We welcomed back 15 alumni from different industries at our Years 10-12 Careers Morning. Students were able to select which industries were of interest to them and had the opportunity to hear from two different speakers. Our Alumni shared their career journeys so far and offered valuable insights in the variety of options available to […]
We have had exciting and educational visits from our local firefighters in the past two weeks, as they came to engage with our enthusiastic Year 1 students. The firefighters shared valuable information about fire safety and the important role they play in our community. The highlight of the visit was when the students had the
In 2014, my first day as Principal of The King David School coincided with Yom HaShoah. This meant that the first time I spoke to the student body was in the context of an important sombre commemoration. I wanted to share something personal with the school community so I decided to tell my late Grandmother,
On Wednesday morning the VCE Legal Studies students, along with the Year 10 History of Crime and Punishment elective students, attended a presentation by Arthur Bolkas. Arthur is a criminologist, consultant, writer and presenter with first-hand experience of the prison system having spent five years in prison for armed robbery and who has spent much
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This week the Junior School celebrated Lag BaOmer, the 33rd day of Omer. During our Jewish Studies classes, students were able to enjoy a baked potato while sitting around a bonfire listening to stories and participating in an active archery class. Please click here to see photos from the day. We learnt about the importance
Students have been rock climbing, abseiling, canoeing and more on their five-day camp in Gariwerd/the Grampians. Students reflect on various activities below: As the clock struck 7:30am, the many sleep deprived Year 8 students embarked on what was to be a four hour bus trip to Halls Gap. After around two and a half hours
The singularity is a futurist concept that describes a time when artificial intelligence (AI) is so advanced that it surpasses the capacity of the human brain. The concept suggests that beyond the singularity, there is limited scope for us to envision what the future might bring because the AI will herald a range of advancements
In Year 10 Jewish Studies students are looking at the dynamic and rich life of Jews in pre-Shoah (Holocaust) Europe. We have been exploring two case studies. One reflects the Jewish experience in Germany. This is done by reading the book, ‘The Happiest Man on Earth’ by Eddie Jaku. We have also been exploring the
This week in the Junior Kinder, we focused on learning the colour ‘tzahov’ (Yellow). We talked about the ‘stav’ (Autumn) and falling leaves that change their colour from green to tzahov. We even went on a nature walk to look and collect the falling leaves in our garden. We also discussed all the foods that
In his 2019 song “Wikipedia”, Israeli artist, Hanan Ben Ari, opposes the stereotyping that dominates much of the discourse around the various sectors and groupings in Israeli society. In a rapid stream of lyrics, Ben Ari raises long-held reductive stereotypes such as “all of Tel Aviv is vegan”, “that every Mizrachi is discriminated against“ and
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