UPDATE: Year 9 Student Ashutosh Vaitha WINS Runner-Up @ Future Anything's National Business Idea Competition Grand Final!
UPDATE: Year 9 Student Ashutosh Vaitha WINS Runner-Up @ Future Anything's National Business Idea Competition Grand Final!
UPDATE: In wonderful news, Ashutosh Vaitha was awarded Runner-Up at last night’s Future Anything Grand Final!
As the CEO of his own start-up company - Ashan Industries, he is developing a Neurodiverse Children’s App to help communicate with people like his younger brother Vishan who has autism.
Ashutosh did an amazing job presenting and faced some challenging questions from the panel of expert business judges.
The Winner and Runner-Up receive a place in the YouthX Program, which includes a number of funding and mentoring packages valued at around $10,000.
Please see the related weblinks below for the full story and Congratulations Ashutosh!
What: Year 9 Student Ashutosh Vaitha | Future Anything: National Business Idea Competition Grand Final!
When: 5:00pm – 8:45pm (AEST), TONIGHT Monday 20 November 2023.
Where: The Triffid – Newstead, Brisbane: Venue Tickets SOLD OUT | Please View & Support Ashutosh ONLINE With Us!
Who: For ALL Canterbury Students & Families To View & Support Ashutosh Online.
Canterbury Staff – Mr Chris Pollock, Mrs Georgia Skinner, Mr Arnie Marraiya, Mrs Deanne Hamilton and Mrs Amanda von Kanel – plus Ashutosh’s family will be there LIVE at the venue supporting him.
Hosts: Future Anything – Empowering Youth Entrepreneurship In Schools.
Cost: FREE ONLINE EVENT.
RSVPs: FREE ONLINE LIVESTREAM ACCESS PASS HERE.
Full Event Details: Australia's most exciting school-age innovators pitch their innovative ideas LIVE at tonight’s – Future Anything National Grand Final 2023.
It will be a 100% inspiring evening and anyone can still grab their FREE Online Access Livestream Pass HERE.
Ashutosh will be presenting as his own company Ashan Industries.
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Years 9 & 10 Business Start-Up Showcase | 8:45am – 10:15am, THIS Wednesday 22 November @ Canterbury Functions Centre – Featuring Guest Speakers & Business Start-Up Stalls: ALL WELCOME!
Years 9 & 10 Business Start-Up Showcase | 8:45am – 10:15am, THIS Wednesday 22 November @ Canterbury Functions Centre – Featuring Guest Speakers & Business Start-Up Stalls: ALL WELCOME!
What: Years 9 & 10 Business Start-Up Showcase.
Please come along to support our Years 9 & 10 Business, Economics and Accounting Start-Up students, by visiting their stalls as they present their business ideas, products and services to you.
Plus hear from two successful, innovative and experienced Guest Speaker Entrepreneurs – Adam Thompson and Belinda Vesey-Brown, with thoughts and strategies to help your own business.
Adam Thompson: Managing Director of Stenhouse Lifting Equipment – the leading supplier, manufacturer and inspector for a wide range of auxiliary, lifting and height safety equipment.
For over 20 years, Adam has worked alongside Australia’s biggest and most trusted brands in the mining, construction, engineering and urban utility sectors, keeping their people safe, their assets compliant, and their sites operational.
Having a passion for business and a strong desire to give back, he’s also the Growth Director on the Regional Board for the Entrepreneurs’ Organisation (EO), where he helps set the direction for our regional areas.
EO is a global not-for-profit organisation helping entrepreneurs achieve their full potential through life-enhancing connections, shared experiences and collaborative learning.
Belinda Vesey-Brown: Belinda has always been fascinated by the power of digital communication and its potential to connect people in new and exciting ways.
However, she noticed that most video content is not accessible to those with hearing loss, low vision, or with learning or language challenges.
That's why Belinda started TaggedPDF, a business that made PDFs accessible for people with low vision.
But as the fastest-growing format of digital communication, video posed a greater challenge.
That's why she created a new service offering called ‘MeetAandi’, a cutting-edge online tool that uses AI and machine learning to make it easy to add captions, transcripts and audio descriptions to any video.
In consultation with many Australian universities, they now have a feature-packed software tool that can assist with learning, and the goal now is to remediate 1 million minutes of video with captions and audio descriptions.
