Joy is the foundation for teaching young children! To watch young learners take in the world around them with awe, admiration and with wonder, is truly a blessing to be a part of. One of the greatest gifts of being an Early Childhood educator, is allowing...
This week the creche and kinder teachers had our annual staff conference day and I wanted to share with you the immense value and importance of staff conference days and professional development learning. These events not only equip us with essential skills and knowledge but...
I’m writing this from the National Library of Israel, a place I have spent much of my waking hours over the past five months as I have the special privilege of being immersed in research within the magical city of Jerusalem. In Israel, I see...
Punctuating the schooling experience of every Yavneh student is tailored Jewish Life Programming. This begins with the ME Program at years 6 and 7, during the Bnei Mitzvah years of our students’ lives. This week, after a full semester of learning and growing through mitzvot...
All 4 Kinder classrooms enjoyed their very own ‘Bracha Café’ in Term 2. The café was created to consolidate all of their brachot learning over the year. The children were served a 3 course meal by their Morot and joyfully recited each Bracha relevant to...
Year 6 Student Benjy Orwin continues to inspire others through the Charity he created when he was just 8 years old. Many of us will remember when Benjy created ‘Socks 4 Support’ over 3 years ago collecting pairs of socks and distributing them to those...
What an incredible acheivement for anyone, let alone a High School Student. Jonah Feiglin was named Young Citizen of the Year 2020 by Glen Eira Mayor, Cr Margaret Esakoff at the Community Awards....
As women there are many connections we establish over a lifetime. The one connection that is with us always is the connection we have with ourselves. More and more as we get older we learn to appreciate just how important that connection is, because, no...
On Sunday the 4th of August the annual B'nai Brith Jewish Youth Art competition officially opened the exhibition for what was a fantastic display of drawings, paintings, sculptures , ceramics, digital work, mixed media and photography. Yavneh college has been an active participant in the...
By Dina Zaitman Melbourne United is an Australian professional basketball team based in Melbourne, Victoria who play in the NBL (Australian professional basketball league), and are ranked as one of the top leagues in the world. Melbourne United play against other professional basketball teams in Australia and New Zealand. They...