REMINDER: Junior School Mother's Day Gifts Stall THIS Friday!
REMINDER: Junior School Mother's Day Gifts Stall THIS Friday!
A final reminder that our Junior School Mother's Day Gifts Stall is on THIS Friday 12 May, ahead of the big day on Sunday…
Our parent volunteers have done an amazing job setting up and preparing a range of thoughtful gifts for our Canterbury Mums, and those other special people in our lives.
Please send your children into school with some cash and a bag to carry their goodies home in.
Our Junior School classes will rotate through the B19 Room Gifts Stall from 9:00am – 2:00pm making their big shopping decisions!
And finally – GOOD LUCK to everyone who entered our Mother’s Day Stall Raffle with the tickets sent home with your children the other day...
Staff Update: Mrs Catherine Krzensk - Director of Sport and Activities | Extended Medical Leave
Staff Update: Mrs Catherine Krzensk - Director of Sport and Activities | Extended Medical Leave
Dear Parents and Carers,
I am writing to inform you that Mrs Catherine Krzensk - our Director of Sport and Activities, has taken extended medical leave for the remainder of the year.
Catherine will be back with us in 2024.
Until this time, I am pleased to inform you that Mr Arnie Marraiya will be Acting Director of Sport and Activities, and Mrs Amanda von Kanel will be Acting Director of Administration.
If you have any questions or queries, please feel free to contact me.
I thank you for your ongoing support.
Kind regards
Meagan King
Deputy Principal
REMINDER: Year 8 Business: Mother’s Day Gifts Pop-Up Market Stalls | Both Breaks, THIS Friday 12 May @ School Canteen Deck - PLEASE BRING CASH!
REMINDER: Year 8 Business: Mother’s Day Gifts Pop-Up Market Stalls | Both Breaks, THIS Friday 12 May @ School Canteen Deck - PLEASE BRING CASH!
What: Year 8 Business – Mother’s Day Gifts Pop-Up Market Stalls.
When: Morning Tea AND Lunch Break, THIS Friday 12 May 2023.
NB: Same day as the annual Canterbury Mother’s Day Breakfast.
Where: Canteen Deck Outside Yalburru Community Café – Canterbury College.
Who: For ALL Secondary School Students & Staff.
Hosts/Vendors: Our Year 8 BEE: Business Economics & Entrepreneurship Students.
Payments: CASH ONLY on the day!
Our Year 8 BEE students will be selling a wide range of Mother’s Day gifts.
The product ideas, production work, and stall set-ups, have been specially planned and will be delivered by our Year 8 Business class as part of their assessment.
A variety of gifts will be on sale priced from just $2 to $20 including: fabulous handmade items, Mother’s Day gift boxes, mugs, candles, lip scrubs and more.
So treat your mum to something special from our conveniently placed market stalls.
Why: To get on board with this entrepreneurial venture to support our Year 8 BEE students and their products.
Contact: Ms Georgia Skinner, Teacher -
Secondary School Gardening Club | Tuesday Lunchtimes @ College Plant Nursery (Near Canterbury Functions Centre)
Secondary School Gardening Club | Tuesday Lunchtimes @ College Plant Nursery (Near Canterbury Functions Centre)
Dear ALL Secondary Students,
We have a Canterbury Gardening Club available for Secondary Students.
Each In-Term Tuesday Lunchtime you can visit the school's Plant Nursery (NOT the campus kitchen garden), to learn more about plants and how they grow.
THIS INCLUDES TUESDAY THIS WEEK!
It's all about utilising propagation and how you can profit from plants!
We have a great variety of plants for you to work with.
You can come once to check us out, or every week - it's entirely up to you.
If you are keen, you may even get the okay to visit and work in our plant nursery without supervision.
So come and have a look - it may change your life and turn your thumbs green!
The Canterbury Plant Nursery is sort of 'tucked away' below the Canterbury Functions Centre, behind T Block's T5 and T4 rooms where the wire fencing is.
Yours in plants, environmentalism, fun and Canterbury,
Mr Paul Penny
2023 Year 12s QLD vs NSW State Of Origin Night Party – Game One! | RSVP NOW
2023 Year 12s QLD vs NSW State Of Origin Night Party – Game One! | RSVP NOW
What: 2023 Year 12s QLD vs NSW State Of Origin Night Party – Game One!
When: Wednesday Night 31 May 2023 (Week 7).
Event Starts – 7:30pm | FREE Pizza & Soft Drink!
Game Starts – Between 8:05pm – 8:15pm.
Game Ends – Between 10:00pm – 10:15pm.
Event Ends – 10:30pm.
Where: Performing Arts Theatre & Arts Centre Amphitheatre – Canterbury College.
Who: For ALL Year 12 Students & Teachers.
Hosts: Secondary School Staff Legends Mr Nick Gillin & Mr Jake Compton.
Cost: FREE!
Catering: FREE Food & Drinks supplied, but you MUST RSVP for catering numbers.
RSVPs: Please RSVP by 11:59pm Monday 29 May 2023 via THIS HUMANITIX WEBLINK HERE.
Dress Code: Casual with plenty of Maroon or Blue!
Come along to watch one of Australia’s biggest footy clashes of the year on the Canterbury Big Screen!
