Once upon a time, in a pre-COVID-19 world, most educators would have recoiled at the overuse of buzz words like "agile", "adaptable", "resilient" and even "independent", which had come to lack any real meaning. Then, the unthinkable happened, and in a heartbeat, almost like a switch had been flicked, we embraced remote, online learning and … Continue reading Once upon a time, pre-COVID-19…

Last night I packed away the 2000-piece jigsaw puzzle that had been taking up a large part of our dining room table for the past few weeks. As I finally neared the end, I realised that there was no way for me to complete the puzzle – not because I didn’t have the time, or … Continue reading The missing piece of the puzzle

It’s been over a month and a half that our lives here in Australia have been extraordinarily affected. In fact, our world has been turned inside out and upon its head.   The Challenge Australians are friendly, social people. We are always out and about meeting up with others. We are a part of a … Continue reading A New and Improved, Post-Corona World

"Look, we’re just going to level with you: it’s not great being stuck in quarantine. Thankfully, that’s where we come in. Let the Moriah hair dyeing challenge begin! Moriah Goes Colourful is our community’s way of combining a relevant charity initiative where we can all give back, with a fun activity that we can all … Continue reading Students’ colourful initiative to help combat COVID-19

Q: After the first couple of weeks of online learning, there seems to be a lot of excitement around this new learning platform. In anticipation that online learning will continue for the next several months, how do we maintain our children’s engagement and motivation? How are we going to ensure that we can continue to … Continue reading Q&A with College Principal Rabbi Smukler: Coronavirus, Pesach and School Holidays