2024 Spring Music Festival: Kaleidoscope Concert | Event Wrap & Photo Gallery
2024 Spring Music Festival: Kaleidoscope Concert | Event Wrap & Photo Gallery
Last night, our fifth and final concert in the Spring Music Festival Series – Kaleidoscope, brought Junior School musicians and singers to the CEC stage, celebrating their musical progress since the start of the year.
Proud parents, carers, siblings, extended family members and staff gathered to enjoy the performances by our Junior Singers, All Star Strings and Year 3 Strings ensembles.
Please visit our Facebook Page HERE for the full event photo gallery.
With all five concerts of the 2024 Spring Music Festival now complete, we extend our warm thanks and congratulations to our Canterbury musicians for their dedication and effort.
We look forward to seeing you all at next year’s Winter and Spring Music Festivals.
Term 4 Studio Dance Recital | Event Wrap & Photo Gallery
Term 4 Studio Dance Recital | Event Wrap & Photo Gallery
On Monday afternoon 11 November, our Term 4 Studio Dance Recital was held in the Performing Arts Theatre.
This event allowed our young Studio Dance students to showcase the choreographed routines they have learned over the past two terms, for an enthusiastic audience of parents, carers and fellow students.
A special thanks to Miss Taylah Newton, our Studio Dance Teacher, for her dedication and guidance in helping our dancers shine on stage.
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Canterbury’s Studio Dance Program caters to students from the Early Learning Centre (ELC) right up to Year 12, inspiring dancers of all skill levels to reach their full potential.
We offer paid private and small group dance tuition lessons with professional certified instructors through our Performing Arts Academy – Studio Tuition – Canterbury College.
For any enquiries, please email –
The full photo album is now available on our Facebook Page.
Week 6 Senior School Assembly Highlights | SHEP, AHEP & Future Anything Semi-Finalists Celebrated
Week 6 Senior School Assembly Highlights | SHEP, AHEP & Future Anything Semi-Finalists Celebrated
On Thursday afternoon, our Senior School held its final Assembly for 2024 at the CEC, celebrating some excellent achievements.
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Firstly, we proudly recognised our Future Anything Activate Program Student Entrepreneur Semi-Finalists (and their promising start-up businesses):
Eco Junior: Savannah Peterson, Madison Rayment, Samir Yari
Paws and Pages: Jade Marshall
Congratulations to our innovative young entrepreneurs.
These students competed in the recent semi-final pitch round, which included a live-streamed three-minute pitch, followed by five minutes of questions from the judging panel.
Jade stood out as the Runner-Up in her semi-final group and also earned the People’s Choice Vote.
She will join fellow Canterbury finalists Lincoln and Riley in the Future Anything Activate Program Grand Final in less than two weeks’ time.
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Secondly, we celebrated our talented musical students from the SHEP: State Honours Ensemble Program and AHEP: Australian Honours Ensemble Program.
These prestigious programs, offered by the Queensland Conservatorium of Griffith University, is dedicated to nurturing and inspiring young musicians.
Congratulations to all our talented award recipients:
SHEP
Shannel Almario – Vocal, Chloe Booth – Vocal, Sylar Carney – Vocal, Mitchell Dixon – Trombone, Michael Kotykhov – Viola, Cassandra McKee – Vocal, Destinee Pickvance-Yee – Vocal, Mikael Sandanayake – Percussion, Evie Schelbach – Violin, Benjamin Stanley – Percussion, Tiffany Tindall – Vocal, Morgan Watt – Vocal, Sean Yuan – Cello.
AHEP
Lyvea Boulton – Violin, Amy Seo – Viola, Lily Wong – Violin.
2024 Spring Music Festival: Panorama Concert | Event Wrap & Photo Gallery
2024 Spring Music Festival: Panorama Concert | Event Wrap & Photo Gallery
Wednesday night’s 2024 Spring Music Festival: Panorama Concert highlighted the great progress of our Junior School musicians.
Our young performers took to the stage, featuring the Junior School Choir, Allegro Strings, Junior String Quartet, Junior Concert Band, Bravura Strings, and our largest ensemble – the Year 5 Band.
Each group showcased their hard work and enthusiasm, making for an enjoyable evening of music.
Congratulations to all the students who participated.
Stay tuned for the last concert in our Spring Music Festival Series – Kaleidoscope, on Tuesday evening 12 November from 6-7pm in our CEC.
To see the full photo gallery from last night, please visit our Facebook Page HERE.
2024 Canterbury Soloists Evening | Event Wrap & Photo Gallery
2024 Canterbury Soloists Evening | Event Wrap & Photo Gallery
Last Friday evening 1 November, the 2024 Canterbury Soloists Evening showcased remarkable performances by 13 talented student musicians.
Congratulations to these dedicated students, who captivated the audience as Canterbury’s top auditioned soloists.
Thank you to the parents/carers and teachers for their invaluable support in helping them reach this level of excellence.
Please visit our Facebook page HERE for more photos.
Videos of the performances will also be shared on our Facebook and Instagram accounts throughout the next few weeks for everyone to enjoy.
