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Chaplain’s Corner – Junior School
I was recently listening to some of those who have been quarantined for the past 14 days due to the Coronavirus express how badly they just want to get home. Home is where things...
20 February 2020
What do lions, pools, churches and iPads have in common?
A message from the Deputy Head of Junior School Kew.
A sea of colour, the thunder of drums and the sight of two...
Chaplain’s Corner – Junior School
This week the Year 6s from both Junior School Kew and Carey Donvale gathered together for the first of a few days spread over the year focussing on developing leadership skills. One of the...
20 February 2020
The value of routines in early childhood
How does your day begin? What things do you do every day? What’s the most important part of your morning or evening? Why do we love the holidays and then after a while are delighted...
20 February 2020
Welcome to a new year at Junior School Kew
A message from the Head of Junior School Kew.
Welcome to the 2020 new school year. It was a joy to see the happy faces of the students fill the corridors and classrooms...
The importance of play in the ELC
‘Nothing without Joy’ – Loris Malaguzzi (Reggio Emilia)
As the doors opened last week, the rooms were ready, the playgrounds were calling, and the children and parents joyfully...
Chaplain’s Corner – Junior School
Celebrating the New Year on 1 January is a relatively new and Western phenomenon, but the tradition of celebrating New Year dates back thousands of years. The earliest recording of a...
06 February 2020
Farm-raising fun
A message from the Head of Junior School Kew.
Last Friday we finished the week with the House ‘farm-raising’ afternoon, raising much-needed funds for Australian farmers...
Chaplain’s Corner – Junior School
What are the traditions and rituals your family celebrate leading up to Christmas? Is there a ceremony surrounding the choosing of the tree, or putting up the decorations? Is one person responsible for...
05 December 2019
'Maybe we’re going to talk about unicorns': a review of the first year of school
Icy poles, art lessons and iPads are three of Freya and Serena from Prep B’s favourite things about their first year of school...
05 December 2019