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 […]
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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On Friday our Year 5 leaders were awarded their leadership badges at a special assembly where they were welcomed as school leaders. David Opat reminded us that the best leaders lead by example. Instead of telling someone to pick up rubbish, a leader will pick up rubbish and ask people to join them. Our Year
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This week Year 5 went to the GRIP (generosity, responsibility, integrity and people) student leadership conference. It was such a great opportunity for us to experience. We learnt so many things about stepping up to leadership, integrity and teamwork. There were 3000 children from 217 schools across Victoria at the conference. We were able to
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To assist our students in exploring career options, we are hosting informal lunchtime chats with some of our KDS alumni that have achieved success across a range of industries. Jarred Gerson (class of 2011) took some time out of his schedule at the global, commercial law firm Ashurst to discuss the pathway he took to
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