Canterbury Girls Touch Football: Come Join Us! | Term 3 TAS Sport
Thinking about having a go in one of our Girls Touch Football teams?
Well… Here are all the reasons why you should directly from our TAS Touch Football Girls and their Coaches!
For more information or to register for Term 3, please contact Mrs Georgia Skinner -
Tongan National Women’s Rugby Team Training Session | Photo Gallery
Tongan National Women’s Rugby Team Training Session | Photo Gallery
Today, we welcomed the Tongan National Women’s Rugby Team for an open training session on our Canterbury oval and inside our campus gym.
Many of our students enjoyed watching these Pacific Islander athletes from the hill and sidelines going through their paces.
Seeing them prepare in the flesh for next year’s 16-team 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup Tournament Qualifiers was truly inspiring!
For the full photo gallery, please visit our Facebook Page HERE.
History Week: Trivia Challenge | Photo Gallery & Video
History Week: Trivia Challenge | Photo Gallery & Video
This week during lunchtimes, our senior students have been attending our History Week’s fun educational sessions, in the Senior School Library’s Digital Hub.
On Wednesday, students teamed up with friends to test their History knowledge, answering questions about topics that ranged from the Egyptian pharaohs, to the Australian Federation, and right up to the 2022 Canterbury College School Captains – can you name them too?
If you would like to test your own History trivia knowledge, we have attached the slides HERE – Good Luck!
2024 Moreton Bay Swimming Club Transition Meet | Event Results & Photo Gallery
2024 Moreton Bay Swimming Club Transition Meet | Event Results & Photo Gallery
19 Canterbury Taipans Club Swimmers competed at the Moreton Bay Swimming Club Transition Meet last Sunday.
And our Junior and Senior Swimmers achieved a big improvement in the competition with their race times.
Here are the Canterbury Club swimmers’ impressive results…
Lelia Dong
50M Backstroke (time improved by 2.12 secs)
100M Breaststroke (time improved by 9.47 secs)
Scarlotte Garnham
100IM (time improved by 16.01 secs)
50M Breaststroke (time improved by 7.19 secs)
50M Freestyle (time improved by 8.50 secs)
50M Backstroke (time improved by 5.67 secs)
50M Butterfly (time improved by 3.19 secs)
Ahmeen Kanwar
25M Freestyle (time improved by 1.28 secs)
Aoibhe Kerrigan
50M Freestyle (time improved by 2.10 secs)
50M Backstroke (time improved by 3.28 secs)
100M Freestyle (time improved by 7.99 secs)
50M Butterfly (time improved by 4.97 secs)
Lacie Korostovetz
25M Freestyle (time improved by 9.86 secs)
25M Breaststroke (time improved by 10.37 secs)
25M Backstroke (time improved by 4.14 secs)
25M Butterfly (time improved by 26.20 secs)
Elize Lee
50M Freestyle (time improved by 0.81 secs)
50M Backstroke (time improved by 0.58 secs) – Finished 3rd Place
100M Freestyle (time improved by 1.78 secs)
50M Butterfly (time improved by 0.18 secs)
Vienna Lee
50M Freestyle (time improved by 1.03 secs)
50M Breaststroke (time improved by 1.02 secs)
100M Freestyle (time improved by 9.59 secs)
Hudson McCormack
50M Freestyle (time improved by 17.02 secs)
50M Backstroke (time improved by 2.96 secs)
Jonty McCormack
100IM (time improved by 14.96 secs)
50M Breaststroke (time improved by 6.11 secs)
50M Freestyle (time improved by 2.21 secs)
50M Backstroke (time improved by 6.80 secs)
50M Butterfly (time improved by 1.87 secs)
Lily Prewett
100IM (time improved by 5.22 secs)
50M Breaststroke (time improved by 4.87 secs)
100M Butterfly (time improved by 0.87 secs)
200M Freestyle (time improved by 18.97 secs)
Keenan Ries
100IM First Time This Event – Finished 2nd Place
50M Breaststroke (time improved by 1.85 secs) – Finished 2nd Place
50M Freestyle (time improved by 2.73 secs) – Finished 1st Place
50M Backstroke (time improved by 0.40 secs)
50M Butterfly (time improved by 4.49 secs) – Finished 2nd Place
Lyla Ries
100M Breaststroke (time improved by 2.63 secs) – Finished 3rd Place
Zara Sell
50M Backstroke (time improved by 0.45 secs)
Cody Swanson
25M Breaststroke (time improved by 10.35 secs)
25M Freestyle (time improved by 2.85 secs)
25M Backstroke (time improved by 1.44 secs)
Peyton Swanson
25M Freestyle (time improved by 8.61 secs) – Finished 2nd Place
50M Freestyle (time improved by 10.92 secs)
25M Backstroke (time improved by 5.30 secs)
25M Breaststroke (time improved by 8.43 secs)
Ava Tate
100M Breaststroke (time improved by 4.65 secs)
Ella Tate
50M Breaststroke (time improved by 1.06 secs)
50M Freestyle (time improved by 4.64 secs)
Nina Villanyi
50M Breaststroke (time improved by 0.93 secs)
And a special mention goes to Heidi Lintott who has been unwell for a while before this competition.
