In Week 11 of Term 2, Carmel High School Science teacher Mrs Anne Poustie accompanied a group of Carmel High School students to the University of Western Australia where they joined over 300 other high school students from across WA to learn about the complex world of neuroscience. 鈥淭he Brain Bee competition offers enrichment opportunities for students interested in medicine a ...

We are looking for expressions of interest for volunteers听from the business community听to be involved in our Year 9 Entrepreneurship Program. Our current priority is to ensure that each of our Year 9 teams has听a business mentor.听 The Carmel Entrepreneur Program is unique in Australia. It incorporates the听Uncharted Learning听program called 鈥楳xINC鈥 and brings the practical learnin ...

It鈥檚 Wednesday morning and purposeful doorknocks followed by, 鈥淕ood morning. Would you like a coffee?鈥 sound along the Admin block corridors. It鈥檚 Year 10 student Louis taking staff coffee orders for the VET student baristas at Caf茅 Shemesh to fill. Each week, Louis patiently records details of individual orders on his clipboard before taking cash and calculating change where n ...

Shortly after the announcement of Dr Julie Harris as our incoming Principal for 2022, we sat down with her to find out a little more about her background and what she鈥檚 most looking forward to as her tenure approaches. When did you decide on a career in teaching and was there something that triggered this decision for you? Growing up, I planned to be a medical doctor or the c ...

This term, I had the privilege of hearing our Year 6 public speaking finalists and the听subsequent听agony of having to choose just听three听to represent Carmel at the interschool speaking challenge at Scotch College.听 The calibre of speeches, both in their content and delivery,听was simply mind-blowing. The students researched their topics,听learnt their speeches by heart so听that eve ...

For his Bar Mitzvah,听Ehrel听did it all! After leading PHC in joyous song for Kabbalat Shabbat, he also听lained听Rishon,听Sheini, Maftir and Haftarah and then led听Mussaf听too! He is looking forward to helping his younger brothers prepare for their Bar Mitzvahs when their time comes.听 Ehrel听relaxes by playing听the trumpet and听piano. He enjoys playing both Jazz and classical music with ...

Although his Bar Mitzvah was delayed by two months due to COVID restrictions, Ben managed to learn a new maftir and Haftorah in time to lain with confidence and clarity. He is proud of how he has improved his school marks, understanding that everything is within his grasp, he just must work for it! Ben says there will always be negativity and nay听sayers听but,听if you want somethi ...

Sophia balances being the responsible middle child with a sense of joy and fun. While starting听high听school can be stressful, Sophia revels in the increased opportunities and freedoms, especially听art classes where her creativity shines.听 When Sophia鈥檚 Bat Mitzvah was postponed due to COVID, she took it all in her stride. When the time finally came to celebrate, she was most exc ...

For a young girl whose Bat Mitzvah plans were听COVIDed听a few short hours before it was all set to begin, Rachel showed maturity beyond her years. Her positive attitude of accepting what one cannot change and being grateful for the well wishes and the safety and health of the community was refreshing and inspirational!听 Rachel delivered her听Dvar听Torah via Zoom, emphasising the n ...

Congratulations to all our legal eagles for their impressive performances听on the听evening听of听23 June 2021. We won two out of our three trials in the WA Supreme Court. The Year 12s are now unbeaten and looking at a good chance in the exclusive state finals. We will hopefully find out for sure by the end of term.听 Year 11s also had a win and our Year 10s lost against a very quirk ...