2023 Spring Music Festival: Panorama Concert | FULL Photo Gallery Now Available! ☀️
2023 Spring Music Festival: Panorama Concert | FULL Photo Gallery Now Available! ☀️
☀️ The 2023 Spring Music Festival: Panorama Concert last night was a showcase of the gradual musical progress of our Junior School students.
Kudos to all the students who took to the stage and poured their hearts into their performances!
It featured our very talented Year 5 Band, Junior Concert Band, Bravura Strings, Junior School Choir, Junior Flute Choir, A-Rin Kang, Lyvea Boulton and Leah Choi.
Check out the complete gallery of this event on our Facebook page HERE.
Whole School Remembrance Day Ceremony
Whole School Remembrance Day Ceremony
This morning, our Junior and Senior Schools united in a moving Remembrance Day ceremony, surrounded by the poignant fragrance of rosemary.
We were honoured to host Sergeant Benjamin Lawson from the 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery - Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, as our special guest.In a solemn ceremony, students laid wreaths beneath the flags, and our Year 3 cohort recited the renowned wartime poem In Flanders Fields - which honours the fallen heroes during WWI.
The atmosphere was filled with reverence as our students recited The Ode, and a touching rendition of The Last Post echoed, followed by a minute of silence and The Rouse.
Ahead of Saturday's significant 11/11 Remembrance Day, we commemorate the bravery and sacrifice of those who served in all wars and conflicts.
Photos from this ceremony can be found on our Facebook Page HERE.
Lest We Forget. ️ #RemembranceDay2023
Students Prepare Rosemary Plants For THIS Friday's Whole School Remembrance Day Ceremony
Students Prepare Rosemary Plants For THIS Friday's Whole School Remembrance Day Ceremony
Our Canterbury Kitchen Garden program promotes education and sustainability, so we are creatively reusing the plastic pots from ANZAC Day for Remembrance Day.
This campus-grown rosemary will be displayed at our Whole School Remembrance Day Ceremony THIS Friday at 11:30am. ️
It's heartwarming to see students from all grades coming together to prepare these pots, highlighting our strong sense of community. ✨
Thank you to our Junior School Eco Warriors and gardening guru Mr Penny for leading this endeavour.
More photos from this event can be found on our MyCC News Story HERE.
Junior School Dance Stars Twirl Their Way Through Exams
Junior School Dance Stars Twirl Their Way Through Exams
Today was the big day for our Junior School Dance stars as they had their Southern Federation of Dance exams!
Excitement filled the air in the Dance Studio as they practiced their moves before gearing up for their moment in the spotlight at the Performing Arts Centre.✨
High fives all around to our fantastic dancers.
Check out these happy photos of our very optimistic Dance students.
Saturday's Waterford West Regional First Lego League Competition | Taipan Roboneers Event Wrap & Final Result
Saturday's Waterford West Regional First Lego League Competition | Taipan Roboneers Event Wrap & Final Result
Our Taipan Roboneers represented Canterbury at Saturday's Waterford West Regional First Lego League Competition.
Spending the day at our host school, Marsden State High School, our students competed in robot competitions and presented their innovation project and robot to a panel of judges.
This event was the culmination of many hours of work doing robot building, coding, adjusting, researching and developing.
So Saturday was their chance to finally put their project and robot up against 26 other teams.
The Taipan Roboneers’ hard work and academic intelligence resulted in them being awarded the Engineering Excellence Trophy.
This prestigious award was presented to the team for having an efficiently designed robot, plus an innovative project solution that effectively addressed this season’s challenge, and demonstrating Core Values in all they do.
This exciting event was capped off with our Roboneers coming in 3rd place overall, thus qualifying for a place in the Northern National Competition to be held later this term.
Congratulations Taipan Roboneers and their Teacher/Coordinator Mrs Jess Traurig!
More photos of this event can be found on our Facebook page HERE.
2023 Year 11 Biology Camp | Full Excursion Wrap
2023 Year 11 Biology Camp | Full Excursion Wrap
Thursday 2 November dawned bright and sunny, as 43 excited Year 11 students and their teachers (Mr Nicholson, Ms Moore and Mr Mills) boarded the bus to travel to Hastings Point for the two-day Biology Field Trip Camp.
During the camp, the students worked hard to collect data from three key ecosystems: mangroves, sand dunes and rocky shores.
We scrambled over the rocky shore foraging for all manner of life hiding within the crevices of the rock pools.
