Each year at King David, it has become a tradition for students across Years 10-12 to volunteer their time to write, organise and present the school’s annual Yom HaShoah commemoration. From writing the script, to teaching the Year 6 cohort the Partisan Hymn, this group of students demonstrate a serious commitment to preserving and teaching […]
Gan Zayit’s scooter/bike riding this week was so much fun and everyone was so excited! Before we went, we spoke about a few rules and shared our preconceived thoughts. Then afterwards, we reflected and shared our thoughts again, talking about What Went Well (WWW). One of the most important parts of child development is play
“For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.” These words by Nobel Laureate, Eli Wiesel, capture the essence of memorialisation of the Shoah. This week we commemorated Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day. In moving t’kasim (ceremonies) we honoured the victims and heard powerful testimony from a Holocaust survivor. In the introduction to the Magid Campus
After our break for Pesach, we had a packed T’filah at the Magid Campus this morning! Students from across the school crowded into the Tzev Lev Jewish Life space as we sung, davened, and listened to two drashot. Year 12 student Maddy gave a drash on ‘M’tzora’, which was one of the Parashiyot in the
This week marks (excuse the pun!) 10 years since Marc Light was appointed Principal of The King David School. He followed Michele Bernshaw, who as Principal for over 15 years, made a significant contribution in shaping the School. Marc came to King David after several years as an educator at both Mt Scopus and Bialik
At last year’s Presentation Evening I said the following to our VCE graduates: “The world since October 7 is a different one. As you, our graduating students, stand at the threshold of a significant transition, I want to share with you some ideas that I hope will help fortify you for the future and particularly
There was no shortage of talent as our audience delighted in watching our Senior School musical, ’13’ as Evan Goldman (aka our mesmerising Year 11 student Jules S) mastered the complex social circles of his new school as his Bar Mitzvah approached and he ‘became a man’. There were rabbis, jocks, cheerleaders, geeks and goths
At our Early Learning Centre, the children are clearly very ready to participate in their family Pesach Seders. This week our Junior and Senior Kinder students showcased their Jewish learning to their adoring families during model s’darim, replete with songs, frogs, avadim (slaves) and pharaohs. Thank you to our ELC teachers and the Jewish Life
I have just returned from a visit to Israel where I participated in the Herzog United Fellowship program which involved 21 heads of Jewish schools from 13 different countries. The program aims to offer school leaders strategic support in managing change and addressing common challenges that occur in Jewish education. The program began in the
Across the Junior School the sounds of Pesach are in the air as children explore, sing and act their way through the Haggadah. On Seder night we will position ourselves in the footsteps of our ancestors, retelling the story of yitziat Mitzrayim. Prep and Year 3 students enjoyed incursions by the Matzah Bakery and delighted in
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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.