Each festival has multiple facets of meaning. One facet of Pesach is ‘Z’man Cheiruteinu’, ‘the season of our emancipation’. In fact, Pesach is a time in which each of us is obligated to see ourselves as if we actually came out of Egypt and to experience personal freedom. The word ‘Egypt’ in Hebrew is ‘Mitrayim’. … Continue reading PESACH, ALLOWING OUR FREEDOM TO MATURE

It is a privilege and complex process, raising and educating children. Understanding the generation of children who currently populate our primary schools is of prime importance if we are going to grow our next generation successfully. This generation, spanning 2010 to 2025, is the largest generation ever and is named Generation Alpha. They have lived … Continue reading Understanding generation alpha

Sometimes, I wonder if we’re burdened with too many responsibilities. We’re parents, we’re spouses, we’re professionals. We’re trying to stay both physically and mentally healthy, but still, we burn the candle at both ends. We try to be communally minded and give our time to the broader society, and at the same time we try … Continue reading We can only do our best

“Our children will be looking to us to model this and to live a full-hearted, thoughtful and hopeful life” As a springboard into our webinar presentation and discussion a few of our Early Childhood Educators were interviewed and asked to share their reflections on what lessons and insights COVID has offered us. Their insights are … Continue reading Reflections on our recent webinar – The Developmental Impact of Covid on the Under 5s

In the past month, across our country and across the world, we have seen millions of people experiencing terrible catastrophes in their lives - from the invasion of Ukraine to the floods in Northern New South Wales. Unfortunately, I feel that these catastrophes are happening more frequently and with increasing severity and devastating impact. However, … Continue reading The Catastrophe Scale