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. […]
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
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
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
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
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
“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
The Gan Tevah (Bush Kinder) program in our ELC is an amazing opportunity for our children to connect with nature on a regular basis. The program teaches children the values of caring for the environment and respecting the relationships between people, animals, plants, waterways, land, and skies. Through Gan Tevah, children engage in spontaneous
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All students from Years 5 & 6 competed in the Balaclava District Summer Round Robin this week. Students prepared all term for this day and took on the seven other schools in the district in Basketball, Cricket, Hockey, Teeball & Volleystar. Students performed brilliantly, showing wonderful sportsmanship and respect to the game and officials.
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. Confucius This powerful idea comes to life in our Junior School as the sounds, sights and experiences of Pesach fill the air. Children are not just learning about the Haggadah — they are living it. Through singing, acting, baking, and
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The King David School acknowledges the Bunurong/Boon Wurrung and the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin nation as Traditional Owners of the land on which we are fortunate to teach and learn. We also acknowledge Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. In the spirit of tikkun olam, we seek to ‘learn and understand’ the history, struggle and culture of our First Nations People. We pay our respects to them and to their Elders past and present.