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Published for the Scopus Community Editor: Vicki Davis Scopus v Moriah Fun for toddlers Gan Gani Toddler Program is an educational program designed to bring together parents and young children in a warm and nurturing Jewish environment. Now in its 4th year, the program runs at the Szalmuk Family Early Learning Centre from Tuesday to Friday and at the Fink Karp Ivany campus on Thursday and Friday mornings during school terms. SCOPUS AND MORIAH GIRLS’ TOUCH RUGBY TEAMS The visit was a great opportunity to forge closer ties between the two schools and saw new friendships formed both on and off the sporting field. Editor’s Note: In other sporting news, we congratulate all our students who took part in the recent EISM (Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne) Athletics Carnival at Olympic Park. Scopus won the overall championship and achieved such outstanding results that we have been promoted to Division 1. We are especially indebted to those who do not only consider the school’s and our students’ daily needs but those who also have our future – and that of our community – firmly in mind. We are delighted that their generosity has resulted in the creation of the SONIA AND DON MAREJN ENDOWMENT FUND, in memory of the Marejn and Szmukler Families. Forty-two students from Moriah College travelled to Scopus to compete in soccer, touch rugby, basketball and netball. The final results showed some tough matches were fought, with Scopus winning the boys’ basketball, drawing soccer and winning girls’ netball and soccer, while Moriah were too good at touch rugby in both the boys’ and girls’ competitions. Please continue to keep us informed by sending your news to [email protected] or call us on 9834 0121. As we plan Scopus’ 60th anniversary, which we will celebrate next year, we reflect on the positive impact of generations of supporters – leaders, volunteers and donors – who have contributed to our success. One such visionary couple is Sonia and Don Marejn. Scopus students enjoyed a friendly series of sporting contests against students from Moriah College, Sydney. The visitors were billeted with Scopus families during their stay and took the opportunity to see a little of Melbourne. Dor le Dor – Generation to Generation Visionary support JACKIE AND RILEY DAHAN ENJOY GAN GANI The sessions have become a weekly highlight for both children and their parents. The aim of the program is to facilitate play and children are presented with a stimulating and engaging play area. Parents, grandparents or carers spend time with their child, playing alongside and supporting their learning. Music and creative play bring the group together and sessions always culminate in Kabbalat Shabbat. Storytime winds down a happy hour of play. In addition, parents are invited to attend occasional evening lectures on topics relevant to early childhood development. Children who have already turned 2 years old and are eligible to enter Lower Kindergarten the following year are welcome to attend the program. Children do not need to be enrolled for Mount Scopus kindergarten in order to attend. For more information please contact Lyn Gordon by email: [email protected] This Endowment, within the Mount Scopus College Foundation, will assist with need-based scholarships, whilst keeping the corpus intact in perpetuity. Their only requirement is that the children they will assist should demonstrate their ‘love to learn’. Sonia and Don Marejn are well recognised as generous supporters of many local and Israeli organisations. They do not seek recognition but have agreed to this publicity in the hope it will inspire others to consider doing the same, either as a gift or as a bequest. We at Mount Scopus College count ourselves truly blessed to be the beneficiary of their thoughtfulness and quiet philanthropy. To discuss making any gift, bequest or scholarship endowment, please contact Marilyn Simon, Foundation Executive Director, Tel: 9834 0124 or Email: [email protected] Scopus is the only Jewish school to compete in Division 1 in both Swimming and Athletics in the EISM competition. BIRTHS Hayley (Elbaum) ’93 and Darren Krongold ’87, Hope Amanda (Stock) ’90 and Evan Grambas, Noam Leah Boulton ’88 and Jason Boulton-Webb, Ava Denise (Kain) ’85 and Len Melcer, Elona Sarit (Aharon) and Mark Szmerling ’90, Jayden Tania Lipton ’82 and Alex Freiberg ’78, Réné Angie (Rennie) and Dean Holzer ’93, Joshua Tamara (Feiglin) ’92 and David van den Berg, Halle Jacqui (Kessler) and Ari Rubin ’97, Gabriel Jodie Fox ’92 and George Katris, Amelie Tamar and Tsvi Hirsh (Gary) Dobrejcer ’81, Chaya Mushka Ruth Varron-Gerrard (Little) ’93 and Jason Gerrard, Anais Mandy (Asseraf) ’92 and Joshua Lasky ’90, Toby Ilana (Holzer) ’93 and Geoffrey Arndtheim, Daniel Janine (Diamond) ’90 and David Umansky, Emily Marnie (Rubenstein) ’86 and Gary Perlstein, Toby Kim (Blashki) and Adam Kruezer ’93, Eden Tanya (Goldenberg) ’92 and Ronnie Zohar ’89, Lara Georgina Pownall and Andrew Segal ’93, Raphael Michelle (Naftal) ’93 and Andrew Casper ’88, Georgia Danielle (Marks) ’94 and Jeremy Davis ’87, Charlie Nicole (Ben-Simon) ’90 and Adam Tugendhaft ’84, Indiana Natalie (Goldstat) ’95 and Leor Samuel, Ashton Debbie (Rado) ’90 and Russell Kaplan, Jessica Dalia (Rotstein) ’91 and David Lucas, Hadassa Inna (Zeldin) and Joel Glowinski ’90, Nakita Bindy (Sheezel) ’89 and Tim Ward, Jude Lisa (Raskin) ’98 and Brett Lewis ’98, Ebony Peta (Montgomery) and Rodney King ’88, Olive Dani (Gostin) ’89 and Derek Miller ’88, Jesse Sharon (Hansen) and Jarrod Layton ’88, Ashleigh Chanie (Stock) ’87 and David Curtis, Honey Michelle (Susman) ’97 and Guy Polak, Eva Kirsti (Binko) ’91 and Mark Pesso, Ella Georgia (Rath) ’98 and Adam Borowski ’99, Jarrah Amanda (Fraser) and Jeremy Wrobel ’91, Tali Lindy (Susskind) ’93 and Danny Gorog, Allegra Alissa (Lipshatz) ’94 and Craig Woolf ’88, Max Naomi (Bergman) ’94 and Ben Landau ’93, Devorah Romi (Arber) ’95 and Brett Pack ’94, Harrison Rochelle (Gance) ’90 and Hamish Rotstein, Corey Suzanne Layton ’84 and Paul McMahon, Mia Alida (Sztainbok) ’97 and Steven Karro, Chloe Vicki Fleiszig-Marton ’91 and Simon Marton, Chloe Belinda (Solomon) and Daniel Salfas ’84, Adam Rechelle (Rousso) and Aron Steg ’92, Pascale Leorah (Sternson) ’92 and Bradley Kagan ’92, Jemima Dana (Rubenstein) and Ashley Raboy ’90, Gabriel Nurit (Brukarz) ’96 and Mark Voskoboynik, Eden Deana Butt ’85 and André Nuelant, Laini Maxine (Heimann) and Joel Goldman ’91, Asher Karen (Shapiro) ’88 and Anton Hermann ’83, Tahlia Ariella Markman ’89 and Simon Micmacher ’89, Asha Jenni (Snowsill) and Jason Lowe ’91, Elliot Tracy (Richter) ’95 and Matt Dudakov, Perri Shari (Schwartzshtein) ’93 and David Wittenberg, Mikey Leora (Bud) ’88 and Mark Liner, Shani Renee (McFarlane) and Adam Lust ‘95, Madelyn Lindy (Kaye) ’89 and Paul Rudzki, Amelie Samantha (Goldman) and Doron Karliner ’84, Benjamin Rashi (Friedman) ’93 and Nissim Elmaliah, Sela Rhonda (Butman) and David Nussbaum ’86, Gaby Cecilia (Hutton) and Zac Rosenberg ’90, Jago Kate (Silberscher) and Lior Rauchberger ’91, Zoe MARRIAGES Penny Farber ’84 and Simon Robin Adina Zmood and Gilad Shiffman ’96 Ella Boltin ’02 and Eli Grynberg Nicole McCabe ’00 and Tsahi Look Renee Siwak ’95 and Darren Gani ’90 Mia Witorz ’98 and Tait Crespin Rebecca Silverman ’95 and Rick Leventer ’81 Rosie Hirsch ’98 and Daniel Faigen ’95 Ronit Granot ’99 and Damien Charles Tanya Szylkrot and David Nozik ’01 Keren Rochwerger and Saul Davidoff ’92 Mav Pereira and Sean Harris ’99 Arianna Wilson and Simon Wollan ’97 Naama Kramer and Raphael Brown ’96 Monica Karmy and Jonathan Buch ’96 2008 Reunions Please visit the Scopus website and register as an Old Collegian to receive your reunion information and reconnect with fellow classmates. Log on to www.scopus.vic.edu.au click on ‘Old Collegians’ and follow the prompts. To get involved, please contact: From the Principal I was proud to represent the College at the recent ‘2020 Symposium’ where members of the Jewish Community were invited to present their ideas for the future to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Ministers. My group produced far-reaching and innovative proposals for the areas of education and productivity. Class of 2003 Hannah Schwartz: 0417 380 734 [email protected] Monika Aronfeld: 0409 132 853 [email protected] Class of 1998 Sunday 9 November 2008 Brett Lewis: 0423 401 444 [email protected] RABBI KENNARD WITH UPPER KINDER STUDENT, DION KLOOGER Class of 1988 Sunday 16 November 2008 Karen Lutchner: 0409 709 119 [email protected] Fiona Durra: 0419 587 435 [email protected] Meanwhile we are increasing our use of technology in classrooms and in other areas of