and dances for the show. The team of dedicated Performing Arts staff were greatly impressed with the talent, commitment and focus of the students involved. Some of the
I’d like to share with you an extract of a speech I delivered to students in our opening assembly at Magid Campus: Students, did you know that every year the world’s most significant dictionaries nominate a word or a phrase that characterises the year that has passed? Last year, the Oxford dictionary chose “Goblin-mode” as
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An incredibly committed and hard working committee from the Friends of King David hosted a Gala event on Sunday night at Kooyong Tennis Club and it was sensational! They promised lots of entertainment and they certainly didn’t disappoint. Lionel Mrocki and David Krycer kicked off the evening. Performers from our recent Lion King musical relived
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As part of our Human Rights and Activist unit, this week the Year 6 students showcased their very first ‘Changemakers Living Museum’. A changemaker is someone who takes creative action to solve a societal problem. The students took on the persona of their chosen changemaker, and displayed their research skills with the use of very
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With Bush Kinder (Gan Tevah) being such a highlight this year for our Senior Kinders, our educators initiated a wonderful end of year celebration there. The children and their families spent the morning in the Urban Forest, singing well-loved songs learned during the year and exploring the beauty around them. Thanks to the recent rain,
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I frequently meet with adults who warmly remember their school days as amongst the best times in their lives. I loved my childhood growing up at The King David School in the 1980s. I also remember those times through a nostalgic haze. That said, when I see the extraordinary learning opportunities that our current students
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11 November saw our Year 9 class head to Heritage Victoria to meet Jeremy Smith (Principal Archaeologist), Bronwyn Woff (Heritage Curator) and Katerina Karanikas (Heritage Curator). A shop which had burned down had perfectly preserved a layer of artifacts including carbonised biscuits with the brand still on. A decorated chamber pot testified to the level
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The sports hall at the Junior School on Wednesday was abuzz with excitement as students and parents streamed in for our very first Junior Creative Arts Expo, showcasing our students’ artistic and musical talent. Please click here to see images from the afternoon. Our Senior School band, Nana, welcomed us into the hall where an
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In just under two weeks, we will be sending our largest ever cohort of students and staff to Israel for their fabulous Yesh experience. “Yesh” has a dual meaning. It literally translates to “have” but is used in Hebrew as a celebratory exclamation akin to “awesome!”. Its second meaning is as a compound of Yisrael
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