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Yesterday, our Year 8 History students experienced the past when they welcomed a troop of knights and squires complete with armour, weapons and torture devices. It was Medieval madness as students participated in an archery tournament and explored the development of weapons and medieval clothing. Students also learned about the system of crime and punishment […]

This week, we, the Year 7s went on camp to Anglesea. The camp was centred on aquatic sports. The aquatic sports were as follows; surfing, boogie boarding, and stand up paddle boarding. We went to local beaches and rivers, specifically Anglesea main beach, Urquharts Bluff beach and Coogoora Reserve (Anglesea River way). It was an

Year 11 media students are currently involved in an investigation into photographic portrays of gender across time and history. They have studied artworks from many photographers, including the well renowned Julie Millowick. To complement this in-class study, the students visited a gallery of her works at the Footscray community arts centre, where they were exposed

Learning is experience. Everything else is just information Albert Einstein In the lead up to Pesach, Junior school students are getting their hands dirty with avoda kashah, hard work! Prep, Year 2 and 5 students are enjoying incursions by the Matzah Factory and relishing in the opportunity to bake their own shmurah matzah, a hand-made, ‘guarded’

In the lead up to Clean up Australia Day which is today, there have been discussions in the ELC about recycling and environmental action. Gan Rimon children participated in this special day by walking to Armadale Reserve and searching all around the park and trees for any rubbish using special gloves. Four different bins have

In a school-wide effort to fulfil the Purim mitzvah (commandment) of providing gifts for the needy (matanot l’evyonim), students were asked to bring a designated year-level item to donate to C-Care, an organisation providing relief to needy families in the Jewish community. From students in the ELC bringing tinned tomatoes to Year 12 students bringing

We didn’t need a global pandemic to appreciate the joys of Purim, but it has certainly heightened the simcha (happiness) of the day. How good it is to gather, parade, learn, celebrate and laugh together. We are so fortunate here in Australia to be able to enjoy a full Purim, when so many places around

On Tuesday this week, Year 2 students eagerly attended an excursion at Como house. This excursion was part of our unit of inquiry “inventions” where we are looking at past and present inventions and how the changes in technology have enhanced our world. They participated in a wide range of activities. The students enjoyed touring

Students at the Senior School are very familiar with Scout, a Golden Retriever / Labrador cross who is part of our Senior School Wellbeing program. A wellbeing dog can help with; empathy, kindness, respect, relationship building, behaviour, self-confidence, responsibility, control, anger, meltdowns, communication, lowering blood pressure, anxiety and much more! Last week our Scout Leader

The Inter-House Swimming Carnival took place fortunately just before the circuit-breaker lockdown was announced mid February. Brought high levels of energy and House spirit. There were many close races, with the Year 12 cohort leading the way with enthusiastic participation. As always, the break between races saw lots of students involved in the dancing, creating