learning, and enhancing and extending our regular communication with parents. Class of 1978 Sunday 26 October 2008 Andrew Blode: 0415 537 908 [email protected] The most visible way in which Scopus will be preparing for the future is undoubtedly our biggest physical transformation since the school moved to Burwood in 1952. Work will begin next year, our 60th anniversary, on the construction of a brand new primary school at the Gandel Campus in Burwood and 2009 will also see the beginning of the complete redevelopment of Gandel Besen House. Further ahead we will be ready for the implications of the National Curriculum, due to come into use in 2011, and for what may be an increasingly challenging environment in which independent schools like Scopus operate, providing their own distinct ethos and standards of excellence. Plans also include a comprehensive renovation of the secondary school, the upgrading of sporting facilities and the beautification of our entrances and surroundings. The result will be a Scopus fit for the present day and the future – an environment uniquely suited to teaching and learning, in an inviting and sustainable setting. Class of 1968 Committee still required, please call Vicki Davis: 9834 0141 [email protected] In the physical and organisational realm, we are building Scopus for 2020 and beyond. Rabbi James Kennard, Principal IN MEMORY Malcolm Slonim ’74 Ryan Segal ’00 Joseph Serwetarz ’64 High School Musical Deepest condolences to the Zelinger and Lederman families on the passing of Ellie. AMANDA HORINIAK (GABRIELLA), JUSTIN JOFFE (TROY), STEPHEN WAINRIB (RYAN) AND AMY HACK (SHARPAY) SHIRA REZNIK AND ROBYN AND ELI LICENBLAT ENJOY KABBALAT SHABBAT AT GAN GANI KALEIDOSCOPE JUNE 2008 SIVAN 5768 5 KALEIDOSCOPE JUNE 2008 SIVAN 5768 Like the nation, Scopus is regularly planning for the future and assessing the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. In the near future we hope to become authorised by the International Baccalaureate Organisation as a ‘World School’ offering the Primary Years Programme and Middle Years Programme and this will drive ongoing development of teaching and learning in the College. Mount Scopus Memorial College, Gandel Campus, 245 Burwood Highway, Burwood Victoria Australia 3125 Telephone 9834 0000 Facsimile 9834 0001 Email [email protected] Editor: Vicki Davis 6 KALEIDOSCOPE JUNE 2008 SIVAN 5768 Students followed their dreams on stage and in real life during three outstanding performances of Disney’s High School Musical. Presented by the Eva and Marc Besen School of Music and Susie and Eric Stock School of Drama, this was a feel good show with a message about being true to yourself and having the courage to try something new, even in the face of overwhelming opposition. With some very cool dance moves, wonderful songs and great characters, High School Musical was an amazing experience for those on stage and behind the scenes. THE WILDCATS 1 Israel’s 60th Premier’s Awards DEAN MARCUS, DEAN ROSENBERG, YONATAN CUKIERMAN, NATALIE TAVASSOLI, WESLEY WISE AND KIARA KIESER. ABSENT: YANIV BRAYER Yom Ha’atzmaut celebrations started the moment students arrived at school with Israeli dancing, music and lots of blue and white birthday cake. Secondary students and those from Smorgon Family Primary School tested their knowledge of Israel in a Jewish version of ‘Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader’ and then enjoyed traditional Israeli falafel and Israeli music at lunchtime. Activities at all campuses included talent shows, flag parades and Israeli art and craft activities. Mazal Tov to the following students who were awarded Premier’s VCE Awards based on their outstanding subject results in 2007: • Yaniv Brayer − Religion and Society • Yonatan Cukierman −Religion and Society • Kiara Kieser − Dance • Dean Marcus − Maths Methods and Specialist Maths, and Top all-round VCE high achiever • Dean Rosenberg − English • Natalie Tavassoli − Religion and Society • Wesley Wise − Accounting Mother-Daughter Bat Mitzvah program The College has replaced its traditional Bat Mitzvah program with a progressive mother-daughter learning program, which offers a more significant and meaningful experience. ‘Teddy Bears for Peace’ is an initiative of the 2008 Castlemaine Multi-faith Peace Festival and involves two Year 6 Jewish Studies classes at Scopus. The 6-10 session learning program for both girls and their mothers runs weekly, with the focus on different Jewish women across history, from the Tanachic period to the modern era. Each class was given one or more teddy bears to name and dress in traditional Jewish fashion. The festival organisers then paired Scopus with two schools in Castlemaine − Castlemaine Steiner School and Winters Flat Primary School. Through creative workshops, bibliodrama, art, music and traditional text study, these women are brought to life. The discussions are values-based, allowing the girls to become well acquainted with some remarkable Jewish heroines and their qualities. The program culminates in an informal celebratory event. The program follows the Matan Bat-Mitzvah Program curriculum, developed in Israel, and now run in over a hundred communities around the world. These awards for academic excellence were gained by students who also fully immersed themselves in school life, held leadership roles, took part in musicals, Jewish life and generally embraced all that Scopus has to offer. Mother of one of the first girls to participate in the new program, Ruth Maserow recalls, “The entire process was a lovely bonding experience and something we both looked forward to each week. The sessions were meaningful and fun as well as enlightening.” MYP pre-authorization After two years of implementation of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP), Mount Scopus is seeking formal accreditation (formally called authorization) for our Programme. The College was granted a pre-authorization visit, designed to determine when a school will be ready for authorization, from the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) earlier this year. IBO Associate Regional Manager for the Asia Pacific Region, Curtis Beaverford, toured the school, reviewed curriculum documentation and spoke to administrators, teachers, parents, students and members of the College Council. Dooby, Dina and Kovi bears, dressed in blue and white, with Kippot for the boy bears and all wearing Magen David necklaces were posted off to their new homes in Castlemaine. A few weeks later our students received bears from their classmates in Castlemaine and were delighted to meet Socks and Jeffrey. The schools we have been paired with have many students from Sudan, as well as a large Buddhist student group, neither of whom have had any contact with Jewish people. During the project, each student will take home Socks or Jeffrey Bear and write a diary about the bear’s experiences/adventures. In addition the children will communicate with their new friends in Castlemaine via email and regular mail to let them know how the bears are going at Scopus. Layla Sacker, PYP Co-ordinator said, “The project not only gives our students an authentic reason to write, but also contributes to a more peaceful world by promoting understanding and tolerance. It will also give our students a real appreciation of other cultures and beliefs.” The Primary Years Programme of the International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people, who help to create a better and more peaceful world, through intercultural understanding and respect. Students from the two Year 6 classes will also share their experiences with the rest of the school during the year. Sharing their simcha Four small Bat Mitzvah groups are planned for this year for girls in Years 6 and 7, who are keen to celebrate their Bat Mitzvah in this enriching and very special way. Thank you to the family and friends of Moty and Rosa Ickowicz, who generously donated to the College on the occasion of their joint 60th birthdays. We wish Yossi Harel ‘Mazal Tov’ for his 60th birthday and thank Pamela and Yossi and their friends who, to mark the occasion, added to the ‘Shani Harel Excellence in Hebrew Award’ which was established in memory of their daughter, Shani. Thank you also to the family and friends of Betty Briggs, who generously donated to Mount Scopus on the occasion of Betty’s 60th birthday. We are pleased to report that we received positive feedback in all areas of curriculum and are now waiting the minimum six months after pre-authorization before applying for authorization with the International Baccalaureate Organization. We are very much encouraged by the pre-authorization report and look forward to authorization