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Nitzan Personal Projects

On Wednesdays during Nitzan over the last month, students worked on and created their own personal projects. These projects gave students the opportunity to show the skills they have developed over their schooling and through Nitzan. Many amazing projects were created, including animation, unique art, painting, quilling (see the image above), baking, piping techniques, designing […]

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Students performing chemistry experiment

Future Fuel Choices

Students in VCE Chemistry 1/2 have been conducting project-based learning on fuel choices for future transport. This has involved measuring energy content in fuels using bomb Calorimetry, creating Galvanic Cells and exploring alternatives such as hydrogen fuel cells. “So they taught us wrong” said Tobi Taranto as he realised that the density water is 0.997

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Miniature children's sukkah with lego

Experiential Learning in the ELC & Junior School

As experiential learners, the Jewish people recreate scenes of hut-like dwelling throughout the chag of Sukkot. We build our shelters and ‘live’ in them for the week-long celebration, practising the mitzvah of hachnasat orchim, welcoming guests.    Our youngest students in the ELC were tasked with decorating our school sukkah this year and enjoyed visiting,

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Studying philosophy at the King David Junior School in distance learning

P4C in our digital age

Throughout Distance Learning, the Philosophy for Children Program (P4C) has been providing our students at the Junior School with opportunities for social interaction, critical reflection through the exploration of ideas. Our Philosophers have been investigating and discussing a variety of ethical based concepts such as lying, power, freedom, responsibility, stealing, cheating, honesty and prejudice. Students

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Junior Kinder asks ‘R U OK?’

R U OK? Day is dedicated to inspiring and empowering everyone to meaningfully connect with people around them by asking the simple question “Are you OK?” It’s a day to remind us to offer support in an event that others are struggling, especially during these uncertain times. Gan Gefen and Gan Zayit students participated in activities encouraging kindness, empathy and love. Together we watched Yelena’s puppet

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