“You got here by being you, finish it by being the best of you.” Year 12 students launched into their final year last Friday, returning to school before everyone else to settle into their roles as the leaders of the student cohort. Marc Light shared with students that “Year 12 allows you license to be […]
What an exciting start to the school year! Our Prep students have been busy settling into their new routines, exploring the school, and making connections. The Preppies had school all to themselves last Friday to get used to their surroundings and new activities. We went on a special tour around the school, meeting some of
Our Years 6-8 students started the school year with Launch Experience, a program of events, activities and discussions. This is designed to ensure students have lots of opportunities to get to know each other, familiarise themselves with school procedures and values, and to get used to challenging themselves with new experiences and learning. Please see
Welcome to the new school year! I would like to share with you an extract from the speech that I offered to our students at the Magid Campus opening assembly. “Students, last week I met with the staff to launch our planning for the new school year. I told them what I consider to be
Our Year 5 students spent their last day at our Dandenong Road Campus and had a special ceremony where they “walked to” the Middle School at our Magid Campus. They were greeted by Marc Light and their new 2025 Year 6 coordinator Keren Gengut Mushinski. With uplifting songs and a fabulous performances from the strings
Year 11 students Harriet and Aidan reflect on their experiences on the Year 11 Cape York Immersion camp: Harriet: “Our Year 11 camp to Cairns was a truly transformative experience that brought us closer as a year level while deepening our understanding of Aboriginal culture and traditions. Upon arriving in Cairns, Group 1, led by
Robert Blackwood Hall was filled with splendour on Sunday night as Magid Campus students celebrated our school year, Years 6-12 award recipients, and the Class of 2024. Marc Light gave the message that “your lives can be full of meaning in whichever direction the vicissitudes of life take you. You can use the model that
It is a bitter-sweet time to draw the school year to a close. Sadly we do this in the shadow of last week’s terrible terrorist attack on the Adass Israel shule and the surge in domestic antisemitism. Yet we must also acknowledge the joy of our community and the blessings of a school year that
For our final class excursion, the children of Gan Gefen had an incredible experience at the Museum of Play and Art (MoPA), a space designed to inspire creativity, exploration, and hands-on learning. After a quick morning tea, they were divided into two groups. One of our MoPA educators, Zoe Ziguras, was a King David School
Year 8 students were privileged to hear Eli Parkes speak about his experience making aliyah to Israel and his contributions to the war effort after Oct 7. Eli was raised in Melbourne and barracks for the Pies. He made aliyah after he finished university. Eli moved because he “wanted to be in the place where
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