Canterbury Taipans Swimming: Fun ‘Radical Relay’ Club Night | 3:45pm - 6pm, THIS Thursday 2 November @ Canterbury Aquatic Centre - OPEN PUBLIC EVENT | ALL AGES!
Canterbury Taipans Swimming: Fun ‘Radical Relay’ Club Night | 3:45pm - 6pm, THIS Thursday 2 November @ Canterbury Aquatic Centre - OPEN PUBLIC EVENT | ALL AGES!
What: Canterbury Taipans Swimming - Fun ‘Radical Relay’ Club Night!
A mixture of fun swimming relays, team games and two formal swimming races.
When: 3:45pm – 6:00pm, THIS Thursday 2 November 2023.
Where: Canterbury Taipans Aquatic Centre – Canterbury College.
- Via Sports Precinct Gate, 182 Old Logan Village Road, Waterford with plenty of onsite parking.
Who: OPEN PUBLIC EVENT | ALL AGES | BUT: YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SWIM 50M FREESTYLE UNAIDED.
For ALL Interested Community Locals – Come along, check us out, enjoy some ‘fun & fitness’, and hopefully join our mighty swimming club.
For ALL Canterbury Taipans Swimming Club Members & Families.
Hosts: Canterbury Taipans Swimming Club.
Cost: FREE Entry | FREE Registration | FREE Event!
RSVPs: Formal Nominations & RSVPs NOT Required – Just come along and have fun!
Dress Code: Casual | Swimming Gear & Towels.
Contact: Canterbury Aquatic Centre – T: 07 3299 0900 | E:
Event Schedule
3:45pm – Swimmers Check-In & Registration.
4:00pm – Warm-Ups Commence Under Coach Supervision.
4:30pm – Relay Events Begin.
Swimming ‘Radical Relay’ Event Summary
Teams of FOUR swimmers will be formed by the Squad Coaches.
Teams will contain mixed but even groups of boys and girls of different ages and swimming abilities.
All competitors and teams will compete in every race with points awarded per event.
2023 ‘Radical Relay’ Champions – First, Second & Third – will be awarded based on total points accumulated throughout the event.
Swimming ‘Radical Relay’ Event Program
- 200m Individual Medley: ‘Match My Time’ Event: Part 1 – Set a time you will try to match later in Part 2.
- 200m Freestyle.
- Kickboard Challenge – Legs Only Event.
- Noodle Drag – Arms Only Event.
- 400m Freestyle.
- Backstroke Duckie Balance – Balance a toy duck on your forehead while doing backstroke.
- Double Team Swim – Two Swimmers: One holds the other’s ankles. | Front swimmer provides the arm power, while the back swimmer provides the leg power.
- 200m Individual Medley: ‘Match My Time’ Event: Part 2 – Get the closest time to your team’s time set in Part 1, not the fastest time.
Year 12 Pool & Pizza Party | 11am - 2pm, THIS Thursday 26 October (TOMORROW) @ Canterbury Aquatic Centre!
Year 12 Pool & Pizza Party | 11am - 2pm, THIS Thursday 26 October (TOMORROW) @ Canterbury Aquatic Centre!
Dear Year 12s,
I hope the start of your exam block has gone well, and thank you for signing in and out as requested - your support is much appreciated!
It has come to my attention that you cannot see the details surrounding events coming during your exam block, so I thought I'd post some details about Thursday's social activity here.
What: Year 12 Pool & Pizza Party!
When: 11:00am - 2:00pm, THIS Thursday 26 October 2023 (TOMORROW).
NB: We need to exit the pool by 1:30pm.
Where: Canterbury Aquatic Centre - Canterbury College.
Who: For ALL Canterbury Year 12 Students.
What To Bring: Sunsafe togs, sunscreen, floaties, towel, change of clothes, sense of fun!
Please Note: The purpose of this event is to 'blow off some steam', have some fun and remain connected with your peers.
I need to please remind you though, that this is still a school event - so school rules and expectations remain.
We will also be sharing the pool with some primary students, so we need to be mindful of their learning space.
I look forward to seeing you all there for some fun!