Although she wasn't racing in her best situation, she was still pushing herself very hard, which is a very valuable spirit for any sport.
Yufen ‘Crystal’ Cao
Swimming Coach | Canterbury College
For all Canterbury College Taipans Swimming coaching, membership, events or other enquiries: SWIMMING – T: 07 3299 0900 | E: | Canterbury Taipans Clubs - Canterbury College
More event photos on our Facebook Page HERE.
2024 Junior School Public Speaking Competition Finals: Lumina Program | Event Wrap & Photo Gallery
2024 Junior School Public Speaking Competition Finals: Lumina Program | Event Wrap & Photo Gallery
Last Thursday, we held our 2024 Canterbury College Junior School Public Speaking Competition in the Junior School Library. ️
As part of our Junior School’s Lumina Program – which supports high-performing students, the Years 3-6 finalists aimed to entertain, persuade or inform their audience with a particular topic.
This practical experience gave our young students the opportunity to demonstrate the impact and influence of language on their audience, while also building confidence speaking in public, as well as essential communication skills.
Our judges – Principal Dan Walker, Head Of Junior School Karen Roman, Assistant Head Of Junior School (Learning) Alisha Richardson and Junior School’s Public Speaking & Debating Coordinator Courtney Jones – joined the Lumina Program Head Jonathon Wheatley, to assess the various speeches based on their structure, pacing, volume, clarity and the use of technical or emotive vocabulary.
Additionally, the students’ body language played a crucial role in enhancing their spoken delivery.
Congratulations to these talented students for stepping up in front of senior College staff and participating in something that many find quite daunting.
The full photo gallery from this event can be found on our Facebook Page HERE.
2024 Young Business Leaders Program | Halfway Update
2024 Young Business Leaders Program | Halfway Update
The Young Business Leaders Program is now halfway through its 8-week course.
This co-curricular activity has been running throughout Term 2 on Wednesday afternoons after school in N Block.
This specialised entrepreneurial education compels students to formulate ideas and think critically, while also gaining valuable real-world commercial experience.
After a month of foundational business learning and initial project development, students are now focusing on the final stages of ideation, design, development, marketing and budgeting.
It’s exciting to see some students returning for their second year in this course, to further develop their own small business products or services from 2023.
The program will culminate in a special Breakfast Showcase event on Thursday 13 June, where the students will present their entrepreneurial business to the wider Canterbury Community.
The Young Business Leaders Program is organised by BOP Industries with the support of event partner the Beenleigh Yatala Junior Chamber of Commerce and event sponsors Bendigo Bank, Quota Beenleigh Inc, Rotary Club of Beenleigh, Logan City Council, Logan Office of Economic Development and new Logan Mayor Jon Raven.
We look forward to seeing these enthusiastic young entrepreneurs at their Breakfast Showcase in a few weeks’ time with businesses including: baked goods, handballs, cleaning attachments, community bracelets and more.
UPDATE: Junior School Construction Project - Bareibun Precinct
UPDATE: Junior School Construction Project - Bareibun Precinct
Dear Parents and Students,
Except for some bad weather in January and February, the major construction project in the Junior School has been progressing well.
At this stage, our builders are anticipating the construction will be completed in late August / early September, for a practical completion and handover in advance of the September school holidays.
This means that Year 1 and 2 classes will likely be moving into C Block (Year 2 on the 2nd floor and Year 1 on the ground floor) over these September holidays.
After construction of C Block is completed, further minor demolition will be required, and the Junior School Meadow restoration and Easterly Street carpark and set-down/drop-off area will be completed in Term 4.
Therefore, the whole area will be completed for the start of the 2025 school year.
- Prep classrooms will receive a minor facelift in advance of a full refurbishment at the end of 2026.
- Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) will be moving permanently into a new space from January 2025.
- The amount of open play space will increase significantly as a result of these changes.
- The covered outdoor area (the roof which can now be seen on the skyline) will also add 500sqm of sheltered play space for the Junior School.
We are excited for the opening of this major new space for our students.
As well as new classrooms for Year 1 and 2, there will be a specialist Library for ELC to Year 3, a STEM specialist classroom, a dedicated Dance and Drama room, new toilets for students and staff, and an additional new entrance to the Junior School from Easterly Street.