Adam and Belinda have volunteered their time to provide feedback to our students, and share their personal challenges and successes – with our big thanks!
When: 8:45am – 10:15am, THIS Wednesday 22 November 2023.
8:45am – Event Opens.
9:00am – Guest Speaker Presentations.
9:30am – Students Display & Present Their Start-Up Businesses.
10:15am – Event Concludes.
Where: Canterbury Functions Centre – Canterbury College.
- Entry via Sports Precinct Gate, 182 Old Logan Village Road, Waterford with plenty of onsite parking.
Who: Years 9 & 10 Business Start-Up Students. | For ALL Current, Prospective & Interested Canterbury Business Partners & Local Business Owners. | For ALL Parents/Carers & Non-Canterbury Siblings. | For Invited Guests.
Hosts: Canterbury’s Mathematics & Commerce Faculty.
Cost: FREE Public Event.
RSVPs: Not Required – Please just come along…
Dress Code: Current Canterbury Students – School Uniform. | Adults, Parents/Carers, Non-Canterbury Siblings – Smart Casual.
Contacts: Secondary School Admin – T: 07 3299 0843 | E: | Mrs Amanda von Kanel –
2023 Year 6 Celebration Evening | 5-7pm TODAY Monday 20 November @ CEC: For ALL Year 6 Students + 4 Guests Per Student
2023 Year 6 Celebration Evening | 5-7pm TODAY Monday 20 November @ CEC: For ALL Year 6 Students + 4 Guests Per Student
You are invited to our...
What: 2023 Year 6 Celebration Evening.
When: 5:00pm - 7:00pm, TODAY Monday 20 November 2023.
Where: Canterbury Events Centre (CEC) - Canterbury College.
- Entry via Junior School Gate, High Road, Waterford with on-site parking available.
Who: For ALL Year 6 Students + 4 Guests Per Student ONLY.
Hosts: Junior School Administration & Year 6 Staff.
Cost: FREE EVENT!
RSVPs: Not Required.
Dress Code: Year 6 Students - Full Formal School Uniform | Parents/Carers/Guests - Smart Casual.
Event Contact: Mrs Joelene Anderson -
Don't Forget Our Online Canterbury Student Jobs Board | Summer School Holidays Jobs
Don't Forget Our Online Canterbury Student Jobs Board | Summer School Holidays Jobs
Don't forget our online Canterbury Student Jobs Board as we head into these Summer School Holidays with position vacancies available.
2023 Canterbury Junior School Speech Day | 9:00am – 10:30am, THIS Tuesday 21 November @ Canterbury Events Centre
2023 Canterbury Junior School Speech Day | 9:00am – 10:30am, THIS Tuesday 21 November @ Canterbury Events Centre
Dear Parents, Carers & Students,
Principal Mr Dan Walker warmly invites you to attend our annual Junior School Speech Day, where we celebrate this year’s College award winners and recognise their achievements…
What: 2023 Junior School Speech Day – Canterbury College’s Annual Awards Ceremony.
When: 9:00am – 10:30am, THIS Tuesday 21 November 2023.
- Please arrive 8:45am for 9:00am start.
Where: Canterbury Events Centre – Canterbury College.
- Entry via Junior School Gate, High Road, Waterford with onsite parking available.
Who: For ALL Years 1-6 Students | Their Parents, Carers, Families & Non-Canterbury Siblings.
Hosts: College Executive Leadership Team | Junior School Administration.
RSVPs: Not Required.
Dress Code: ALL Canterbury Students: Formal Summer Uniform - with polished shoes, and welcome to bring a water bottle. | Parents, Carers & Non-Canterbury Siblings: Smart Casual / Business Casual.
Once awardees are finalised, parents and students will be notified in advance.
Contact: If you have any questions regarding the Junior School Speech Day, please contact your child’s Class Teacher OR Junior School Admin – T: 07 3299 0847 | E:
QLD Premier Announcement | Diploma Of Nursing @ TAFE Queensland FREE In 2024 Saving Up To $24,000!!!
QLD Premier Announcement | Diploma Of Nursing @ TAFE Queensland FREE In 2024 Saving Up To $24,000!!!
Dear Students,
The Queensland Premier has just announced that the Diploma Of Nursing at TAFE Queensland will be FREE in 2024 saving up to $24,000!!!
Diploma of Nursing - HLT54121 | TAFE Queensland (tafeqld.edu.au)
FULL QLD GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT INFORMATION HERE.