The students relished the opportunity to get up close and personal with anemones, sea stars, urchins and sea hairs.
We strode over the sand dunes to learn about succession, and collect data to enable an analysis of the variances between disturbed and undisturbed ecosystems.
We tiptoed around pneumatophores, dodged the fiddler crabs and licked salt excreted from the leaves of the Aegiceras corniculatus.
Then the students literally immersed themselves in the mangrove habitat.
In the evening, the students explored the world of plankton, marveling at the microscopic wonders that occupy the sea water.
On Friday we took to the water in kayaks to learn more about estuarine ecology.
Some students struggled to get in and then stay in their kayaks, while others reveled in the hilarity of frequent splashing bombardments.
Punctuating the noisy chaos of splash battles and capsizing, we meandered down the estuary, savoring the tranquility and noting evidence of human impacts.
The Year 11 Biology Camp is a challenging academic experience and once again, the biologists rose to the occasion - working hard, but with good humour, into the late evening to analyse and interpret their field work.
I commend the students on their openness to new experiences and to learn new things.
They were wonderful risk takers, with some kayaking, being away from home, and venturing into the wilderness, for the very first time.
Some students also took calculated risks in emerging from their cabins without shoes on.
Fortunately, all the teachers (but especially Mr. Mills) were there to keep them safe.
Upon returning to Canterbury, we will now spend several weeks dissecting and analysing the data collected on our camp.
This is our way of developing a deep and real appreciation of the key ecological principles that underpin our studies.
Hence, the educational value of the 2023 Biology Camp extends well beyond the two days that we were off campus.
More photos from the Year 11 Biology Field Trip Camp are on our Facebook page HERE.
Year 9 Outdoor Education Camp @ Adventure Alternatives: Kenilworth Campus | Off To A Great Start!
Year 9 Outdoor Education Camp @ Adventure Alternatives: Kenilworth Campus | Off To A Great Start!
Exciting Beginnings...
Our Year 9 campers have arrived at the Adventure Alternatives Kenilworth Campus on the Sunshine Coast brimming with enthusiasm, ready to embark on an unforgettable adventure.
The campsite is buzzing with excitement as we prepare for an action-packed experience over four days from Tuesday to Friday this week.
Stay tuned for updates on their incredible journey ahead!
Please visit THIS POST on our Facebook page for more photos of their adventures.
World Teacher's Day Reflection
World Teacher's Day Reflection
Canterbury celebrated World Teacher's Day this morning with a special breakfast function, at which some of our students were the guest speakers.
This is an annual tradition at Canterbury, and I know how much it means to our staff, that our students share their stories of the special teachers who have made an impact on them.
There are many who believe that teaching has become such a complex and under-appreciated profession, that it's becoming harder to persuade people to join our ranks.
I don't believe this is true...
In fact, my observations about our school is that we have a much higher percentage of graduates going onto become teachers, than at any other school I've ever worked in.
And this cannot be an accident...
I know it's because of the empathetic, charismatic and smart teaching staff we have here.
I know that without saying anything, it has inspired generations of Canterbury students to go on and become teachers themselves.
I will have more to say on an exciting new initiative to attract high-performing Canterbury alumni back to our school as teachers in the new year - so please watch this space!
But on this day, I give my thanks as the Principal of this wonderful school, to the team of 120 teachers who go above and beyond for our students every day.
Please visit our Facebook Page HERE and see all the photos from this morning's breakfast.
Years 1–12 Canterbury Dance Ensembles | End-Of-Year Party Photo Gallery
Years 1–12 Canterbury Dance Ensembles | End-Of-Year Party Photo Gallery
Our Years 1–12 Canterbury Dance Ensembles End-Of-Year Party was a blast in our Performing Arts Amphitheatre and Dance Studio.
We celebrated with awards, delicious food and fantastic dance moves. 
Don't forget our 2024 Junior School Dance Auditions are next week – so please register by 8:00pm THIS Tuesday 24 October 2023!
Secure your spot and let's dance! 
Check out all the photos from today HERE on our Facebook Page.
Today's 2023 Junior School Grandparents' Day | Photo Gallery!
Today's 2023 Junior School Grandparents' Day | Photo Gallery!
Our Junior School students were buzzing with excitement as today was our cherished 2023 Grandparents' Day celebration!
It was a beautiful occasion celebrating the special bond between generations, making it a heartwarming and memorable day for everyone involved.
To see all the photos from today's event, please visit our Facebook Page HERE.