hopefully in February 2009. Our Primary School is also working towards pre-authorization for the Primary Years Programme (PYP) and we look forward to reporting on their progress in future editions. KALEIDOSCOPE JUNE 2008 SIVAN 5768 Aidan off to Beijing Parents’ Association AIDAN BEHRMANN We are grateful for the support, and proud of our association with, Patron Sponsors GMK Centric and Wingate House, Major Corporate Sponsors Babcock & Brown, Bank Leumi, Highpoint Property Group, Lowe Lippmann and Urban Intelligence and Corporate Sponsors ABN AMRO Morgans, AIS Insurance Brokers, ANZ Corporate Bank, ANZ Private Bank, AON Insurance, Arnold Bloch Leibler, Ashe Morgan Winthrop, Baron Corporation, Canterbury Partners, Caprice Australia, Century Plaza, Credit Suisse Private Banking, Darling Park Winery, DBR Corporation, Deloitte, First Valuation Group, Gross Waddell, Hayball Leonard Stent, Investec Bank, Jagen, Kliger YVONNE FAYMAN, ADRIAN COHEN, KEVIN SLOMOI, PHIL GREEN, MARK GANDUR AND RICKY SMORGON Partners, knp Solutions, Link Financial Services, Mega Capital, Metricon Homes, Minter Ellison, Momentum, National Australia Bank, Nexia ASR, Pacific Shopping Centres, Pact Group, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, River Capital, Rose Partners, Reflex Technology Group, Rusteven Nominees, Simon de Winter, Jack and Robert Smorgon Families Foundation, TIC Group and TIGCORP. YEAR 6 STUDENTS WITH KOVI BEAR Program co-ordinator and Jewish Studies teacher, Adina Bankier-Karp said, “The program is focused on the learning journey, not the end. This learning is the heart of the experience.” VCE Premier’s Awards are presented to the top 5 students throughout Victoria in each subject (top 10 in English and Maths) by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. ADINA KRAUS, STACEY EPSTEIN, CARLI GOLDBERG AND AMY GINSBURG Bears for peace Thank you to everyone who has so kindly donated for Simchas in 2007/2008. Your generosity has raised over $85,000 for the College. Mazal Tov to Year 5 student Aidan Behrmann who is off to the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. From the Archives... preserving the past, enriching the future Aidan won the Channel 7 Sunrise/ McDonalds ‘Champion Kids’ writing competition. He and four other winners will be flown to Beijing (along with some very lucky parents) in August, to attend Olympic events, meet Australian Olympians and experience Chinese culture during an exclusive four day program. Looking for • school magazines from the 1950s • year 12 class photos in front of the Rockman Library from the 1980s • badges, buttons, school colours • cadet memorabilia Grateful thanks Thanks to all those who responded to our plea for information on Moshe Dayan’s visit to the College. We received dates ranging from 1972-1979….but the actual date was May 1976. The competition called for children to write why they like their favorite sport in under 25 words and Aidan wrote about his love of Tae-kwon-do. Aidan’s parents thanked his teacher, Neil Coverdale, for inspiring Aidan in his creative writing, something Year 5 students have spent much time on in class recently. CAN YOU HELP WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PHOTO? PLEASE EMAIL [email protected] KALEIDOSCOPE JUNE 2008 SIVAN 5768 Contact us Helen Synman email: [email protected] or mobile 0418 357 696 Please view the archives photos on the Old Collegians Online Directory to see if you can help us identify anyone. Go to www.scopus.vic.edu.au and click on Old Collegians Directory to log in, then view the Archive Photoboard. Annual giving Annual Giving is coming up in August. We depend on your support! Your commitment (as donor, volunteer or both) helps Scopus to educate the young people who are the future of our community. Staff welcome Current and past staff (teaching and non-teaching) can now register on the secure Scopus Old Collegians Online Directory. Staff can communicate (via email) with one another, with their past students and utilise the many functions on the site, including viewing Archive photos, the College calendar of events, newsletters and reunion pages. For more information please call the Development office on 9834 0121 or email: [email protected] To register go to www.scopus.vic.edu.au click on ‘Old Collegians Directory’, then click the ‘first time user’ link on the login screen. Remember to select ‘Staff’ from the drop down status list. ADINA BANKIER-KARP WITH RUTH AND ILANA CHERNY, DANIELLA AND RUTH MASEROW AND ASHLEE AND RICHELLE POSWELL 2 Phil Green, global CEO of Babcock & Brown, presented cutting-edge views on global market economies from the B&B perspective, at a rare appearance in Melbourne at the Parents’ Association Corporate Breakfast. Convenor, Mark Gandur and committee Adrian Cohen, Kevin Slomoi and Ricky Smorgon secured an unprecedented number of sponsors and guests to this extremely successful event, which raised over $60,000. 3 KALEIDOSCOPE JUNE 2008 SIVAN 5768 Strength and Courage to Build our Foundation for the Future Mount Scopus Memorial College is about to undergo its biggest physical transformation since the school moved to Burwood in 1952. We invite individuals, families and corporations to consider becoming involved with our exciting development plans. There are many attractive opportunities for acknowledgment in perpetuity. Do you have the ‘Strength and Courage to Build our Foundation for the Future’? Foundation entry level membership requires a pledge of $20,000 which may be paid over 4 years. This equates to a net cost of $60 per week (after tax benefits assuming 40% MTR). To become a Mount Scopus College Foundation member or to discuss making any gift, bequest or scholarship endowment, please contact Marilyn Simon, Foundation Executive Director, Tel: 9834 0124 Fax: 9834 0001 Email: [email protected] 4 Israel’s 60th Premier’s Awards DEAN MARCUS, DEAN ROSENBERG, YONATAN CUKIERMAN, NATALIE TAVASSOLI, WESLEY WISE AND KIARA KIESER. ABSENT: YANIV BRAYER Yom Ha’atzmaut celebrations started the moment students arrived at school with Israeli dancing, music and lots of blue and white birthday cake. Secondary students and those from Smorgon Family Primary School tested their knowledge of Israel in a Jewish version of ‘Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader’ and then enjoyed traditional Israeli falafel and Israeli music at lunchtime. Activities at all campuses included talent shows, flag parades and Israeli art and craft activities. Mazal Tov to the following students who were awarded Premier’s VCE Awards based on their outstanding subject results in 2007: • Yaniv Brayer − Religion and Society • Yonatan Cukierman −Religion and Society • Kiara Kieser − Dance • Dean Marcus − Maths Methods and Specialist Maths, and Top all-round VCE high achiever • Dean Rosenberg − English • Natalie Tavassoli − Religion and Society • Wesley Wise − Accounting Mother-Daughter Bat Mitzvah program The College has replaced its traditional Bat Mitzvah program with a progressive mother-daughter learning program, which offers a more significant and meaningful experience. ‘Teddy Bears for Peace’ is an initiative of the 2008 Castlemaine Multi-faith Peace Festival and involves two Year 6 Jewish Studies classes at Scopus. The 6-10 session learning program for both girls and their mothers runs weekly, with the focus on different Jewish women across history, from the Tanachic period to the modern era. Each class was given one or more teddy bears to name and dress in traditional Jewish fashion. The festival organisers then paired Scopus with two schools in Castlemaine − Castlemaine Steiner School and Winters Flat Primary School. Through creative workshops, bibliodrama, art, music and traditional text study, these women are brought to life. The discussions are values-based, allowing the girls to become well acquainted with some remarkable Jewish heroines and their qualities. The program culminates in an informal celebratory event. The program follows the Matan Bat-Mitzvah Program curriculum, developed in Israel, and now run in over a hundred communities around the world. These awards for academic excellence were gained by students who also fully immersed themselves in school life, held leadership roles, took part in musicals, Jewish life and generally embraced all that Scopus has to offer. Mother of one of the first girls to participate in the new program, Ruth Maserow recalls, “The entire process was a lovely bonding experience and something we both looked forward to each week. The sessions were meaningful and fun as well as enlightening.” MYP pre-authorization After two years of implementation of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP), Mount Scopus is seeking