Regards
Mrs Tracey Clarke, Head of Student Pathways -
2023 Semester 2: Junior School Spark Learning Expo | 11:30am – 1:30pm, TODAY Wednesday 15 November @ Canterbury Events Centre (CEC) | ALL WELCOME!
2023 Semester 2: Junior School Spark Learning Expo | 11:30am – 1:30pm, TODAY Wednesday 15 November @ Canterbury Events Centre (CEC) | ALL WELCOME!
Your Open Invitation…
What: 2023 Semester 2: Canterbury Junior School Spark Learning Expo!
Upper Junior School’s learning exhibition where all students have something to showcase based on their Semester 2, 2023 Spark Classes.
When: 11:30am – 1:30pm, TODAY Wednesday 15 November 2023.
Where: Canterbury Events Centre (CEC) – Canterbury College.
- Entry via Junior School Gate, High Road, Waterford with onsite parking.
Who: For ALL Prep – Year 6 Students & Staff, Parents & Carers, Interested Community Members.
Prep – Year 4 Classes to attend during the day.
Hosts: Our Years 5 & 6 Student Group Presenters.
Cost: FREE!
Please Note: Some stalls will be selling items, gifts and foods that students have made themselves.
So parents, carers and students can bring a small amount of cash to purchase goodies to take home.
Dress Code: Students – Full School Uniform | Parents & Carers – Smart Casual.
RSVPs: Not Required – Please simply attend to see our excited Years 5-6 students’ wonderful Semester 2 Spark project presentations, spanning the subject areas detailed in the attached flyer.
DISPLAY TOPICS:
$20 Boss – Mrs Joelene Anderson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – Miss Courtney Jones
Epic Engineering – Mrs Alisha Richardson
3D Movie Animation – Ms Kristy Blinco
Mission To Mars – Mrs Sharna Te Hau
Plants For Profit – Mr Paul Penny
Medieval Madness – Ms Juanita Purvis
Recycle, Repurpose & Reinvigorate – Mr Ben Woolacott
That’s Constructive – Mr Andrew Powell
Pottery With A Purpose – Ms Lauren McCalman
Arts Renewal: Bookbinding & Decorating – Mrs Suzi Kruttschnitt
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Contact: Junior School Admin – T: 07 3299 0847 | E:
OR Mrs Joelene Anderson, Coordinator of Academic Care: Years 5-6 -
What is SPARK?
SPARK is an elective-based ‘hands-on’ curriculum for Years 5 and 6 students that is unique to Canterbury.
Each semester our students choose a special subject to study.
Then students from both year levels are combined into the same classroom and taught by relevant staff.
SPARK is about building curiosity, encouraging students to try something new, and providing an exceptional opportunity for them to embark on their own learning journey, as part of their ‘World Ready’ Canterbury education.
When does SPARK occur?
SPARK happens once per week, with students encouraged to continue their learning beyond the classroom.
How does SPARK link to the curriculum?
SPARK focuses on the Australian Curriculum’s general capabilities, looking at critical and creative thinking, personal and social capability, ethical understanding and intercultural understanding.
How can I see my child’s learning?
The Junior School hosts a learning exhibition at the end of each semester, where all students will have something to exhibit based on their SPARK sessions.
2023 Annual Canterbury College Christmas Appeal | St Mark’s Anglican Social Services & 4 Voices – DONATIONS KINDLY REQUESTED
2023 Annual Canterbury College Christmas Appeal | St Mark’s Anglican Social Services & 4 Voices – DONATIONS KINDLY REQUESTED
This year as part of our Christmas journey, we will be focusing on ways of reaching out to our wider community.
We want to support those people, who for Christmas – and for that matter, everyday life – can be a lot harder than our own.
With this focus, we are partnering with St Mark’s Anglican Social Services, to help with their food appeal – specifically their food parcel program and Christmas hampers.
We will also be joining up with a new organisation called 4 Voices.
St Mark’s Anglican Social Services has been working in Logan City for over 35 years, providing food parcels and financial assistance to Logan City families in need.
They are currently identifying families in financial crisis, so they can provide them with help during this year’s Christmas period.
St Mark’s Anglican Social Services is part of the Logan Anglican Parish and the work they do is based at St Mark’s Anglican Church in Daisy Hill.
