Message from Andrew Watt, our Principal

Welcome to our thriving Emanuel community. You have taken the first important step towards providing your child with the best possible opportunity to learn, grow and flourish.

Many people ask me what sets an Emanuel education apart.

• Is it that we guide your child towards being the best that they can be with a love of life-long learning?

• Is it because we value your child’s individuality and will encourage them to develop their special interests and talents?

• Is it that we are a pluralist school that recognises and values the diversity of Jewish belief, practices and tradition in our ever changing world? That there is no single way of being Jewish and that we will guide your child with a broad and inclusive understanding of Judaism, sharing multiple perspectives and voices?

• Perhaps it is because we create an environment where all students and their families feel welcomed, valued, and respected, regardless of their individual beliefs and practices?

• And perhaps it could be that we do so within an environment of mutual respect and commitment to Jewish tradition, learning, heritage, ethical living, the Hebrew language and the State of Israel?

I believe that it is all this and more.

I hope that by visiting our School and meeting our staff and students you will experience first-hand what it truly means to be an Emanuel student and graduate. You will understand the importance of connectedness and community and know that you have made the right choice in choosing our School, our staff an our teachers to walk hand-in-hand with you, on what is the most important and precious time of your child’s life.

Welcome! Welcome!