formal accreditation (formally called authorization) for our Programme. The College was granted a pre-authorization visit, designed to determine when a school will be ready for authorization, from the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) earlier this year. IBO Associate Regional Manager for the Asia Pacific Region, Curtis Beaverford, toured the school, reviewed curriculum documentation and spoke to administrators, teachers, parents, students and members of the College Council. Dooby, Dina and Kovi bears, dressed in blue and white, with Kippot for the boy bears and all wearing Magen David necklaces were posted off to their new homes in Castlemaine. A few weeks later our students received bears from their classmates in Castlemaine and were delighted to meet Socks and Jeffrey. The schools we have been paired with have many students from Sudan, as well as a large Buddhist student group, neither of whom have had any contact with Jewish people. During the project, each student will take home Socks or Jeffrey Bear and write a diary about the bear’s experiences/adventures. In addition the children will communicate with their new friends in Castlemaine via email and regular mail to let them know how the bears are going at Scopus. Layla Sacker, PYP Co-ordinator said, “The project not only gives our students an authentic reason to write, but also contributes to a more peaceful world by promoting understanding and tolerance. It will also give our students a real appreciation of other cultures and beliefs.” The Primary Years Programme of the International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people, who help to create a better and more peaceful world, through intercultural understanding and respect. Students from the two Year 6 classes will also share their experiences with the rest of the school during the year. Sharing their simcha Four small Bat Mitzvah groups are planned for this year for girls in Years 6 and 7, who are keen to celebrate their Bat Mitzvah in this enriching and very special way. Thank you to the family and friends of Moty and Rosa Ickowicz, who generously donated to the College on the occasion of their joint 60th birthdays. We wish Yossi Harel ‘Mazal Tov’ for his 60th birthday and thank Pamela and Yossi and their friends who, to mark the occasion, added to the ‘Shani Harel Excellence in Hebrew Award’ which was established in memory of their daughter, Shani. Thank you also to the family and friends of Betty Briggs, who generously donated to Mount Scopus on the occasion of Betty’s 60th birthday. We are pleased to report that we received positive feedback in all areas of curriculum and are now waiting the minimum six months after pre-authorization before applying for authorization with the International Baccalaureate Organization. We are very much encouraged by the pre-authorization report and look forward to authorization hopefully in February 2009. Our Primary School is also working towards pre-authorization for the Primary Years Programme (PYP) and we look forward to reporting on their progress in future editions. KALEIDOSCOPE JUNE 2008 SIVAN 5768 Aidan off to Beijing Parents’ Association AIDAN BEHRMANN We are grateful for the support, and proud of our association with, Patron Sponsors GMK Centric and Wingate House, Major Corporate Sponsors Babcock & Brown, Bank Leumi, Highpoint Property Group, Lowe Lippmann and Urban Intelligence and Corporate Sponsors ABN AMRO Morgans, AIS Insurance Brokers, ANZ Corporate Bank, ANZ Private Bank, AON Insurance, Arnold Bloch Leibler, Ashe Morgan Winthrop, Baron Corporation, Canterbury Partners, Caprice Australia, Century Plaza, Credit Suisse Private Banking, Darling Park Winery, DBR Corporation, Deloitte, First Valuation Group, Gross Waddell, Hayball Leonard Stent, Investec Bank, Jagen, Kliger YVONNE FAYMAN, ADRIAN COHEN, KEVIN SLOMOI, PHIL GREEN, MARK GANDUR AND RICKY SMORGON Partners, knp Solutions, Link Financial Services, Mega Capital, Metricon Homes, Minter Ellison, Momentum, National Australia Bank, Nexia ASR, Pacific Shopping Centres, Pact Group, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, River Capital, Rose Partners, Reflex Technology Group, Rusteven Nominees, Simon de Winter, Jack and Robert Smorgon Families Foundation, TIC Group and TIGCORP. YEAR 6 STUDENTS WITH KOVI BEAR Program co-ordinator and Jewish Studies teacher, Adina Bankier-Karp said, “The program is focused on the learning journey, not the end. This learning is the heart of the experience.” VCE Premier’s Awards are presented to the top 5 students throughout Victoria in each subject (top 10 in English and Maths) by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. ADINA KRAUS, STACEY EPSTEIN, CARLI GOLDBERG AND AMY GINSBURG Bears for peace Thank you to everyone who has so kindly donated for Simchas in 2007/2008. Your generosity has raised over $85,000 for the College. Mazal Tov to Year 5 student Aidan Behrmann who is off to the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. From the Archives... preserving the past, enriching the future Aidan won the Channel 7 Sunrise/ McDonalds ‘Champion Kids’ writing competition. He and four other winners will be flown to Beijing (along with some very lucky parents) in August, to attend Olympic events, meet Australian Olympians and experience Chinese culture during an exclusive four day program. Looking for • school magazines from the 1950s • year 12 class photos in front of the Rockman Library from the 1980s • badges, buttons, school colours • cadet memorabilia Grateful thanks Thanks to all those who responded to our plea for information on Moshe Dayan’s visit to the College. We received dates ranging from 1972-1979….but the actual date was May 1976. The competition called for children to write why they like their favorite sport in under 25 words and Aidan wrote about his love of Tae-kwon-do. Aidan’s parents thanked his teacher, Neil Coverdale, for inspiring Aidan in his creative writing, something Year 5 students have spent much time on in class recently. CAN YOU HELP WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PHOTO? PLEASE EMAIL [email protected] KALEIDOSCOPE JUNE 2008 SIVAN 5768 Contact us Helen Synman email: [email protected] or mobile 0418 357 696 Please view the archives photos on the Old Collegians Online Directory to see if you can help us identify anyone. Go to www.scopus.vic.edu.au and click on Old Collegians Directory to log in, then view the Archive Photoboard. Annual giving Annual Giving is coming up in August. We depend on your support! Your commitment (as donor, volunteer or both) helps Scopus to educate the young people who are the future of our community. Staff welcome Current and past staff (teaching and non-teaching) can now register on the secure Scopus Old Collegians Online Directory. Staff can communicate (via email) with one another, with their past students and utilise the many functions on the site, including viewing Archive photos, the College calendar of events, newsletters and reunion pages. For more information please call the Development office on 9834 0121 or email: [email protected] To register go to www.scopus.vic.edu.au click on ‘Old Collegians Directory’, then click the ‘first time user’ link on the login screen. Remember to select ‘Staff’ from the drop down status list. ADINA BANKIER-KARP WITH RUTH AND ILANA CHERNY, DANIELLA AND RUTH MASEROW AND ASHLEE AND RICHELLE POSWELL 2 Phil Green, global CEO of Babcock & Brown, presented cutting-edge views on global market economies from the B&B perspective, at a rare appearance in Melbourne at the Parents’ Association Corporate Breakfast. Convenor, Mark Gandur and committee Adrian Cohen, Kevin Slomoi and Ricky Smorgon secured an unprecedented number of sponsors and guests to this extremely successful event, which raised over $60,000. 