I lost sleep earlier this week after reading an article by some educationalists I have long admired, whose article entitled 鈥淭he Future of AI in Education: 13 things we can do to minimize the damage鈥 caused me great concern. I have previously confessed to a lack of any great interest in information technology. However, Chat GPT has been a revelation to me and I have thoroughly ...

Balanced Debate I was very impressed with the students鈥 presentations in this week鈥檚 High School assembly. Year 10 students prepared talks to illustrate both sides of the debate around the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum that has caused so much discussion in recent months. It was a great opportunity for me to talk to the students about the responsibility they will e ...

Amy celebrated her Bat Mitzvah on Saturday 15 July at Chabad Shule. Setting up for the occasion started on Friday morning, and a lovely Shabbat dinner with family and friends took place on Friday night with friends from school as well as close family friends. Amy was pleased to welcome her relatives to celebrate, including first and second cousins, aunties and an uncle, her gr ...

Opportunities This week was proof again that anyone who fears a small school has fewer opportunities for its students need not worry. The Parents and Friends Quiz Night on Sunday was a triumph 鈥 twenty tables of fiercely competitive community members vying for a prestigious first place, plus a successful raffle and silent auction to help raise funds for Menora Foundation. The ...

The importance of sleep One thing that is often commented on by staff and students alike is that they sleep better during the holidays. I suppose this isn鈥檛 entirely unexpected, but a lack of sleep has significant effects on performance and I know that sleep can be elusive for some. As we embark on Term 3 and focus on supporting our students to learn as effectively as they can ...

The first week back at school is always a shock, having to get up early in the morning and put on school clothes, but it has been lovely to see everybody back on campus 鈥 a school is a very different and less vibrant place when there are no students around. The term has started with a bang and there have been multiple reasons for me to be a proud Principal. We started with a H ...

Mazal tov to 国标麻豆视频APP鈥檚 Teacher of Jewish Studies, Hebrew and Food Technology, Shohan Taub for securing one of only 10 available Australian scholarships to the Torah L鈥橝m course. This 12-week course, developed by the London School of Jewish Studies (LSJS), has never been offered in Australia before. In partnership with Lead at the Jewish Leadership Council UK (Lead - Insp ...

Term 2 at 国标麻豆视频APP has been fabulous. This week鈥檚 final High School assembly emphasised how busy we have been when speakers listed the opportunities and events we have enjoyed together. Highlights of the term include the amazing talents on show at Sunday night鈥檚 music soiree, when performers from the Year 6 scholarship band, a number of High School bands, OKC鈥檚 and a surpr ...

Lior celebrated his Bar Mitzvah at PHC on Saturday 20th May. He had been practising for the bar mitzvah at PHC for a whole year on Thursdays after school and was well-prepared. Family gathered at 国标麻豆视频APP on the Thursday morning before Lior鈥檚 bar mitzvah to share his first tefillin experience with him. It was very special to be able to share the occasion with all four gra ...

I enjoyed Christopher Hudson鈥檚 LinkedIn post this week, which provided a commentary on an episode of Bluey which he said 鈥渉ighlights the quirky, and often hilarious, rules and practices of backyard cricket, but also the dispositions to learning that Rusty gains through participation in sport鈥. Although my children are far too old to watch Bluey with or without their mother, I w ...