This week the School moved from the sombre commemorations of ANZAC Day and Yom HaZikaron to the celebration of Israel’s 77th Yom HaAtzmaut. Our Jewish tradition impels us to recognise the complexity of human emotion and I feel that this is especially the case this Yom HaAtzmaut. We are reminded that even in the times […]
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The symbols, tastes, songs and stories of Pesach came to life this week in our Junior School s’darim. Students sang together, acted out the story of our exodus from Egypt and searched for the Afikoman. Our Prep – Year 2 students shared their s’darim with family members and special friends. At our Years 3 to
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As Yom HaShoah falls during the school break, we commemorated it today with a moving ceremony at our Magid Campus. Students lit candles dedicated to Chelmo, Bergen-Belsen, Sobibor, Majdanek, Treblinka and Auschwitz-Birkenau. After a minute’s silence, teacher Geoff Garber recited El Maleh Rachamim and students said Elie Wiesel’s Kaddish. We heard from school grandparent and Holocaust survivor Peter
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From Money, Money, Money to I Do, I Do, I Do, our students danced and sang their way through the ABBA catalogue and into our hearts. Director Eli Erez and musical director Matan Franco (Class of 2010) expertly made this iconic musical come to life on Orrong Road. They were wonderfully supported by choreographers Eden
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Over the past weeks we have been busy across the School preparing for Pesach. This has taken on many forms. Our Kibbutz David Hamelech gardeners have harvested horseradish which has been sold to grateful families by volunteers from the KDSPA. We have conducted a series of model s’darim where parents and grandparents delighted in our
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Woof mail is a wellbeing initiative in the Junior School whereby students can write to Gunther for advice and connection. Woof woof, everyone! Gunther here, reporting from Woof Mail headquarters (under Janice’s desk). I have some tail-wagging news to share — I’ve been getting lots of letters and emails! It’s been about six weeks since
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Frogs, Pharoahs, baby Moshe and, of course, matzah! Each Junior and Senior Kindergarten class came together with their families to learn and celebrate Pesach with their own Seder. The students fulfilled all 15 steps of the Seder, leading brachot, singing, and acting out our exodus from Egypt. We all experienced the story as though we
“Year 7 camp in Anglesea was a really incredible experience! When we arrived at camp we were all super excited about the week ahead and everyone was anxious to find out who would be in their cabins. We had the opportunity to make strong connections with new people over the week. We all learnt heaps
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Renowned American rabbi, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, spoke of the vital role educators play in shaping the lives of young people. He argued that separate to the content of what is being taught, educators are teaching students personal attributes that help them develop. He wrote: “What we need more than anything else is not textbooks,
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This week Gali Eilon, a visiting Israeli student from the area adjacent to the Gaza Strip, spoke with Year 12 students about her experiences as a 15-year old student on October 7. Gali’s story takes place in Kfar Aza. Gali, with wisdom and sensitivity, helped save dozens of people. From her safe room, she managed
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