Kind regards
Mr Mills
Assistant Head of Secondary School (Years 10-12)
Future Anything: National Business Idea Competition Semi-Finals | Your Watch Party & YouTube Livestream 'Viewing & Voting' Invitation! 1:30pm - 2:30pm (AEST), TOMORROW Tuesday 24 October - REGISTER NOW!
Future Anything: National Business Idea Competition Semi-Finals | Your Watch Party & YouTube Livestream 'Viewing & Voting' Invitation! 1:30pm - 2:30pm (AEST), TOMORROW Tuesday 24 October - REGISTER NOW!
What: Future Anything – National Business Idea Competition Semi-Finals: Your Watch Party & YouTube Livestream 'Viewing & Voting' Invitation!
Support our brilliant Semi-Finalist Ashutosh Vaitha – Year 9, Canterbury College as he faces off against four other savvy business students in a ‘Shark Tank’ style event pitch THIS Tuesday afternoon – livestreamed right across Australia.
Ashutosh will be trying to persuade the judges to book his place in the Future Anything Grand Final, to earn the chance to win $20,000 worth of investor funding for his great business idea!
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.
ATTACHED: Ashutosh Vaitha Business Idea Teaser Presentation Video.
https://youtu.be/pNPnA-vq2sg
Now the judges will select ONE student only to progress through to the Grand Final from this one of four Semi-Final sessions.
BUT… there is also a People’s Choice Vote determined by you – the viewers!
So please vote for Ashutosh when voting opens at the end of the session around 2:15pm, via a QR Code or link displayed during the event.
We will share this link when it comes through.
When - Session Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm (AEST), TOMORROW Tuesday 24 October 2023.
NB: Ashutosh is scheduled to present first from the five semi-finalists during this timeslot.
Where:
For ALL Canterbury Students & Staff: Livestream Watch Party: Big Screen @ Performing Arts Theatre, Canterbury College.
For ALL Parents/Carers & Wider Canterbury Community: YouTube Livestream.
Who: For Our WHOLE College Community To 'View & Vote' For Ashutosh – Students, Parents/Carers, Families & Staff.
Cost: FREE Registration | FREE Livestream | FREE Watch Party!
RSVPs: FREE LIVESTREAM TICKET REGISTRATION HERE!
YOUTUBE LIVESTREAM EVENT WEBLINK HERE OR VIA FUTURE ANYTHING WEBSITE HERE.
Hosts: Future Anything - Youth Entrepreneurship In Schools
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Students & Staff: Please come along to support Ashutosh at the LIVE campus Watch Party then vote for his business idea.
Parents/Carers & Wider Canterbury Community: Please watch Ashutosh's YouTube Livestream video pitch then vote for his business idea.
ATTACHED: A photo of Ashutosh with his 7-year-old brother Vishan.
ATTACHED: A photo of Ashutosh’s recent popular podcast interview about his wonderful business idea, along with a QR Code link to the actual podcast site.
ATTACHED: A photo of Ashutosh with his Independent Education Union 2023 Art Award - Highly Commended PLUS his related Artist's Statement.
Our Canterbury Junior Singers & Junior School Choir BOTH Win Gold @ 2023 MusicFest!
Our Canterbury Junior Singers & Junior School Choir BOTH Win Gold @ 2023 MusicFest!
On Thursday morning 19 October, our wonderful Junior Singers and Junior School Choir ensembles, BOTH won Gold Awards in the 2023 MusicFest Junior School Choirs Category - hosted over at Iona College in Lindum.
Both groups worked very hard this year, and deserve this recognition after their great performances, under the excellent guidance and musical tutelage of Mrs Sue Weber.
Congratulations to our talented Junior School Choirs!
2023 World Teachers’ Day QLD | Friday 27 October: Canterbury Breakfast Event – Teaching Staff Invitation
2023 World Teachers’ Day QLD | Friday 27 October: Canterbury Breakfast Event – Teaching Staff Invitation
What: 2023 World Teachers’ Day Queensland – Canterbury Breakfast Event.
Canterbury College’s Annual ‘Thank You Teachers’ Get Together!
When: 7:30am – 8:30am, Friday 27 October 2023.
Where: Yalburru Community Café & School Canteen Patio Decking Area.