Term 4 Junior School Loud Lunch Concert @ Nabei | Event Recap & Photo Gallery
Term 4 Junior School Loud Lunch Concert @ Nabei | Event Recap & Photo Gallery
Today marked a minor milestone as our Canterbury Rock School staged its very first concert at Junior School’s brand new Nabei (verb meaning ‘to play’) Multipurpose Outdoor Learning Space during lunchtime.
With its spacious and cool shaded area, Nabei provided the perfect setting for the concert out of the hot Spring day sunshine.
Our school’s rock bands – Food Fighter and Breaking News, delivered an energising performance, filling the atmosphere with lively tunes, as the Junior School students enjoyed their lunches.
This event was a great opportunity to strengthen connections between the Senior and Junior Schools, inspiring younger students to follow in the footsteps of our talented musicians.
Check out the photo gallery to re-live the excitement on our Facebook Page.
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2024 Years 1–12 Canterbury Dance Ensembles | End-Of-Year Awards Presentation Photo Gallery
2024 Years 1–12 Canterbury Dance Ensembles | End-Of-Year Awards Presentation Photo Gallery
Our Years 1–12 Canterbury Dance Ensembles wrapped up their big year with a celebration at the Performing Arts Amphitheatre and Dance Studio.
The event featured an awards ceremony, a group viewing of the Canterbury Dance Spectacular finale video, and some well-deserved ice blocks for everyone.
NB: Don't miss out – Registrations for the 2025 Junior School Non-Auditioned Dance Ensembles OPEN NEXT Friday 1 November from 8am.
Secure your spot ASAP and let's dance into next year!
For more photos from this event, please visit our Facebook Page HERE.
2024 Music Fest Competition: Gold Award Allegro Strings & Silver Award Bravura Strings | Event Recap
2024 Music Fest Competition: Gold Award Allegro Strings & Silver Award Bravura Strings | Event Recap
On Wednesday 23 October, our Junior School Strings Ensembles (Years 4-6) showcased their musical talents at Iona College for Music Fest 2024.
Their outstanding performances earned them top honours, with Allegro Strings winning a Gold Award and Bravura Strings securing a Silver Award.
Music Fest is an annual event that provides a platform for young musicians to showcase their talents in a supportive concert environment.
Performances are adjudicated by professional musicians from Queensland and interstate, giving students valuable feedback to refine their skills.
We are incredibly proud of our students for their exceptional performances and for representing Canterbury College with such distinction at this big event.
UPDATE: 2024 Future Anything National Semi Finals | Jade's Paws & Pages WINS Runner-Up, National Grand Final Spot & People's Choice Award!
UPDATE: 2024 Future Anything National Semi Finals | Jade's Paws & Pages WINS Runner-Up, National Grand Final Spot & People's Choice Award!
SEMI FINALS RESULTS UPDATE:
Big congratulations to Jade for her impressive Paws & Pages entrepreneurial business presentation at the Future Anything National Semi Finals on Tuesday!
Not only did she win Runner-Up from the judging panel and secure a spot to showcase her business at the national Future Anything Grand Final, but she also won the People's Choice Award!
Huge thanks to the Canterbury community for coming together to support our fantastic students and their businesses with your online votes.
Watch the announcement video on our Facebook Page HERE.
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This year, over 75 schools across Australia have been fostering entrepreneurial mindsets.
They have been encouraging students to develop innovative, sustainable, and scalable solutions to issues they are passionate about through the Future Anything’s award-winning ‘Activate’ program.
We are proud to announce that three of our Year 9 Start-Up students and one of our Year 10 Start-Up students will be pitching live online at the 2024 Future Anything National Semi Finals to a panel of judges.
So please join us LIVE via YouTube THIS Tuesday afternoon 22 October to cheer them on!
Our Year 9 Start-Up students Madi, Samir and Savannah will compete within the Semi Final 3 grouping running from 12:00pm midday to 1:00pm.
Our Year 10 Start-Up student Jade will compete within the Semi-Final 4 grouping running from 1:30pm to 2:30pm.
Our students will showcase their purpose-driven business ideas, competing for a chance to advance to the 2024 Future Anything National Grand Final, where they could win funding and professional mentoring support to bring their projects to life.
Don't forget to cast your vote during the People's Choice Round with more details to be shared on Tuesday.
In the meantime, please register to vote to be fully ready for Tuesday via this Humanitix Link NOW.
Please watch our two teams’ brief videos for more information… AND GO CANTERBURY!
2024 ELC Athletics Carnival | Event Wrap & Photo Gallery
2024 ELC Athletics Carnival | Event Wrap & Photo Gallery
On the morning of Wednesday 23 October, our Early Learning Centre students enjoyed their big annual ELC Athletics Carnival.
Originally scheduled for Term 3, the popular event was postponed due to a gastro outbreak, but returned today under perfect sunny skies.
The children enthusiastically participated in a range of activities, including the 60m Sprint, Baton Relays, Obstacle Course, Discus, Standing Long Jump, and the famous Limbo.
It was heartwarming to see so many parents and carers cheering on, and even joining in the fun, with their children.
For the full photo gallery, please visit our Facebook Page HERE.
NB: If you know any families looking for a wonderful Early Learning Centre for between 2025-27, please contact our ELC ASAP – T: 07 3299 0862 | E:
Website – Early Learning Centre - Canterbury College
