Almost all of us can remember with delight a childhood experience of being read to. I have many such memories of reading with, and alongside, my parents. My favourite book when I was in kindergarten at The King David School was gifted to me by a special teacher. I was so enthralled with Monty Mouse that I […]
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After placing fourth during the Round Robin competition, the King David Year 8/9 boys’ basketball team came up against undefeated Huntingtower School in the grand final this week. Previously Huntingtower defeated King David by 19 points during the regular season but on grand final day, it was King David’s time to shine. The game was
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After coverage in The Age, 9 News, 3AW and more, we are incredibly proud to launch the School’s bold new wellbeing program, Ctrl Alt Del. This innovative program is aimed at giving parents a strength-in-numbers approach to “taking back control of their kids’ childhoods”. Families listened to a stellar panel comprising Charlie Pickering and
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“Gen Z became the first generation in history to go through puberty with a portal in their pockets that called them away from the people nearby and into an alternative universe that was exciting, addictive, unstable, and… unsuitable for children and adolescents.” This quote from renowned thought leader Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation summarises why Haidt believes
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This week Gan Seorah went on another exciting Bush Kinder adventure—and what a magical day it was! The children were bursting with curiosity as we explored the natural environment. We climbed over logs, balanced on rocks, and discovered all sorts of hidden creatures in the bush. One of the highlights was when the children worked
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The Year 4 students at Sandringham Yacht Club enjoyed their second sailing experience of the year in fantastic conditions. With good wind filling the sails and clear stretches of water, it was an ideal day for learning. Although the water was a bit chilly, the students eagerly continued to build their sailing skills, getting the
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On their visit to Canberra for Year 6 camp last term, our students were able to explore Parliament House in order to gain a hands-on understanding of the workings of our democracy. Parliament was not in session but they were able to learn about the various layers of government and the safeguards that are in
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Years 6-12 students honoured our ANZAC legacy with an assembly on the first day back of Term 2. Students read the poem ‘For the Fallen’, by Laurence Binyon. They also spoke of the disparity between the benefits that were given to non-Indigenous soldiers returning from the Great War and Indigenous soldiers who served alongside these
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Years 6-12 students and staff marked Yom HaZikaron this week in an assembly that honoured Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terror. Director of Jewish Life and Learning Ilan Bloch shared how Rabbi Yisrael Salanter, the founder of the Mussar movement, stressed that if a fellow Jew is in pain, we are all in pain.
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We celebrated the State of Israel’s 77th birthday yesterday with fun activities across our campuses. Junior School and ELC students started the day with a moving tekes where they were fortunate enough to be addressed by both Ben Gurion and Golda Meir! Year 4 students enacted their traditional flag parade with precision and commitment, and
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