Last Friday, the Year 11 students went to TBI to participate in a new program, THRIVE [this has replaced ‘Flourish Girl’ and ‘Man Cave’], an intra-year level bonding program with the mixing of genders. My group had 3 incredible leaders, Josh, Tal and Zoe. The program was on mental health and how to support friends […]
We had a great team of Years 7-12 students compete at the EISM Athletics carnival this week. Three students excelled in their competition and qualified for the champions round: Sam Lazarow, 1st place in the discus and Teal Komornick, 1st place in shot put. The most outstanding performance was from Ruby Page who was awarded
Two King David students are featured in this year’s Archibald Prize finalist lineup. Evie Orsillo, Year 7, is a finalist in the ‘Young Archie’, the portraiture award for Archibald Prize entrants under the age of 18. Evie’s work, of her brother and fellow King David student Aurelio, is currently on display at the Art Gallery
This Wednesday, we held an assembly at the Senior School to commemorate Yom HaZikaron. On this day, we remember, honour and mourn those who have lost their lives defending the state of Israel and in terror attacks. The moving and meaningful ceremony was a collaborative effort, planned by the Hebrew teachers and run by the
This week we celebrated 74 years since the establishment of the modern state of Israel with a full day of activities and fun. After transitioning from Yom HaZikaron at the Junior School, there was dancing and a flag parade before students engaged in activities including creating a huge puzzle that formed the map of Israel,
On Wednesday, we honoured both the ANZACs who fought so valiantly during World War I, and those who have fought in wars since. Students and staff shared stories of their family members who fought in WWI, personalising their sacrifice for us. We heard about life at the Western Front, the Be’ersheva campaign, and what life
The Junior School commemorated Yom HaShoah with Year 3-5 students lighting candles in the memory of the 6 million lives lost. Students learnt about what life was like before the Shoah and the vibrant Jewish community we lost to destruction and hate. There was a moment of silence and we spoke about survivor legacy and
The iconic Elle Woods story, primarily of ambition and determination, was brought to life in three sublime performances of Legally Blonde by our Years 9 to 12 students. The unwavering enthusiasm and dedication by the cast, musicians and backstage crew was evident and the result was spectacular. Legally Blonde is the last KDS musical for
Our ELC and our Junior School held a series of S’darim this week. Led by Louise Lowinger, Coordinator Jewish Life and Learning K5, and accompanied by Daniel Light, together we celebrated our freedom and told the story of our exodus from Mitzrayim (Egypt) with costume, acting and song. Baby Moshe was a highlight! We participated
Last week Year 6 and 7 students had a full day art excursion in the city. The day started with the ‘art of play’ program at the NGV. This program had students experiment with practical and playful activities within the gallery. Students then completed an observational drawing workshop in the botanical gardens, where they drew
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