‘Mock A Maroon’ OR ‘Boo A Blue’ – it’s all up to you…
Just relax and watch the game OR get into the Origin spirit with Mr Nick ‘Gimme The Ball’ Gillin, Jake ‘Cockroach’ Compton and others…
Please RSVP for catering numbers, and let us know if you're a ‘Maroon’ or a ‘Blue’ or ‘Team Neutral’.
See you there!
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!
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.
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
2023 Winter Music Festival: Five Concert Series | 1/5: Symphonic Splendour: 6pm - 7:30pm, Tuesday 30 May @ Performing Arts Theatre
2023 Winter Music Festival: Five Concert Series | 1/5: Symphonic Splendour: 6pm - 7:30pm, Tuesday 30 May @ Performing Arts Theatre
We are pleased to announce the dates for Canterbury's 2023 Winter Music Festival, which showcases and celebrates the outstanding work of our music ensembles across five evening concerts.
Canterbury's Performing Arts Faculty students will entertain you and your family with these FREE performances...
What: 2023 Winter Music Festival.
Symphonic Splendour: Ritornello, Wind Ensemble, Big Band, Symphonic Band, Sinfonia.
Heavenly Voices: Bella Voce, Trio Bellissimo, Taipan Tenors, Volante Trio, Cantabile.
Panorama: Year 5 Band, Junior Concert Band, Bravura Strings, Junior Choir.
Friday Night Rocks: Canterbury Rock School Bands, AGB: All Girls Band, Junior Guitar Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble.
Kaleidoscope: Year 3 Strings, All Star Strings, Allegro Strings, Junior Singers.
When: 6:00pm - 7:30pm/8:00pm, Tuesday 30 May - Tuesday 13 June 2023.
Where:
Performing Arts Theatre - Via the Easterly Street Gate using the left-hand carpark off the roundabout.
Arts Centre Amphitheatre - Via the Easterly Street Gate using the left-hand carpark off the roundabout.
Canterbury Events Centre (CEC) - Via the Junior School Gate, High Road carpark.
Who: ALL Canterbury Junior School & Secondary School families & guests MOST welcome!
Hosts: Canterbury College Performing Arts Faculty.
Cost: FREE!
RSVPs: No RSVPs required.
Dress Code: Students - School Uniform OR Smart Casual for the Friday Night Rocks Concert | Parents & Carers & Non-Canterbury Siblings - Smart Casual.
Contact: E - | T - 07 3299 0812.
Please visit the Performing Arts MyCC Page for more specific information.
Event Overview
The following information outlines arrival and concert times, meeting rooms and uniform requirements for the students involved in the Winter Music Festival.
Concert 1: Tuesday 30 May – Symphonic Splendour (Performing Arts Theatre)
| Meeting Time | Concert Begins | Concert Ends | Ensemble | Meeting Room | Teacher |
| 5:30pm | 6:00pm | 7:30pm | Ritornello | M12 | Mr Adeney |
| Wind Ensemble | M6 | Mr Temple | |||
| Big Band | M6 | Mr Temple | |||
| Symphonic Band | M6 | Mr Temple | |||
| Sinfonia | M12 | Mrs Lee |
Concert 2: Friday 2 June – Heavenly Voices (Performing Arts Theatre)
| Meeting Time | Concert Begins | Concert Ends | Ensemble | Meeting Room | Teacher |
| 5:30pm | 6:00pm | 7:30pm | Bella Voce | M6 | Ms Marcus |
| Trio Bellissimo | MS01 | Mr Li | |||
| Taipan Tenors | M5 | Mr Baber | |||
| Volante Trio | M3 | Mr Li | |||
| Cantabile | M1 | Dr Peddell |
Concert 3: Wednesday 7 June – Panorama (CEC)
| Meeting Time | Concert Begins | Concert Ends | Ensemble | Meeting Room | Teacher |
| 5:30pm | 6:00pm | 7:00pm | Year 5 Band | CEC | Mr Temple |
| Junior Concert Band | CEC | Mr Temple | |||
| Bravura Strings | CEC | Mrs Lee | |||
| Junior Choir | CEC | Mrs Weber |
Concert 4: Friday 9 June – Friday Night Rocks (Arts Centre Amphitheatre)
| Meeting Time | Concert Begins | Concert Ends | Ensemble | Meeting Room | Teacher |
| 5:30pm | 6:00pm | 8:00pm | Rock Bands | Studios/Rooms | Mr Lane |
| AGB | M5 | Mr Lane | |||
| Jnr Guitar Ensemble | M6 | Mr Lane | |||
| Guitar Ensemble | M6 | Mr Lane |
Concert 5: Tuesday 13 June – Kaleidoscope (CEC)
| Meeting Time | Concert Begins | Concert Ends | Ensemble | Meeting Room | Teacher |
| 5:30pm | 6:00pm | 7:00pm | Yr 3 Strings | CEC | Mrs Lee |
| All Star Strings | CEC | Mrs Jee | |||
| Allegro Strings | CEC | Ms Kondo | |||
| Junior Singers | CEC | Mrs Weber |
Performance Wear: Music Ensembles
Students are to wear their formal uniform for ALL music ensembles except Cantabile and Trio Bellissimo.
Cantabile are to wear their performance uniform while Trio Bellissimo wear concert black.
We look forward to presenting our concert season with you all!