3 KALEIDOSCOPE JUNE 2008 SIVAN 5768 Strength and Courage to Build our Foundation for the Future Mount Scopus Memorial College is about to undergo its biggest physical transformation since the school moved to Burwood in 1952. We invite individuals, families and corporations to consider becoming involved with our exciting development plans. There are many attractive opportunities for acknowledgment in perpetuity. Do you have the ‘Strength and Courage to Build our Foundation for the Future’? Foundation entry level membership requires a pledge of $20,000 which may be paid over 4 years. This equates to a net cost of $60 per week (after tax benefits assuming 40% MTR). To become a Mount Scopus College Foundation member or to discuss making any gift, bequest or scholarship endowment, please contact Marilyn Simon, Foundation Executive Director, Tel: 9834 0124 Fax: 9834 0001 Email: [email protected] 4 Israel’s 60th Premier’s Awards DEAN MARCUS, DEAN ROSENBERG, YONATAN CUKIERMAN, NATALIE TAVASSOLI, WESLEY WISE AND KIARA KIESER. ABSENT: YANIV BRAYER Yom Ha’atzmaut celebrations started the moment students arrived at school with Israeli dancing, music and lots of blue and white birthday cake. Secondary students and those from Smorgon Family Primary School tested their knowledge of Israel in a Jewish version of ‘Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader’ and then enjoyed traditional Israeli falafel and Israeli music at lunchtime. Activities at all campuses included talent shows, flag parades and Israeli art and craft activities. Mazal Tov to the following students who were awarded Premier’s VCE Awards based on their outstanding subject results in 2007: • Yaniv Brayer − Religion and Society • Yonatan Cukierman −Religion and Society • Kiara Kieser − Dance • Dean Marcus − Maths Methods and Specialist Maths, and Top all-round VCE high achiever • Dean Rosenberg − English • Natalie Tavassoli − Religion and Society • Wesley Wise − Accounting Mother-Daughter Bat Mitzvah program The College has replaced its traditional Bat Mitzvah program with a progressive mother-daughter learning program, which offers a more significant and meaningful experience. ‘Teddy Bears for Peace’ is an initiative of the 2008 Castlemaine Multi-faith Peace Festival and involves two Year 6 Jewish Studies classes at Scopus. The 6-10 session learning program for both girls and their mothers runs weekly, with the focus on different Jewish women across history, from the Tanachic period to the modern era. Each class was given one or more teddy bears to name and dress in traditional Jewish fashion. The festival organisers then paired Scopus with two schools in Castlemaine − Castlemaine Steiner School and Winters Flat Primary School. Through creative workshops, bibliodrama, art, music and traditional text study, these women are brought to life. The discussions are values-based, allowing the girls to become well acquainted with some remarkable Jewish heroines and their qualities. The program culminates in an informal celebratory event. The program follows the Matan Bat-Mitzvah Program curriculum, developed in Israel, and now run in over a hundred communities around the world. These awards for academic excellence were gained by students who also fully immersed themselves in school life, held leadership roles, took part in musicals, Jewish life and generally embraced all that Scopus has to offer. Mother of one of the first girls to participate in the new program, Ruth Maserow recalls, “The entire process was a lovely bonding experience and something we both looked forward to each week. The sessions were meaningful and fun as well as enlightening.” MYP pre-authorization After two years of implementation of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP), Mount Scopus is seeking formal accreditation (formally called authorization) for our Programme. The College was granted a pre-authorization visit, designed to determine when a school will be ready for authorization, from the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) earlier this year. IBO Associate Regional Manager for the Asia Pacific Region, Curtis Beaverford, toured the school, reviewed curriculum documentation and spoke to administrators, teachers, parents, students and members of the College Council. Dooby, Dina and Kovi bears, dressed in blue and white, with Kippot for the boy bears and all wearing Magen David necklaces were posted off to their new homes in Castlemaine. A few weeks later our students received bears from their classmates in Castlemaine and were delighted to meet Socks and Jeffrey. The schools we have been paired with have many students from Sudan, as well as a large Buddhist student group, neither of whom have had any contact with Jewish people. During the project, each student will take home Socks or Jeffrey Bear and write a diary about the bear’s experiences/adventures. In addition the children will communicate with their new friends in Castlemaine via email and regular mail to let them know how the bears are going at Scopus. Layla Sacker, PYP Co-ordinator said, “The project not only gives our students an authentic reason to write, but also contributes to a more peaceful world by promoting understanding and tolerance. It will also give our students a real appreciation of other cultures and beliefs.” The Primary Years Programme of the International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people, who help to create a better and more peaceful world, through intercultural understanding and respect. Students from the two Year 6 classes will also share their experiences with the rest of the school during the year. Sharing their simcha Four small Bat Mitzvah groups are planned for this year for girls in Years 6 and 7, who are keen to celebrate their Bat Mitzvah in this enriching and very special way. Thank you to the family and friends of Moty and Rosa Ickowicz, who generously donated to the College on the occasion of their joint 60th birthdays. We wish Yossi Harel ‘Mazal Tov’ for his 60th birthday and thank Pamela and Yossi and their friends who, to mark the occasion, added to the ‘Shani Harel Excellence in Hebrew Award’ which was established in memory of their daughter, Shani. Thank you also to the family and friends of Betty Briggs, who generously donated to Mount Scopus on the occasion of Betty’s 60th birthday. We are pleased to report that we received positive feedback in all areas of curriculum and are now waiting the minimum six months after pre-authorization before applying for authorization with the International Baccalaureate Organization. We are very much encouraged by the pre-authorization report and look forward to authorization hopefully in February 2009. Our Primary School is also working towards pre-authorization for the Primary Years Programme (PYP) and we look forward to reporting on their progress in future editions. KALEIDOSCOPE JUNE 2008 SIVAN 5768 Aidan off to Beijing Parents’ Association AIDAN BEHRMANN We are grateful for the support, and proud of our association with, Patron Sponsors GMK Centric and Wingate House, Major Corporate Sponsors Babcock & Brown, Bank Leumi, Highpoint Property Group, Lowe Lippmann and Urban Intelligence and Corporate Sponsors ABN AMRO Morgans, AIS Insurance Brokers, ANZ Corporate Bank, ANZ Private Bank, AON Insurance, Arnold Bloch Leibler, Ashe Morgan Winthrop, Baron Corporation, Canterbury Partners, Caprice Australia, Century Plaza, Credit Suisse Private Banking, Darling Park Winery, DBR Corporation, Deloitte, First Valuation Group, Gross Waddell, Hayball Leonard Stent, Investec Bank, Jagen, Kliger YVONNE FAYMAN, ADRIAN COHEN, KEVIN SLOMOI, PHIL GREEN, MARK GANDUR AND RICKY SMORGON Partners, knp Solutions, Link Financial Services, Mega Capital, Metricon Homes, Minter Ellison, Momentum, National Australia Bank, Nexia ASR, Pacific Shopping Centres, Pact Group, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, River Capital, Rose Partners, Reflex Technology Group, Rusteven Nominees, Simon de Winter, Jack and Robert Smorgon Families Foundation, TIC Group and TIGCORP. YEAR 6 STUDENTS WITH KOVI BEAR Program co-ordinator and Jewish Studies teacher, Adina Bankier-Karp said, “The program is focused on the learning journey, not the end. This learning is the heart of the experience.” VCE Premier’s Awards are presented to the top 5 students throughout Victoria in each subject (top 10 in English and Maths) by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. ADINA KRAUS, STACEY EPSTEIN, CARLI GOLDBERG AND AMY GINSBURG Bears for peace Thank you to everyone who has so kindly donated for Simchas in 2007/2008. Your generosity has raised over $85,000 for the College. Mazal Tov to Year 5 student Aidan Behrmann who is off to the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. From the Archives... preserving the past, enriching the future Aidan won the Channel 7 Sunrise/ McDonalds ‘Champion Kids’ writing competition. He and four other winners will be flown to Beijing (along with some very lucky parents) in August, to attend Olympic events, meet Australian Olympians and experience Chinese culture during an exclusive four day program. Looking for • school magazines from the 1950s • year 12 class photos in front of the Rockman Library from the 1980s • badges, buttons, school colours • cadet memorabilia Grateful thanks Thanks to all those who responded to our plea for information on Moshe Dayan’s visit to the College. We received dates ranging from 1972-1979….but the actual date was May 1976. The competition called for children to write why they like their favorite sport in under 25 words