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Time seems to be racing past – can it really be that we’re nearing the end of Term 4 and I have (nearly) survived my first year as a principal?! Although the Primary School is still buzzing with the promise of the infamous and much-awaited concert which I am very much looking forward to, the last couple of weeks of term in the High School are feeling very strange, with Years 1 ...

Non-teaching friends often naively comment at this time of year that we teachers must be winding down and enjoying the end of year festivities. It would probably be rude to snort with derision at the misguided thought of a relaxing end to Term 4, as it is one of the busiest times for us, preparing for concerts and finalising assessments and writing reports and generally trying ...

The past week has been a busy and memorable one, I was proud to be an ambassador for ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP at many important community events. Sunday’s commemoration of Kristallnacht at the PHC was a moving service. Judith Lawrence from the Holocaust Institute delivered a beautifully crafted and moving speech that taught me much I had not known about events that happened on that barba ...

Alec recently celebrated his Bar Mitzvah at the Perth Hebrew Congregation (PHC). He is proud that he read from the Torah in Hebrew and lead part of the service. He said he did very well – it was a nerve wracking experience with so many people present and he felt very relieved when it was over. There were people from ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP there, as well as family, friends and others. T ...

Although the weather hasn’t been particularly kind to us recently (I had thought that spring had sprung, but then needed to dig out my thermals again) there have been lots of positive happenings in and around ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP. The Arts came to the fore as we were wowed by VAPA night, in which we admired various artworks and our students made music, sang and showed films which the ...

¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP has won the ‘School of the Year Award’ for the second time, by having the most successful entries across multiple categories in the Science Talent Search (STS) competition. The most notable student award was the 'Rowe Scientific Emerging Talent Award' won by Vanessa L and Chaya A for their innovative mask design using silk and activated charcoal to reduce frictio ...

I was so impressed by the respectful, dignified and fun way with which the Year 12 students finished their time at ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP last week. Breakfast on the beach, a game of laser tag and a stunning valedictory dinner with a Hollywood theme all provided a fitting end to what was, for many of our young women and men, fourteen years of education at Carmel. The valedictory assembl ...

This week is a special week for us, as we farewell the Year 12 students. Working with a small cohort is particularly special, as we can follow the path of every single student and enjoy their journey as individuals. It is also notable that most of our students have attended ¹ú±êÂ鶹ÊÓƵAPP from the very beginning of their education and have known nothing else. In my valedictory ...

Term 4 can be a challenge for both students and teachers. The October holiday seems to have already receded into the distant past and the long summer break is too far away to look forward to. Schools also tend to try and fit a whole term’s worth of activities into only eight weeks, which adds to the frenetic pace and can make people feel overwhelmed. I read an article recently ...

Avital’s recent Bat Mitzvah took place on Saturday 17 September. Her speech at Dianella Shule was about her Parsha Ki Tavo, which she explained to me is all about curses and blessings -but she, happily, chose to speak about some of the blessings and how they relate to us today. Avital then took part in a ‘kiddush’ with the whole shule, alongside her Year 6 peers. Her family f ...