Research in the field of neuroscience relating to development in children aged 0-12 years old reveals the positive impact of nature play and brain development. It highlights the associated benefit of interacting with open-ended provocations in a natural non-specific environment. A series of branches or wooden uprights with protrusions which connect with a suspended platform could be any number of things for different children as they imagine themselves in a … Continue reading Powering Up Our Young Brains with Play

Welcome to Term 4! I trust that you had some glorious R&R and family time. We are so lucky to live in Australia, and in particular NSW. We were one of the few Jewish communities in the world that were able to celebrate Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, as well as Sukkot, by going to … Continue reading Remembering our “Why”

(inspired by and based on The Gift by Edith Eger) Last week we re-lived and remembered the six days of creation, from Monday, 4 September, 25 Elul, straight through to Shabbat, 1 Tishrei, the first day of Rosh Hashana, Adam and Eve’s (Chava’s) Birthday. Hashem set the stage and laid the table during the first … Continue reading The Gift to Choose – Real Freedom

The past week of academic activity in Year 6 could be considered the culmination of seven years of schooling at Moriah College Primary School. A prioritised goal of attending Moriah College is to develop a keen sense of love and belonging in students which is inextricably linked with a clear, deep sense of their personal Jewish identity.  During their schooling, students experience different formal … Continue reading Ensuring Our Heritage

Well, that’s another busy Counterpoint season wrapped up. This week, we concluded the 2020 Counterpoint experience with our Year 8 students being initiated into the Counterpoint routine. Despite the challenges of not having a team of international madrichim and not being able to utilise our regular overnight campsite this year, we were still able to … Continue reading An unforgettable experience