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, […]
This week, the entrance to the Senior School was transformed into a Tel Aviv nightclub, a Mediterranean beach setting and a downtown Israeli shuk. Meanwhile, the Junior School explored meaningful Israeli inventions and unique icons, was buoyed with communal singing and the incredible Year 4 Israeli flag parade – not once, but twice – as
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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
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
The start of Term 2 is replete with a series of moving commemorative assemblies in which we reflect on grief, tragedy and hope for a better future. These themes came through strongly in this week’s ANZAC Day and Yom HaShoah assemblies and will be again emphasised in our Yom HaZikaron Tekes next week. Our ANZAC
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
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
Dear Community, Our tradition has a unique take on the notion of the past. When Eliezer Ben Yehuda – known for reviving the Hebrew language – penned the first Hebrew dictionary, he found no Hebrew word for “history”. As such, those that modernised the language adapted the English word and settled on “historia”. How is
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
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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