and Aidan wrote about his love of Tae-kwon-do. Aidan’s parents thanked his teacher, Neil Coverdale, for inspiring Aidan in his creative writing, something Year 5 students have spent much time on in class recently. CAN YOU HELP WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PHOTO? PLEASE EMAIL [email protected] KALEIDOSCOPE JUNE 2008 SIVAN 5768 Contact us Helen Synman email: [email protected] or mobile 0418 357 696 Please view the archives photos on the Old Collegians Online Directory to see if you can help us identify anyone. Go to www.scopus.vic.edu.au and click on Old Collegians Directory to log in, then view the Archive Photoboard. Annual giving Annual Giving is coming up in August. We depend on your support! Your commitment (as donor, volunteer or both) helps Scopus to educate the young people who are the future of our community. Staff welcome Current and past staff (teaching and non-teaching) can now register on the secure Scopus Old Collegians Online Directory. Staff can communicate (via email) with one another, with their past students and utilise the many functions on the site, including viewing Archive photos, the College calendar of events, newsletters and reunion pages. For more information please call the Development office on 9834 0121 or email: [email protected] To register go to www.scopus.vic.edu.au click on ‘Old Collegians Directory’, then click the ‘first time user’ link on the login screen. Remember to select ‘Staff’ from the drop down status list. ADINA BANKIER-KARP WITH RUTH AND ILANA CHERNY, DANIELLA AND RUTH MASEROW AND ASHLEE AND RICHELLE POSWELL 2 Phil Green, global CEO of Babcock & Brown, presented cutting-edge views on global market economies from the B&B perspective, at a rare appearance in Melbourne at the Parents’ Association Corporate Breakfast. Convenor, Mark Gandur and committee Adrian Cohen, Kevin Slomoi and Ricky Smorgon secured an unprecedented number of sponsors and guests to this extremely successful event, which raised over $60,000. 3 KALEIDOSCOPE JUNE 2008 SIVAN 5768 Strength and Courage to Build our Foundation for the Future Mount Scopus Memorial College is about to undergo its biggest physical transformation since the school moved to Burwood in 1952. We invite individuals, families and corporations to consider becoming involved with our exciting development plans. There are many attractive opportunities for acknowledgment in perpetuity. Do you have the ‘Strength and Courage to Build our Foundation for the Future’? Foundation entry level membership requires a pledge of $20,000 which may be paid over 4 years. This equates to a net cost of $60 per week (after tax benefits assuming 40% MTR). To become a Mount Scopus College Foundation member or to discuss making any gift, bequest or scholarship endowment, please contact Marilyn Simon, Foundation Executive Director, Tel: 9834 0124 Fax: 9834 0001 Email: [email protected] 4 Published for the Scopus Community Editor: Vicki Davis Scopus v Moriah Fun for toddlers Gan Gani Toddler Program is an educational program designed to bring together parents and young children in a warm and nurturing Jewish environment. Now in its 4th year, the program runs at the Szalmuk Family Early Learning Centre from Tuesday to Friday and at the Fink Karp Ivany campus on Thursday and Friday mornings during school terms. SCOPUS AND MORIAH GIRLS’ TOUCH RUGBY TEAMS The visit was a great opportunity to forge closer ties between the two schools and saw new friendships formed both on and off the sporting field. Editor’s Note: In other sporting news, we congratulate all our students who took part in the recent EISM (Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne) Athletics Carnival at Olympic Park. Scopus won the overall championship and achieved such outstanding results that we have been promoted to Division 1. We are especially indebted to those who do not only consider the school’s and our students’ daily needs but those who also have our future – and that of our community – firmly in mind. We are delighted that their generosity has resulted in the creation of the SONIA AND DON MAREJN ENDOWMENT FUND, in memory of the Marejn and Szmukler Families. Forty-two students from Moriah College travelled to Scopus to compete in soccer, touch rugby, basketball and netball. The final results showed some tough matches were fought, with Scopus winning the boys’ basketball, drawing soccer and winning girls’ netball and soccer, while Moriah were too good at touch rugby in both the boys’ and girls’ competitions. Please continue to keep us informed by sending your news to [email protected] or call us on 9834 0121. As we plan Scopus’ 60th anniversary, which we will celebrate next year, we reflect on the positive impact of generations of supporters – leaders, volunteers and donors – who have contributed to our success. One such visionary couple is Sonia and Don Marejn. Scopus students enjoyed a friendly series of sporting contests against students from Moriah College, Sydney. The visitors were billeted with Scopus families during their stay and took the opportunity to see a little of Melbourne. Dor le Dor – Generation to Generation Visionary support JACKIE AND RILEY DAHAN ENJOY GAN GANI The sessions have become a weekly highlight for both children and their parents. The aim of the program is to facilitate play and children are presented with a stimulating and engaging play area. Parents, grandparents or carers spend time with their child, playing alongside and supporting their learning. Music and creative play bring the group together and sessions always culminate in Kabbalat Shabbat. Storytime winds down a happy hour of play. In addition, parents are invited to attend occasional evening lectures on topics relevant to early childhood development. Children who have already turned 2 years old and are eligible to enter Lower Kindergarten the following year are welcome to attend the program. Children do not need to be enrolled for Mount Scopus kindergarten in order to attend. For more information please contact Lyn Gordon by email: [email protected] This Endowment, within the Mount Scopus College Foundation, will assist with need-based scholarships, whilst keeping the corpus intact in perpetuity. Their only requirement is that the children they will assist should demonstrate their ‘love to learn’. Sonia and Don Marejn are well recognised as generous supporters of many local and Israeli organisations. They do not seek recognition but have agreed to this publicity in the hope it will inspire others to consider doing the same, either as a gift or as a bequest. We at Mount Scopus College count ourselves truly blessed to be the beneficiary of their thoughtfulness and quiet philanthropy. To discuss making any gift, bequest or scholarship endowment, please contact Marilyn Simon, Foundation Executive Director, Tel: 9834 0124 or Email: [email protected] Scopus is the only Jewish school to compete in Division 1 in both Swimming and Athletics in the EISM competition. BIRTHS Hayley (Elbaum) ’93 and Darren Krongold ’87, Hope Amanda (Stock) ’90 and Evan Grambas, Noam Leah Boulton ’88 and Jason Boulton-Webb, Ava Denise (Kain) ’85 and Len Melcer, Elona Sarit (Aharon) and Mark Szmerling ’90, Jayden Tania Lipton ’82 and Alex Freiberg ’78, Réné Angie (Rennie) and Dean Holzer ’93, Joshua Tamara (Feiglin) ’92 and David van den Berg, Halle Jacqui (Kessler) and Ari Rubin ’97, Gabriel Jodie Fox ’92 and George Katris, Amelie Tamar and Tsvi Hirsh (Gary) Dobrejcer ’81, Chaya Mushka Ruth Varron-Gerrard (Little) ’93 and Jason Gerrard, Anais Mandy (Asseraf) ’92 and Joshua Lasky ’90, Toby Ilana (Holzer) ’93 and Geoffrey Arndtheim, Daniel Janine (Diamond) ’90 and David Umansky, Emily Marnie (Rubenstein) ’86 and Gary Perlstein, Toby Kim (Blashki) and Adam Kruezer ’93, Eden Tanya (Goldenberg) ’92 and Ronnie Zohar ’89, Lara Georgina Pownall and Andrew Segal ’93, Raphael Michelle (Naftal) ’93 and Andrew Casper ’88, Georgia Danielle (Marks) ’94 and Jeremy Davis ’87, Charlie Nicole (Ben-Simon) ’90 and Adam Tugendhaft ’84, Indiana Natalie (Goldstat) ’95 and Leor Samuel, Ashton Debbie (Rado) ’90 and Russell Kaplan, Jessica Dalia (Rotstein) ’91 and David Lucas, Hadassa Inna (Zeldin) and Joel Glowinski ’90, Nakita Bindy (Sheezel) ’89 and Tim Ward, Jude Lisa (Raskin) ’98 and Brett Lewis ’98, Ebony Peta (Montgomery) and Rodney King ’88, Olive Dani (Gostin) ’89 and Derek Miller ’88, Jesse Sharon (Hansen) and Jarrod Layton ’88, Ashleigh Chanie (Stock) ’87 and David Curtis, Honey Michelle (Susman) ’97 and Guy Polak, Eva Kirsti (Binko) ’91 and Mark Pesso, Ella Georgia (Rath) ’98 and Adam Borowski ’99, Jarrah Amanda (Fraser) and Jeremy Wrobel ’91, Tali Lindy (Susskind) ’93 and Danny Gorog, Allegra