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We made it! It鈥檚 the end of Term and time for everybody to take some time off. Our students and staff have worked very hard and it鈥檚 easy to see the signs of tiredness at school. These signs are reflected in a few more latecomers in the morning, some more antsy behaviours from those who have peaked a little early and are struggling to last the final week of term, some friends n ...

The renovations at PHC meant that Elizabeth鈥檚 bat mitzvah service was held on a Friday night at school rather than shule. Initially Elizabeth was disappointed by this, but upon reflection of her family鈥檚 connection and contribution to the history of 国标麻豆视频APP, she was proud to do her bat mitzvah there. Elizabeth was apparently a bit nervous as she hadn鈥檛 done much public s ...

We re-connected with Jessica Bricker (OKC 2013) who has been very busy helping to make the world a better place since graduating from Carmel. Now living in Israel, Jessica鈥檚 journey so far is inspirational, and she has wise advice to share with our current Carmel students. Where did you study and work in the years after 国标麻豆视频APP and before making aliyah? I studied for a ...

Year 7 student, Benjamin L, has advocated for a fish tank to be placed in 国标麻豆视频APP鈥檚 library for the wellbeing of over 40 baby guppies. Passionate for fishkeeping, Benjamin has also taken on the responsibility for monitoring the fish and is striving to raise awareness of healthy practices in doing so. Reflecting on the biggest mistake marine pet owners make, Benjamin stat ...

There is something particularly special about 国标麻豆视频APP graduates walking back through our gates as 国标麻豆视频APP teachers. Blake Segler, Old Kid Carmel (OKC) 2009, returns this year as our new High School Mathematics/Science Teacher and is excited to be working within the 国标麻豆视频APP community once again. Blake says he has always had an interest in all areas of science. ...

One piece of investigative work that I have been particularly enjoying during my first term at 国标麻豆视频APP has been finding out what our community believes constitutes the ideal Carmel graduate. What would we want to be the characteristics and attributes of someone leaving our school? What are the most important and impressive traits of someone who has benefited from a Carmel ...

One of the scariest things for me in accepting the role of Principal of a Jewish school was the fear that I just wouldn鈥檛 know enough about what being Jewish actually meant. Until last year I had not (knowingly) ever even spoken to a Jew and I knew very little about Jewish culture and religion other than some distant history lessons on the Holocaust, a childhood reading of the ...

In recent years, wellbeing has been a topic of much debate in schools as well as in society in general. I liked the Victorian Government鈥檚 Better Health website description: 鈥淲ellbeing is not just the absence of disease or illness. It鈥檚 a complex combination of a person's physical, mental, emotional and social health factors. Wellbeing is strongly linked to happiness and life s ...

School uniform is a controversial thing. It brings out strong emotions in people. New Principals are always advised, 鈥淒on鈥檛 go near the uniform policy in your first year!鈥� and told that if they brave the world of wholesale uniform change, it is at their own peril.听 听When I was in the upper sixth form at school (the equivalent of our Year 12) I was the Deputy Head Girl (note us ...

Teamwork is all about collaborating and co-operating with others to work towards a common goal. It may not be difficult to define, but it is one of those hard-to-measure skills regularly described as essential for an effective workplace. Many schools include teamwork as a focus for development in their students and in the workplace, employers see it as a highly desirable attrib ...