This week, many of our students will be learning, listening to or singing the following ‘Mishenichnas Adar, Marbim BeSimcha’. We sing this song as a reminder that when we enter the month of Adar, we should increase our joy. In just three days, on Friday, 4 March, we celebrate the beginning of the new Hebrew … Continue reading Jewish Life is buzzing at Moriah College

Imagine being able to look into the minds of your children and discover what they’re thinking; what they want and need from three of the most important anchors in their lives – parents, school and friends.  On their recent Year 6 excursion to Canberra, surrounded only by trees, bushwalks, wildlife, and many insects with various bushwalks … Continue reading Kids Speak Out – and this is what they’re telling us they need

There’s a quote attributed to Mark Twain, "no good deed should go unpunished". Never has such a phrase been more pertinent than in the parent-child dealing with one’s children. This thankless role; of shlepping, buying, preparing and coordinating is too often met with ingratitude, entitlement and even resentment. It’s hard to be consistently loving when … Continue reading Rupture and Reconstruction *

Last week, the Year 11 Studies of Religion students had the opportunity to listen to Danny Addullah tell them the tragic story of how his three children were run over and killed by a drunk driver on 1 February 2020 in Oatlands as they were walking to buy an icecream. Incredibly Danny and his wife, … Continue reading The Power of Forgiveness

Inspired by Stephen R Covey ‘The 8th Habit’: From Effectiveness to Greatness’ Academic Excellence - a by-product of Cultural Excellence Most schools set themselves a goal of improving academic rigour and achieving academic excellence. This may be improving standardised test scores (be it NAPLAN or HSC results), or ranking, or even community perceptions of the school.  … Continue reading Staff Culture and the impact on student learning and achievement