EID AL-FITR CELEBRATION: Loud Lunch - Canterbury Rock School Performance | 1:30pm - 2:15pm, THIS Friday 5 May @ Arts Centre Amphitheatre
EID AL-FITR CELEBRATION: Loud Lunch - Canterbury Rock School Performance | 1:30pm - 2:15pm, THIS Friday 5 May @ Arts Centre Amphitheatre
We have a Loud Lunch: Canterbury Rock School Performance THIS Friday Lunchtime 5 May from 1:30pm at our Arts Centre Amphitheatre.
It is our opportunity to celebrate Eid al-Fitr!
Eid, which is Arabic for 'feast' or 'festival', is celebrated by Muslims to mark significant events in the Islamic lunar calendar.
Eid al-Fitr is the festival of the breaking of the Ramadan fast, where family and friends come together to indulge in food and music.
Please see our Fun Facts About Islam, Ramadan & Eid Poster below.
So come and listen to some very talented student musicians while you enjoy your lunch.
Sausage Sizzle: Halal Sausages OR Chicken Sausages = $2 Each.
Soft Drinks = $2 Each.
See you there... and Rock On!
Year 5 Character Builders Incursion | Photos
Year 5 Character Builders Incursion | Photos
In preparation for moving into Year 6 in 2024, our Year 5 students have undertaken a Character Builders Incursion today, which provided strategies for effective team-building and hands-on leadership. ✅
With a significant focus on working outside one's comfort zone, connecting and creating positive peer culture, and learning social techniques for effective teamwork, our Year 5 students are well on their way to becoming outstanding leaders for their younger peers in Junior School.
The FULL Facebook Photo Gallery can be found HERE.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: 2023 Canterbury Mother's Day Breakfast | 6:45am – 8:45am, Friday 12 May @ Our Yalburru Café Precinct
IMPORTANT UPDATE: 2023 Canterbury Mother's Day Breakfast | 6:45am – 8:45am, Friday 12 May @ Our Yalburru Café Precinct
Dear All,
Thanks for the HUGE response to our event invitation below.
With 469 guests in 2021 and 550 guests in 2022, we are breaking new ground at 749 RSVPed guests already as at 2pm today – Thursday 4 May!
With this much bigger number in mind, unfortunately we have to cap the event at 800 guests for catering, space and budgetary reasons, and to deliver a quality service event for all attendees.
5:30PM UPDATE: This event is now fully booked out!
If ANY parents, carers, siblings or students are no longer attending, please email Canterbury's Communications Director Stephen Buckley with your booking name/s, so he can remove your reservation/s and help some other (hopeful) Canterbury parents sitting on the event waiting list - THANK YOU! EMAIL -
We are also pleased to announce we now have gifts for the first 300 Mums, based on the overwhelming response to our annual breakfast.
Finally, to avoid the situation where students are queuing for Boost Juice or Gourmet Coffee Van beverages independently of this event, all Canterbury students will need to present a ticket to these vendors to be served.
These tickets can ONLY be collected by entering the event with your mother or parent or carer - at which time your FREE ticket will be given to you.
It is our Mother’s Day Breakfast afterall, so we really want our students coming along and sitting with their Mum or parent/s or carer/s, and saying thanks for everything they do.
Of course, Mums, parents, carers and any non-Canterbury siblings don’t require a ticket – just current Canterbury students obviously wearing their school uniform.
We look forward to seeing you all on Friday morning 12 May!
What: 2023 Canterbury Mother's Day Breakfast.
When: 6:45am – 8:45am, Friday 12 May 2023.
Where: Yalburru Community Café Precinct – Canterbury College.
Who: For ALL Canterbury Mums With Their Families.
Hosts: Canterbury College Executive & Management Teams.
Cost: FREE!
Best Parking: Via Junior School High Road Gate – High Road, Waterford.
Dress Code: Adults & Non-Canterbury Siblings – Smart Casual | ALL Canterbury Students – School Uniform.
EVENT DETAILS
FREE Beverages: Yalburru Community Café AND Barista Coffee Vans for espresso coffee or hot tea, plus various chilled bottled juices.
FREE Boost Juice Truck: Serving smoothies, juices and blends!
FREE Breakfast: Full tasty menu coming soon…
Entertainment: LIVE background music supplied by the Canterbury Music Faculty.