It is open three mornings per week to offer assistance to people and the 'Monday Angels' are Jen, Sybil and Dawn (pictured here).
The 4 Voices organisation believes that connection is vital for all of us.
They see that everyone has a need for connection to others… But needs differ…
A connection can be social, digital, employment, or community-related.
They offer this connection face-to-face and/or over the phone.
Their phone support team are volunteers from all over Australia who reach out to provide a check-in for people in need.
They also have Connection Hubs, which are vehicles operated by volunteers, who provide empathy and support.
These ‘mobile hubs’ are outfitted with technology – like coffee and tea making facilities, mobile phones, laptops, printers/scanners/copiers, and smart TVs; and they feature their own WiFi.
A simple chat over a coffee can be of enormous comfort, and often that might be enough.
For others, they can provide access to mobile phones or laptop computers.
For those keen to enter the workforce or change jobs, they can help with writing resumes, preparing for job interviews, or simply searching for work.
For those who need other support like food, housing or medical advice, they can connect people to appropriate organisations or individuals.
Their work is a free service made possible by generous public donations and business sponsorships.
Their campaign that we will join them in this Christmas is called Seeds Of Change.
“It’s easy for anyone to see how the rising cost of living and the absence of affordable housing has exacerbated the problem of homelessness.
We are on the streets daily and see how men, women and children are forced to live.
Tent cities in parks and vacant blocks of land, women sleeping on trains and under staircases of buildings, and on church verandas.
It is confronting to say the least.
It’s hard to walk away from anyone in this predicament.
But walking away from a woman trying to stay safe on the streets is impossible.
We try to get her into boarding houses, emergency accommodation, DV shelters, and refuges to no avail.
Rather than leave her for the comfort of our own homes, we do what we can.
We offer a $25 food voucher, and a $50 Kmart voucher to buy a small tent and sleeping bag.
These are seemingly small things but we build trust this way.
If we build trust, the woman comes back for support, a coffee, a conversation, and we try again to get her to safety.
Eventually, we will have a breakthrough, and that’s the best feeling!
Our campaign is to help us provide more emergency support, more food vouchers, phones, tents, sleeping bags, and small things to provide hope.”
Jo Westh – 4 Voices Founder
So I invite us as the Canterbury Community to get behind both of these great organisations, who can extend our loving arms and reach out to the wider community.
This way, we are able to be good stewards of the many blessings that God bestows on us here at Canterbury.
To be part of this Canterbury Christmas Appeal, simply do one of the following:
To support St Mark’s Anglican Social Services and their work, please donate some long-life, ‘non-perishable’ style food items such as:
- Weet-Bix
- Long-Life Milk
- Pasta & Pasta Sauce
- Rice
- Baked Beans
- Tinned Vegetables & Fruits
- Christmas Puddings
- Long-Life Custard
- Fruit Mince Pies
- Lollies
- Tinned Ham
Please place them at the foot of the Christmas trees located in either the Junior or Secondary Administration Buildings.
To support 4 Voices and their work, please bring along a Coles or Woolworths voucher of whatever dollar amount you wish, and place it under the Christmas tree in either the Junior or Secondary Administration Buildings.
I pray that as we journey towards the manger this Christmas, we too might see the need around us and respond as God did, and give a gift that will change the world for others.
THANK YOU!
Father Dan Talbot
College Chaplain
Year 12s 'Class Of 2023' | FINAL SCHOOL WEEK: Main Events Summary
Year 12s 'Class Of 2023' | FINAL SCHOOL WEEK: Main Events Summary
Dear Year 12s,
Welcome to your final week of school… like forever!
For the last 12-14 years from ELC/Kindy to Year 12, you’ve been going to school, chasing good grades, and making friends – some for life, while being involved in all kinds of campus sport, music, dance, drama, thought sports, activity clubs, festivals, fundraisers and plenty more...
Some of you have spent this entire schooling life right here at Canterbury College - Bravo!
And now your final week has arrived, where FIVE dedicated Year 12 ‘Class Of 2023’ graduation events await you.
It's a time to enjoy and reflect upon your school life, before you embark on your post-school life journey…
THIS Wednesday 15 November
7:30am – 8:30am: Canterbury Alumni Network (CAN) Year 12 Graduation Breakfast @ Canterbury Functions Centre | For Year 12 Students & Staff, Canterbury Alumni Network Committee Members.
