What a great way to spend some quality family time on a Sunday! Our Parents’ Association hosted a picnic for our Early Learning Centre (ELC) families where the ELC children and their siblings (and of course parents!) could enjoy some fun and fresh air together.
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Science fiction has often presented new technology as something with both great promise and the capacity for menace. Whether it was Hal 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey, the replicants in Blade Runner or the Terminator, we have often seen depictions of what might happen when artificial intelligence grows to match the capacity of humans.
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This week the Tzev Lev (Jewish Life) team hosted Amit Ben-Ami and Ahlam Kasem Ali as part of the Year 12 Ofek program. Amit is a leader of the Tzedek Centre movement while Ahlam is the CEO of Ajyal, Shared Society Partnership, which works to help establish Tzedek Centres in Arab-Jewish cities. Tzedek Centres bring
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“…imrei fi v’hegyon libi…” These words towards the end of the Amidah, perhaps encapsulate the essence of t’filah: “the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart”. This week our Year 3 students warmly welcomed their families to join in their t’filah and learning as they received their new “grown-up” siddurim. The students
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Over the past weeks a debate has resurfaced regarding the merits of the ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) as a measure of student attainment in the final years of schooling. Last week, a group of principals from both the independent and public systems wrote to the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) and the Victorian
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Run by our Year 12 Hanhagah student leaders as well as our outstanding Tzev Lev (Jewish Life) team, our annual Back to School Service was an uplifting start to our school year. With a superhero theme connecting our tradition to our students’ interests, we enjoyed song, prayer, reflection and some dance! Among many of the highlights,
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Always a highlight in our school calendar, the Years 6 to 12 Inter-House swimming carnival created a splash this week as students competed for House points in various races, both athletic and fun. Mazal tov to Negev, the winning House (very close runners up were Galil). RETURN TO SCHOOL NEWS
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Today our Prep students met their new Year 4 ‘buddies’ for the first time. There was a lot of excitement in the room, and big smiles were seen all around when the Year 4 students walked in the room. The students played together, and sang the morning Tefillah. All students have been officially assigned their
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I’d like to share with you an excerpt of the speech I delivered at this week’s Back to School Service: The Back to School Service is our acknowledgement of the promise of the new school year. It is also a chance for our community to celebrate the contributions of extraordinary staff members and students who
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The day before everyone returned to school for the year was particularly special for our brand new Prep students and our incoming Year 12 students. Our excited Preppies were finally able to put on their brand new school uniform for their Prep Orientation. The Preps spent time in their classrooms playing, drawing and listening to