Mazal tov to Year 12 student Sienna Burrows whose film Quotidian has won ‘Highly Commended’ (Year 11) in the Independent Schools Victoria 2022 Student Film Festival Awards. Sienna’s film can be viewed online here.
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A fascinating lineup of speakers contributed to our excellent Business Breakfast on Thursday, hosted by the King David Foundation. With the theme ‘Pathway to Zero’, the panel discussed how businesses can take advantage of the transition to a carbon-free economy. From updated building standards for new builds, to utilising bacteria in new ways, to the
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Today our Prep to Year 2 students welcomed Shabbat together with their parents, bubbes, zaidas, saftas and sabas and special friends at our Grandparents’ Shabbat. Each year group gave tzedakah, lit candles, welcomed Shabbat through song, and of course, ate challah and drank kiddush grape juice. Our students were incredibly proud and excited to share
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This week has been filled with activities for ReGen Week, push-starting King David’s efforts to reduce our impact on the climate as a community. On Wednesday we had our Ride to School day, with students and staff biking, walking, catching public transport or even scooting to school. We were rewarded for our efforts with a
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The Rebecca Magid Centre buzzed on Wednesday night as students shared their creativity with friends, family and our wider community. Audiences were treated to short films by our Year 12 Media Arts students; phenomenal monologues from our VCE theatre students; a lively performance from our Year 9 acting ensemble; and a visit to the galleries
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This week KDS had a sports assembly to celebrate all of our sporting and athletic achievements. Run beautifully by our sport captains Adam Bentata, Juliette Majman, Amiel Selzer and Yoni Ringelblum, all of the winning teams and most valuable players were honoured for the excellent seasons. We were also able to secure special guest Jye Caldwell from
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With blue skies finally shining upon us, our Junior School students spent time learning in the Sukkah and celebrating one of Shloshet haRegalim, the three Pilgrimage Festivals, together. As we participated in Kabbalat Shabbat, we had the opportunity to fulfill the mitzvah of eating in the Sukkah. Students then enjoyed taking turns bringing together the
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Our Spring Concert was a phenomenal showcase of our student musical talent. Our community was treated to flute, cello, string ensemble, piano, choir, wind ensemble, and band performances by our student musicians. It was particularly moving to hear our Year 12 students perform their last Spring Concert, with highlights including Yoni Ringelblum’s moving rendition of
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This week, Year 8 students participated in a Passion for Thinking Evening to mark the completion of the term’s work. Year 8 students Emily and Asher summarised the night below: We presented our Passion for Thinking (P4T) projects to our families after several weeks of preparation, research, and online portfolio design. Click here to see
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On Wednesday our Years 2 and 5 students experienced an interactive and enjoyable learning session with Rabbi Yossi and the Shofar Factory. We learned the steps to making a shofar: sourcing the horn of a kosher animal in line with the restrictions of tza’ar ba’alei chayim, the Jewish imperative to limit the suffering of animals,
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