Students in VCE Chemistry 1/2 have been conducting project-based learning on fuel choices for future transport. This has involved measuring energy content in fuels using bomb Calorimetry, creating Galvanic Cells and exploring alternatives such as hydrogen fuel cells. “So they taught us wrong” said Tobi Taranto as he realised that the density water is 0.997 […]
We are now half way through the end-of-year VCE examination period. In the lead up to the exam period I wrote to our Year 12s. Here is an extract: I want to let you all know that we are just so immensely proud of you. Year 12 is meant to be a high stakes and
We welcomed our excited Junior School students back to our beautiful Dandenong Road campus this week! Prep students started the week on the oval to their favourite tune ‘The Morning Song’ then skipped into the classroom, ready for a day of fun, laughter and learning. Later they got crafty together, making and creating beautiful bees. This is the first
We were thrilled to welcome back some of our students to our Senior School campus this morning! With our newly elected Hanhagah and fellow Year 11 students in their pyjamas to welcome back our Year 6, 7 and 10 students, smiles were had all round. There was even a google meet interface to help the
“Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth.” This quote by renowned author and physician, Dr Helen Caldicott, expresses the incomparable esteem in which our educators should be held. Similarly, playwright George Bernard Shaw stated that “[t]o me the sole hope
As experiential learners, the Jewish people recreate scenes of hut-like dwelling throughout the chag of Sukkot. We build our shelters and ‘live’ in them for the week-long celebration, practising the mitzvah of hachnasat orchim, welcoming guests. Our youngest students in the ELC were tasked with decorating our school sukkah this year and enjoyed visiting,
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This week our Year 8 students celebrated the culmination of their term’s work of ‘project based learning’ in a virtual Passion for Thinking evening. The cohort and their families gathered online to hear from several students about their learning journey and then explored each other’s websites. The diversity of passions on show was astounding, ranging
“There are always miracles in the world, even when all seems hopeless. And when there are no miracles, you can make them happen. With a simple act of kindness, you can save another person from despair, and that might just save their life. And this is the greatest miracle of all.” These inspirational words come
Throughout Distance Learning, the Philosophy for Children Program (P4C) has been providing our students at the Junior School with opportunities for social interaction, critical reflection through the exploration of ideas. Our Philosophers have been investigating and discussing a variety of ethical based concepts such as lying, power, freedom, responsibility, stealing, cheating, honesty and prejudice. Students
During the holidays, we were incredibly pleased to partner with Airlie Women’s Clinic to offer the Pfizer vaccine to King David students and staff. With many fully vaccinated staff volunteers on site to help, we efficiently vaccinated a significant number of our community. We are thrilled that we were able to contribute to safety of
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