8:45am – 9:30am: Year 12 Final Chapel Service @ Canterbury Bush Chapel | For Year 12 Students & Staff.
FREE JOINT EVENT | NO RSVPS REQUIRED | FULL EVENT INFORMATION HERE.
6:00pm – 9:00pm: Year 12 Valedictory Dinner - Class Of 2023 @ Logan Entertainment Centre - 170 Wembley Road, Logan Central | For Year 12 Students, Parents & Carers, Staff.
FREE (Students) & PAID (Parents/Carers) EVENT | RSVPS REQUIRED (NOW CLOSED) | FULL EVENT INFORMATION HERE.
THIS Thursday 16 November
8:30am – 3:15pm: Year 12 Wet ‘n’ Wild Final Excursion Day @ Wet ‘n’ Wild Water Park - Pacific Motorway, Oxenford | For Year 12 Students & Staff.
PAID EVENT | RSVPS REQUIRED (NOW CLOSED) | FULL EVENT INFORMATION HERE.
THIS Friday 17 November
8:30am - 9:10am & 9:15am - 10:20am: Year 12 Last Day Whole College Guard Of Honour & Graduation Ceremony @ Campus Grounds & CEC | For ALL Years 5-12 Students, Year 12s Parents & Carers, Staff.
FREE EVENT | NO RSVPS REQUIRED | FULL EVENT INFORMATION HERE.
Enjoy Class Of 2023!
2023 Canterbury Year 12 Guard Of Honour & Graduation Ceremony | 8:30am - 10:20am, THIS Friday 17 November @ Canterbury Campus & CEC
2023 Canterbury Year 12 Guard Of Honour & Graduation Ceremony | 8:30am - 10:20am, THIS Friday 17 November @ Canterbury Campus & CEC
What: 2023 Canterbury College Year 12 Guard Of Honour & Graduation Ceremony.
When: THIS Friday Morning 17 November 2023.
8:30am – 8:50am: Form – Students Uniform Check & Get Into Guard Of Honour Positions.
8:30am – 8:55am: Year 12s’ Parents, Carers & Families Arrive & Seated For Guard Of Honour Livestream @ Canterbury Events Centre (CEC).
8:55am – 9:10am/9:15am: Whole College Year 12 Guard Of Honour.
NB: Each Year 12 House Group to follow each other promptly from the starting point at the Jacaranda Tree behind Secondary Administration.
9:15am – 10:20am: Year 12 Graduation Ceremony.
10:20am: Non-Year 12 Students Return To Class For Lesson 2. | Year 12 Students - FAREWELL & BEST WISHES FROM THE COLLEGE!
Where: Canterbury College Campus.
Whole College Year 12 Guard Of Honour: From Secondary Administration’s Jacaranda Tree, along the main thoroughfare between the school buildings and the ovals, and into the Canterbury Events Centre (CEC).
Year 12 Graduation Ceremony: Canterbury Events Centre (CEC).
Dear Year 12s’ Parents, Carers & Families:
- Please arrive via the Junior School Gate, High Road OR Easterly Street Gate, Easterly Street outside our Performing Arts Centre away from the Junior School Construction Zone.
- Parking available at both locations, but some areas of the CEC carpark will be kept vacant for the Guard Of Honour crowds.
Who:
Whole College Year 12 Guard Of Honour: For Kindy – Year 11 Students & Staff: Sidelines. | Year 12 Students: Marchers.
Year 12 Graduation Ceremony: For Year 12 Students & Their Parents, Carers & Families. | Years 5-11 Students & Staff. | Executive Leadership Team.
Hosts: Canterbury College Executive Leadership Team & Secondary School Leadership Group.
RSVPs: Not Required.
Dress Code:
Junior School Students: Full School Uniform.
Secondary School Students: Formal School Uniform - including blazers, with boys to wear long formal pants.
Parents, Carers, Families & Non-Canterbury Siblings: Smart Casual / Business Casual.
We kindly ask that you please do not bring balloons to the College for this ceremony, and that any gifts you wish to give to the students, happens after the ceremony - Thank You!
Contact: Secondary School Administration - T: 07 3299 0843 | E: OR please talk to your Head of House.
Experience the emotional ‘whole College farewell’ to our wonderful Year 12 ‘Class Of 2023’, as they depart the Canterbury campus as students for the very last time, with all our best wishes for their ‘World Ready’ future…