Alissa (Lipshatz) ’94 and Craig Woolf ’88, Max Naomi (Bergman) ’94 and Ben Landau ’93, Devorah Romi (Arber) ’95 and Brett Pack ’94, Harrison Rochelle (Gance) ’90 and Hamish Rotstein, Corey Suzanne Layton ’84 and Paul McMahon, Mia Alida (Sztainbok) ’97 and Steven Karro, Chloe Vicki Fleiszig-Marton ’91 and Simon Marton, Chloe Belinda (Solomon) and Daniel Salfas ’84, Adam Rechelle (Rousso) and Aron Steg ’92, Pascale Leorah (Sternson) ’92 and Bradley Kagan ’92, Jemima Dana (Rubenstein) and Ashley Raboy ’90, Gabriel Nurit (Brukarz) ’96 and Mark Voskoboynik, Eden Deana Butt ’85 and André Nuelant, Laini Maxine (Heimann) and Joel Goldman ’91, Asher Karen (Shapiro) ’88 and Anton Hermann ’83, Tahlia Ariella Markman ’89 and Simon Micmacher ’89, Asha Jenni (Snowsill) and Jason Lowe ’91, Elliot Tracy (Richter) ’95 and Matt Dudakov, Perri Shari (Schwartzshtein) ’93 and David Wittenberg, Mikey Leora (Bud) ’88 and Mark Liner, Shani Renee (McFarlane) and Adam Lust ‘95, Madelyn Lindy (Kaye) ’89 and Paul Rudzki, Amelie Samantha (Goldman) and Doron Karliner ’84, Benjamin Rashi (Friedman) ’93 and Nissim Elmaliah, Sela Rhonda (Butman) and David Nussbaum ’86, Gaby Cecilia (Hutton) and Zac Rosenberg ’90, Jago Kate (Silberscher) and Lior Rauchberger ’91, Zoe MARRIAGES Penny Farber ’84 and Simon Robin Adina Zmood and Gilad Shiffman ’96 Ella Boltin ’02 and Eli Grynberg Nicole McCabe ’00 and Tsahi Look Renee Siwak ’95 and Darren Gani ’90 Mia Witorz ’98 and Tait Crespin Rebecca Silverman ’95 and Rick Leventer ’81 Rosie Hirsch ’98 and Daniel Faigen ’95 Ronit Granot ’99 and Damien Charles Tanya Szylkrot and David Nozik ’01 Keren Rochwerger and Saul Davidoff ’92 Mav Pereira and Sean Harris ’99 Arianna Wilson and Simon Wollan ’97 Naama Kramer and Raphael Brown ’96 Monica Karmy and Jonathan Buch ’96 2008 Reunions Please visit the Scopus website and register as an Old Collegian to receive your reunion information and reconnect with fellow classmates. Log on to www.scopus.vic.edu.au click on ‘Old Collegians’ and follow the prompts. To get involved, please contact: From the Principal I was proud to represent the College at the recent ‘2020 Symposium’ where members of the Jewish Community were invited to present their ideas for the future to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Ministers. My group produced far-reaching and innovative proposals for the areas of education and productivity. Class of 2003 Hannah Schwartz: 0417 380 734 [email protected] Monika Aronfeld: 0409 132 853 [email protected] Class of 1998 Sunday 9 November 2008 Brett Lewis: 0423 401 444 [email protected] RABBI KENNARD WITH UPPER KINDER STUDENT, DION KLOOGER Class of 1988 Sunday 16 November 2008 Karen Lutchner: 0409 709 119 [email protected] Fiona Durra: 0419 587 435 [email protected] Meanwhile we are increasing our use of technology in classrooms and in other areas of learning, and enhancing and extending our regular communication with parents. Class of 1978 Sunday 26 October 2008 Andrew Blode: 0415 537 908 [email protected] The most visible way in which Scopus will be preparing for the future is undoubtedly our biggest physical transformation since the school moved to Burwood in 1952. Work will begin next year, our 60th anniversary, on the construction of a brand new primary school at the Gandel Campus in Burwood and 2009 will also see the beginning of the complete redevelopment of Gandel Besen House. Further ahead we will be ready for the implications of the National Curriculum, due to come into use in 2011, and for what may be an increasingly challenging environment in which independent schools like Scopus operate, providing their own distinct ethos and standards of excellence. Plans also include a comprehensive renovation of the secondary school, the upgrading of sporting facilities and the beautification of our entrances and surroundings. The result will be a Scopus fit for the present day and the future – an environment uniquely suited to teaching and learning, in an inviting and sustainable setting. Class of 1968 Committee still required, please call Vicki Davis: 9834 0141 [email protected] In the physical and organisational realm, we are building Scopus for 2020 and beyond. Rabbi James Kennard, Principal IN MEMORY Malcolm Slonim ’74 Ryan Segal ’00 Joseph Serwetarz ’64 High School Musical Deepest condolences to the Zelinger and Lederman families on the passing of Ellie. AMANDA HORINIAK (GABRIELLA), JUSTIN JOFFE (TROY), STEPHEN WAINRIB (RYAN) AND AMY HACK (SHARPAY) SHIRA REZNIK AND ROBYN AND ELI LICENBLAT ENJOY KABBALAT SHABBAT AT GAN GANI KALEIDOSCOPE JUNE 2008 SIVAN 5768 5 KALEIDOSCOPE JUNE 2008 SIVAN 5768 Like the nation, Scopus is regularly planning for the future and assessing the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. In the near future we hope to become authorised by the International Baccalaureate Organisation as a ‘World School’ offering the Primary Years Programme and Middle Years Programme and this will drive ongoing development of teaching and learning in the College. Mount Scopus Memorial College, Gandel Campus, 245 Burwood Highway, Burwood Victoria Australia 3125 Telephone 9834 0000 Facsimile 9834 0001 Email [email protected] Editor: Vicki Davis 6 KALEIDOSCOPE JUNE 2008 SIVAN 5768 Students followed their dreams on stage and in real life during three outstanding performances of Disney’s High School Musical. Presented by the Eva and Marc Besen School of Music and Susie and Eric Stock School of Drama, this was a feel good show with a message about being true to yourself and having the courage to try something new, even in the face of overwhelming opposition. With some very cool dance moves, wonderful songs and great characters, High School Musical was an amazing experience for those on stage and behind the scenes. THE WILDCATS 1 Published for the Scopus Community Editor: Vicki Davis Scopus v Moriah Fun for toddlers Gan Gani Toddler Program is an educational program designed to bring together parents and young children in a warm and nurturing Jewish environment. Now in its 4th year, the program runs at the Szalmuk Family Early Learning Centre from Tuesday to Friday and at the Fink Karp Ivany campus on Thursday and Friday mornings during school terms. SCOPUS AND MORIAH GIRLS’ TOUCH RUGBY TEAMS The visit was a great opportunity to forge closer ties between the two schools and saw new friendships formed both on and off the sporting field. Editor’s Note: In other sporting news, we congratulate all our students who took part in the recent EISM (Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne) Athletics Carnival at Olympic Park. Scopus won the overall championship and achieved such outstanding results that we have been promoted to Division 1. We are especially indebted to those who do not only consider the school’s and our students’ daily needs but those who also have our future – and that of our community – firmly in mind. We are delighted that their generosity has resulted in the creation of the SONIA AND DON MAREJN ENDOWMENT FUND, in memory of the Marejn and Szmukler Families. Forty-two students from Moriah College travelled to Scopus to compete in soccer, touch rugby, basketball and netball. The final results showed some tough matches were fought, with Scopus winning the boys’ basketball, drawing soccer and winning girls’ netball and soccer, while Moriah were too good at touch rugby in both the boys’ and girls’ competitions. Please continue to keep us informed by sending your news to [email protected] or call us on 9834 0121. As we plan Scopus’ 60th anniversary, which we will celebrate next year, we reflect on the positive impact of generations of supporters – leaders, volunteers and donors – who have contributed to our success. One such visionary couple is Sonia and Don Marejn. Scopus students enjoyed a friendly series of sporting contests against students from Moriah College, Sydney. The visitors were billeted with Scopus families during their stay and took the opportunity to see a little of Melbourne. Dor le Dor – Generation to Generation Visionary support JACKIE AND RILEY DAHAN ENJOY GAN GANI The sessions have become a weekly highlight for both children and their parents. The aim of the program is to facilitate play and children are presented with a stimulating and engaging play area. Parents, grandparents or carers spend time with their child, playing alongside and supporting their learning. Music and creative play bring the group together and sessions always culminate in Kabbalat Shabbat. Storytime winds down a happy hour of play. In addition, parents are invited to attend occasional evening lectures on topics relevant to early childhood development. Children who have already turned 2 years old and are eligible