Additional carparking and a larger set-down and pick-up zone will also be engineered on the Easterly Street entrance.
Regards
Dan Walker
Principal
UPDATE: Canterbury Craft Collective - 66/100 Hats DONE! | 3:30pm – 4:45pm, Every Tuesday After School: Terms 2–4 @ Senior School Library
UPDATE: Canterbury Craft Collective - 66/100 Hats DONE! | 3:30pm – 4:45pm, Every Tuesday After School: Terms 2–4 @ Senior School Library
What an incredible response from the students regarding our new little Canterbury Craft Collective Club.
With their help, we have already made it to 66 hats/beanies to donate to Rosies: Friends On The Street on our big tally poster goal of 100.
But now our bank of yarn is actually starting to run low…
So if any families have any unwanted balls of wool to donate, that would be much appreciated!
Here is a photo of our tally poster so far, and what my desk looks like at the moment.
We are based in the Senior School Library for any wool drop-offs – thank you!
Ms Anita Pendreigh, Head of Libraries & Information Services, Teacher –
What: Canterbury College Craft Collective!
When: 3:30pm – 4:45pm, Every Tuesday After School: Terms 2–4, 2024.
(Plus some Lunch Breaks for students with sports training clashes).
Where: Senior School Library – Canterbury College.
Who: For ALL Senior School Students: Years 7–12.
Cost: FREE College Activity Club!
Club Coordinator Contacts:
Ms Anita Pendreigh, Head of Libraries & Information Services, Teacher –
RSVPs: Simply email the Club Coordinators OR just turn up to the club meetings.
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Term 2 Mission:
We want to crochet 100 hats / beanies to donate to Rosies: Friends On The Street.
Plus plenty more practical and community-focussed craft ideas for Terms 3–4.
So come learn some useful skills and share your ‘crafty’ passions as a group with us...
Canterbury’s Studio Tuition Performing Arts Program
Canterbury’s Studio Tuition Performing Arts Program
Some little hands playing a large piano last week at one of our regular Studio Tuition Recitals in the Performing Arts Theatre.
Canterbury’s Studio Tuition Performing Arts Program is available to ALL students from the ELC to Year 12.
Lessons are delivered by specialist teachers in the areas of Dance, Drama and Music – Orchestra Instrumental, Band Instrumental, Piano, Guitar and Voice.
Our students can have one-on-one, paired or small group studio lessons which are scheduled on rotating timetables throughout the school day.
Students may also elect to undertake examinations – including AMEB or Trinity for Music, plus Speech, Drama and Communication, and RAD for Dance.
2024 Studio Lesson Tuition Fees:
$42.75 per individual 30-minute lesson.
$64.50 per individual 45-minute lesson.
$85.50 per individual 60-minute lesson.
$23.75 per student in a paired 30-minute lesson.*
$17.50 per student in a small group 30-minute lesson.**
An $11.00 Studio Tuition Practice Diary is issued to each student per instrument at their first lesson.
*Paired lessons are only available if the student can be matched with another student of a similar standard.
If a matched pair is not available, parents/carers will be offered an alternative enrolment.
**Small group lessons are available for Junior School students only:
Years 3-4 students: String Instruments.
Years 5-6 students: Band Instruments – Concert Band.
Drama or Dance Lessons.
If groups cannot be formed, parents/carers will be offered an alternative enrolment.
FULL INFORMATION HERE – Studio Tuition - Canterbury College
FREE Canterbury Taipans Tennis: UTR Match-Play – Info, Sign-On & Match-Play Fun Day | Event Wrap & Photo Gallery
FREE Canterbury Taipans Tennis: UTR Match-Play – Info, Sign-On & Match-Play Fun Day | Event Wrap & Photo Gallery
Thanks to all the current and prospective match-play club tennis players and their parents for swinging by the Canterbury Taipans Tennis Centre this afternoon for our Universal Tennis Rating Match-Play Info Session and Sign-On event.
From enjoying the free Sausage Sizzle, to meeting our tennis coaching staff, jumping into some social match-play, and learning what UTR Match-Play Tennis is all about, it was a great family-friendly gathering.
We look forward to seeing you back on our courts soon, to improve your tennis technique and competitive game skills, to compete for the Canterbury Taipans Tennis Club.
It’s not too late to join us if you could not attend this afternoon – simply get in touch...
Contact: Canterbury Taipans Tennis Centre – T: 07 3299 0900 | E:
Links to activate OR find out more about the UTR:
Competitive Player Profile | Competitive Play | Tennis Australia
What’s Your UTR Rating? | Competitive Play | Tennis Australia
More photos are available on our Facebook Page HERE.