Floral Photo Backdrop.
Seating: Yalburru Community Café and School Canteen Deck, plus picnic tables and blankets on the surrounding lawns.
PLUS FREE Mother's Day Gifts for the first 300 Mums!
RSVPs: SORRY FULLY BOOKED OUT!
Please join us at the ‘Social Hub’ of our College campus – the Yalburru Community Café on the Friday morning before Mother’s Day on Sunday 14 May.
At our Mother's Day Breakfast you can check out:
- Our Yalburru Community Café – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC every weekday morning and for Saturday JTAS/TAS Home Game Rounds.
- Our Junior School Adventure Playground.
- Our Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden - feel free to 'clip and collect' some herbs to take home.
- Our Canterbury Taipans Aquatic, Tennis & Athletics Centre.
- Our exciting Campus Master Plan improvements in progress!
And grab your FREE Canterbury Café Loyalty Card for super cheap coffee and tea refills at every visit.
See you there and then!
Canterbury’s Years 5-6 Spark Program - Pottery With A Purpose Elective | Video
Canterbury’s Years 5-6 Spark Program - Pottery With A Purpose Elective | Video
https://youtu.be/cNaQdAqJS2c
All Years 5 and 6 students at Canterbury study a Spark elective subject each semester.
Spark is about building curiosity, encouraging students to try something different, and providing a great opportunity to embark on their own learning journey as part of their World Ready Canterbury education.
Here is the highlights video from Pottery With A Purpose, one of our Spark programs.
For more information, visit our Spark Webpage HERE.
New & Improved High Road Carpark Spaces | CEC & Junior School
New & Improved High Road Carpark Spaces | CEC & Junior School
Who’s loving our new and improved High Road Carpark spaces beside the CEC and Junior School Admin Office? 
Now this is ONLY Stage One for this High Road Carpark, just to urgently get more waiting/queuing traffic off the road at peak times, to help stop cars clogging up that nearby roundabout - which prevents our neighbours trying to leave the adjoining Woodlands Estate.
So this was the recommended first stage layout from a professional traffic flow and parking engineering firm, to move our waiting traffic from off the road and onto our campus land instead.
Thanks for all your feedback on Facebook today, and we think you are going to be very happy when Stage Two is underway later this year...
The Resilience Project Webinar: Parent & Carer Authentic Connection Presentation | 6:30pm – 7:30pm (AEST), THIS Tuesday 9 May
The Resilience Project Webinar: Parent & Carer Authentic Connection Presentation | 6:30pm – 7:30pm (AEST), THIS Tuesday 9 May
What: The Resilience Project Webinar – Parent & Carer Authentic Connection Presentation.
NEW content not seen previously by our parents, carers and staff!
When: 6:30pm – 7:30pm (AEST), THIS Tuesday 9 May 2023.
Where: Zoom Online Webinar – With Other School Audiences.
Who: For ALL Interested Canterbury Parents, Carers & Staff.
Hosts: Hugh van Cuylenburg, Co-Founder & Presenter - The Resilience Project & His Team.
Cost: FREE!
RSVPs: Parents, Carers & Staff MUST register for this webinar using THIS WEBLINK HERE!
**Registrations are essential**
Upon registration, participants will receive a weblink to attend the webinar, along with an event reminder prior to the date.
Please Note: This presentation will be recorded for those unable to attend or those who would like a recap.
What you can expect…
Through emotionally engaging stories and practical strategies, this session will help parents and carers understand the benefits of letting go of shame, perfection, ego and control.
It will combine powerful research with candid storytelling, along with a few laughs to help support what is arguably the toughest job in the world... being a parent or carer!
Why a Parent & Carer presentation?
When building positive mental health in schools, we know the best impact happens when we work together.
This ‘Authentic Connection’ presentation helps to do just that, by sharing those same evidence-based strategies being taught in the Canterbury classrooms, so they can be practised at home and beyond.
Attendees will also be reminded of the importance of their own wellbeing.
We bring the best versions of ourselves to our family and community, when we make time to look after ourselves…
CLICK HERE for more information about The Resilience Project adopted by Canterbury College as part of its campus-wide Wellbeing Program for students, staff, parents and carers.
The Resilience Project
We deliver emotionally engaging programs and provide evidence-based, practical wellbeing strategies to build resilience.
The mental health statistics in this country are confronting.