to enter Lower Kindergarten the following year are welcome to attend the program. Children do not need to be enrolled for Mount Scopus kindergarten in order to attend. For more information please contact Lyn Gordon by email: [email protected] This Endowment, within the Mount Scopus College Foundation, will assist with need-based scholarships, whilst keeping the corpus intact in perpetuity. Their only requirement is that the children they will assist should demonstrate their ‘love to learn’. Sonia and Don Marejn are well recognised as generous supporters of many local and Israeli organisations. They do not seek recognition but have agreed to this publicity in the hope it will inspire others to consider doing the same, either as a gift or as a bequest. We at Mount Scopus College count ourselves truly blessed to be the beneficiary of their thoughtfulness and quiet philanthropy. To discuss making any gift, bequest or scholarship endowment, please contact Marilyn Simon, Foundation Executive Director, Tel: 9834 0124 or Email: [email protected] Scopus is the only Jewish school to compete in Division 1 in both Swimming and Athletics in the EISM competition. BIRTHS Hayley (Elbaum) ’93 and Darren Krongold ’87, Hope Amanda (Stock) ’90 and Evan Grambas, Noam Leah Boulton ’88 and Jason Boulton-Webb, Ava Denise (Kain) ’85 and Len Melcer, Elona Sarit (Aharon) and Mark Szmerling ’90, Jayden Tania Lipton ’82 and Alex Freiberg ’78, Réné Angie (Rennie) and Dean Holzer ’93, Joshua Tamara (Feiglin) ’92 and David van den Berg, Halle Jacqui (Kessler) and Ari Rubin ’97, Gabriel Jodie Fox ’92 and George Katris, Amelie Tamar and Tsvi Hirsh (Gary) Dobrejcer ’81, Chaya Mushka Ruth Varron-Gerrard (Little) ’93 and Jason Gerrard, Anais Mandy (Asseraf) ’92 and Joshua Lasky ’90, Toby Ilana (Holzer) ’93 and Geoffrey Arndtheim, Daniel Janine (Diamond) ’90 and David Umansky, Emily Marnie (Rubenstein) ’86 and Gary Perlstein, Toby Kim (Blashki) and Adam Kruezer ’93, Eden Tanya (Goldenberg) ’92 and Ronnie Zohar ’89, Lara Georgina Pownall and Andrew Segal ’93, Raphael Michelle (Naftal) ’93 and Andrew Casper ’88, Georgia Danielle (Marks) ’94 and Jeremy Davis ’87, Charlie Nicole (Ben-Simon) ’90 and Adam Tugendhaft ’84, Indiana Natalie (Goldstat) ’95 and Leor Samuel, Ashton Debbie (Rado) ’90 and Russell Kaplan, Jessica Dalia (Rotstein) ’91 and David Lucas, Hadassa Inna (Zeldin) and Joel Glowinski ’90, Nakita Bindy (Sheezel) ’89 and Tim Ward, Jude Lisa (Raskin) ’98 and Brett Lewis ’98, Ebony Peta (Montgomery) and Rodney King ’88, Olive Dani (Gostin) ’89 and Derek Miller ’88, Jesse Sharon (Hansen) and Jarrod Layton ’88, Ashleigh Chanie (Stock) ’87 and David Curtis, Honey Michelle (Susman) ’97 and Guy Polak, Eva Kirsti (Binko) ’91 and Mark Pesso, Ella Georgia (Rath) ’98 and Adam Borowski ’99, Jarrah Amanda (Fraser) and Jeremy Wrobel ’91, Tali Lindy (Susskind) ’93 and Danny Gorog, Allegra Alissa (Lipshatz) ’94 and Craig Woolf ’88, Max Naomi (Bergman) ’94 and Ben Landau ’93, Devorah Romi (Arber) ’95 and Brett Pack ’94, Harrison Rochelle (Gance) ’90 and Hamish Rotstein, Corey Suzanne Layton ’84 and Paul McMahon, Mia Alida (Sztainbok) ’97 and Steven Karro, Chloe Vicki Fleiszig-Marton ’91 and Simon Marton, Chloe Belinda (Solomon) and Daniel Salfas ’84, Adam Rechelle (Rousso) and Aron Steg ’92, Pascale Leorah (Sternson) ’92 and Bradley Kagan ’92, Jemima Dana (Rubenstein) and Ashley Raboy ’90, Gabriel Nurit (Brukarz) ’96 and Mark Voskoboynik, Eden Deana Butt ’85 and André Nuelant, Laini Maxine (Heimann) and Joel Goldman ’91, Asher Karen (Shapiro) ’88 and Anton Hermann ’83, Tahlia Ariella Markman ’89 and Simon Micmacher ’89, Asha Jenni (Snowsill) and Jason Lowe ’91, Elliot Tracy (Richter) ’95 and Matt Dudakov, Perri Shari (Schwartzshtein) ’93 and David Wittenberg, Mikey Leora (Bud) ’88 and Mark Liner, Shani Renee (McFarlane) and Adam Lust ‘95, Madelyn Lindy (Kaye) ’89 and Paul Rudzki, Amelie Samantha (Goldman) and Doron Karliner ’84, Benjamin Rashi (Friedman) ’93 and Nissim Elmaliah, Sela Rhonda (Butman) and David Nussbaum ’86, Gaby Cecilia (Hutton) and Zac Rosenberg ’90, Jago Kate (Silberscher) and Lior Rauchberger ’91, Zoe MARRIAGES Penny Farber ’84 and Simon Robin Adina Zmood and Gilad Shiffman ’96 Ella Boltin ’02 and Eli Grynberg Nicole McCabe ’00 and Tsahi Look Renee Siwak ’95 and Darren Gani ’90 Mia Witorz ’98 and Tait Crespin Rebecca Silverman ’95 and Rick Leventer ’81 Rosie Hirsch ’98 and Daniel Faigen ’95 Ronit Granot ’99 and Damien Charles Tanya Szylkrot and David Nozik ’01 Keren Rochwerger and Saul Davidoff ’92 Mav Pereira and Sean Harris ’99 Arianna Wilson and Simon Wollan ’97 Naama Kramer and Raphael Brown ’96 Monica Karmy and Jonathan Buch ’96 2008 Reunions Please visit the Scopus website and register as an Old Collegian to receive your reunion information and reconnect with fellow classmates. Log on to www.scopus.vic.edu.au click on ‘Old Collegians’ and follow the prompts. To get involved, please contact: From the Principal I was proud to represent the College at the recent ‘2020 Symposium’ where members of the Jewish Community were invited to present their ideas for the future to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Ministers. My group produced far-reaching and innovative proposals for the areas of education and productivity. Class of 2003 Hannah Schwartz: 0417 380 734 [email protected] Monika Aronfeld: 0409 132 853 [email protected] Class of 1998 Sunday 9 November 2008 Brett Lewis: 0423 401 444 [email protected] RABBI KENNARD WITH UPPER KINDER STUDENT, DION KLOOGER Class of 1988 Sunday 16 November 2008 Karen Lutchner: 0409 709 119 [email protected] Fiona Durra: 0419 587 435 [email protected] Meanwhile we are increasing our use of technology in classrooms and in other areas of learning, and enhancing and extending our regular communication with parents. Class of 1978 Sunday 26 October 2008 Andrew Blode: 0415 537 908 [email protected] The most visible way in which Scopus will be preparing for the future is undoubtedly our biggest physical transformation since the school moved to Burwood in 1952. Work will begin next year, our 60th anniversary, on the construction of a brand new primary school at the Gandel Campus in Burwood and 2009 will also see the beginning of the complete redevelopment of Gandel Besen House. Further ahead we will be ready for the implications of the National Curriculum, due to come into use in 2011, and for what may be an increasingly challenging environment in which independent schools like Scopus operate, providing their own distinct ethos and standards of excellence. Plans also include a comprehensive renovation of the secondary school, the upgrading of sporting facilities and the beautification of our entrances and surroundings. The result will be a Scopus fit for the present day and the future – an environment uniquely suited to teaching and learning, in an inviting and sustainable setting. Class of 1968 Committee still required, please call Vicki Davis: 9834 0141 [email protected] In the physical and organisational realm, we are building Scopus for 2020 and beyond. Rabbi James Kennard, Principal IN MEMORY Malcolm Slonim ’74 Ryan Segal ’00 Joseph Serwetarz ’64 High School Musical Deepest condolences to the Zelinger and Lederman families on the passing of Ellie. AMANDA HORINIAK (GABRIELLA), JUSTIN JOFFE (TROY), STEPHEN WAINRIB (RYAN) AND AMY HACK (SHARPAY) SHIRA REZNIK AND ROBYN AND ELI LICENBLAT ENJOY KABBALAT SHABBAT AT GAN GANI KALEIDOSCOPE JUNE 2008 SIVAN 5768 5 KALEIDOSCOPE JUNE 2008 SIVAN 5768 Like the nation, Scopus is regularly planning for the future and assessing the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. In the near future we hope to become authorised by the International Baccalaureate Organisation as a ‘World School’ offering the Primary Years Programme and Middle Years Programme and this will drive ongoing development of teaching and learning in the College. Mount Scopus Memorial College, Gandel Campus, 245 Burwood Highway, Burwood Victoria Australia 3125 Telephone 9834 0000 Facsimile 9834 0001 Email [email protected] Editor: Vicki Davis 6 KALEIDOSCOPE JUNE 2008 SIVAN 5768 Students followed their dreams on stage and in real life during three outstanding performances of Disney’s High School Musical. Presented by the Eva and Marc Besen School of Music and Susie and Eric Stock School of Drama, this was a feel good show with a message about being true to yourself and having the courage to try something new, even in the face of overwhelming opposition. With some very cool dance moves, wonderful songs and great characters, High School Musical was an amazing experience for those on stage and behind the scenes. THE WILDCATS 1
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