Our mission is to teach positive mental health strategies to help people become happier and more resilient.
We share emotionally engaging stories with hundreds of schools, workplaces and communities to help make the topic of mental health more accessible.
The research is clear – the more positive emotion you experience, the more resilient you will be.
For that reason we focus on three key pillars proven to cultivate positive emotion: Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness (GEM).
Our programs also have a strong focus on Connection, Purpose, Kindness, Emotional Literacy and Physical Health.
Canterbury’s Creative Industries Faculty: Digital Solutions With Mr Ben Edwards
Canterbury’s Creative Industries Faculty: Digital Solutions With Mr Ben Edwards
https://youtu.be/Ui46c9FExEQ
At Canterbury, all students study Digital Technologies as a core subject from Prep to Year 7.
In Years 8 to 12, Digital Solutions can be chosen as an elective subject. ⌨️
Here you can meet Mr Ben Edwards - our Digital Solutions Subject Coordinator, hear what students are learning from their Digital Solutions/Technologies lessons, and discover what benefits and career pathways these classes can lead to.
2023 Years 10-12 World Ready Futures Expo | Photos
2023 Years 10-12 World Ready Futures Expo | Photos
The future is created by what we do today, and that's precisely what our Years 10-12 students were up to, when they attended our immersive World Ready Futures Expo.
We can't wait to see what study and career pathways our student graduates will take.
Check out the FULL Facebook Photo Gallery HERE.
REMINDER: 2023 Canterbury World Ready Futures Expo | 12:30pm – 4:30pm, THIS Wednesday 3 May @ CEC
REMINDER: 2023 Canterbury World Ready Futures Expo | 12:30pm – 4:30pm, THIS Wednesday 3 May @ CEC
What: 2023 Canterbury World Ready Futures Expo!
Your event portal into university, further studies, training, apprenticeships and careers.
When: 12:30pm – 4:30pm, THIS Wednesday 3 May 2023.
Where: Canterbury Events Centre (CEC) – Canterbury College.
- Entry via Junior School Gate, High Road, Waterford with plenty of onsite parking.
Who: For ALL Years 10-12 Students + Their Parents & Carers.
Hosts: Canterbury College + Various Universities, Further Studies Agencies, Registered Training Organisations & Career Providers.
Cost: FREE!
RSVPs: NOT Required.
Dress Code: Adults & Non-Canterbury Siblings – Smart Casual | ALL Canterbury Students – School Uniform.
Contact: Secondary School’s NEW Head Of Pathways Mrs Tracey Clarke – E:
Confirmed Expo Vendors (as at Wednesday 26 April 2023):
QUT: Queensland University of Technology
UniSQ: University of Southern Queensland
WPC Group - Apprenticeships & Traineeships
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
Queensland School of Film and Television
Gateway To Industry Schools – Health
NAWIC: National Association of Women in Construction
Study & Play USA - US Sport Scholarships
More organisations will be added as their event RSVPs are confirmed.
This major event is in partnership with a wide range of exhibitors including: tertiary education institutions, apprenticeship and traineeship providers, successful local businesses, the defence forces, as well as recruitment and industry experts.
This World Ready Futures Expo will feature practical information and ‘real world’ advice on numerous post-secondary student pathways.
Students and their families will have the opportunity to ask questions and speak with specialists from various fields, discover the study options and specific occupations available, and find out what each job is really like!
See you there!
Canterbury Student Jobs Board - Current Job Vacancies
Post Secondary Pathways - Further Studies Opportunities
Australian Youth Rugby 7s Training Camp: All The Best To Year 10 Student Nikeisha Ngaru
Australian Youth Rugby 7s Training Camp: All The Best To Year 10 Student Nikeisha Ngaru
Congratulations to our Year 10 student Nikeisha Ngaru who got the call up yesterday to attend her first Australian Youth Rugby 7s Training Camp.
She is now down in New South Wales training for the next three days.
Unfortunately, Nikeisha is too young to be considered for the Youth Commonwealth Games in August, as athletes have to be turning 17/18 years-old to compete.
However, Nikeisha is eligible for the Australian Youth and Australian School Teams.
These two teams will compete at the World Schools Rugby Festival in December over in Thailand.
This is an awesome opportunity for Nikeisha to further develop her skills and get amongst the next generation of Rugby 7s talent, while experiencing an elite training camp.