Who: For ALL Canterbury Teaching Staff.
Hosts: Principal Dan Walker, Deputy Principal Meagan King, Head Of Junior School Michelle Leftwich, Head Of Senior School Rebecca Adamson.
Cost: FREE!
RSVPs: Not Required.
Official 2023 World Teachers’ Day Queensland Website.
Our wonderful Canterbury Teachers are warmly invited to celebrate their much-respected profession’s birthday here at the College over breakfast.
Featuring:
- FREE Gourmet Coffee Van.
- Delicious Pastries, Mini Quiches, Fruits & More.
- Cold Drinks.
- Selfie Competition!
- LIVE Student Music.
- Student ‘Thank You’ Speeches.
- Your FREE World Teachers’ Day Official Canterbury Gift!
- World Teachers’ Day Queensland Badge OR Ribbon.
See you all there...
2024 Canterbury Secondary School Musical | Mary Poppins Jr: Registration & Auditions!
2024 Canterbury Secondary School Musical | Mary Poppins Jr: Registration & Auditions!
We invite students currently in Years 6 to 11 in 2023, to register their interest in being involved in our 2024 production of Mary Poppins Jr.
There are many roles available - some auditioned and some not auditioned, as well as back-stage roles.
PLEASE CLICK HERE to register your interest in being part of this wonderful show.
Auditions for the Principal and Featured Cast will take place next week - Week 4, Term 4!
Audition materials are available on the Mary Poppins Jr MyCC Page.
Audition Time & Date: 3:30pm - 5:30pm, Thursday 26 October 2023.
Venue: Performing Arts Theatre.
See you there!
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT | 2024 Canterbury Secondary School Musical: Mary Poppins Jr
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT | 2024 Canterbury Secondary School Musical: Mary Poppins Jr
We are excited to announce that in Term 2, 2024 Mary Poppins Jr is flying into Canterbury!
Your favourite 'practically perfect' nanny takes centre stage in this Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious adventure based on the award-winning Broadway musical and classic Walt Disney film.
This will be an amazing opportunity for students to be part of a large-scale production.
Students currently in Years 6 to 11 in 2023 are warmly invited to register to be part of this show.
The many roles range from principal story-teller characters - such as Mary Poppins, Bert, and the children - Jane and Michael, to featured roles such as the housekeeper, to ensemble roles such as park strollers and chimney sweeps.
Stay tuned for registration and audition materials posted on the Mary Poppins Jr MyCC Page THIS Thursday 19 October.
Service Stream South West Pipeline Project Notice | Glynton & Margaret Roads @ Jimboomba Access Closures: Monday 16 - Friday 27 October
Service Stream South West Pipeline Project Notice | Glynton & Margaret Roads @ Jimboomba Access Closures: Monday 16 - Friday 27 October
Dear Parents and Carers,
We just received the attached information from Service Stream regarding Glynton and Margaret Road closures in Jimboomba, from THIS Monday 16 - Friday 27 October, surrounding the South West Pipeline Project.
This will affect some bus routes and parents/carers transporting students to and from school from next week.
Full details and maps in the attached letter.
Kind regards,
Canterbury College
Junior School Grandparents' Day Invitation | 8:15am - 10:30am, Friday 20 October @ Canterbury Events Centre (CEC)
Junior School Grandparents' Day Invitation | 8:15am - 10:30am, Friday 20 October @ Canterbury Events Centre (CEC)
What: Canterbury Junior School Grandparents' Day!
- Featuring student performances & classroom visits.
When: 8:15am - 10:30am, Friday 20 October 2023.
Where: Canterbury Events Centre (CEC) & Various Classrooms & Canterbury Kitchen Garden.
Who: This special event is reserved purely for grandparents and/or other older ‘grandparent-type’ family friends.
It is not for parents, aunts or uncles etc sorry!
Hosts: Junior School Admin.
Cost: FREE!
RSVPs: PLEASE RSVP VIA THIS MICROSOFT FORM LINK HERE ASAP.
Dress Code: Grandparents/Special Older Family Friends – Smart Casual | Students – School Uniform.
Contact: Junior School Admin Office – T: 07 3299 0847 | E:
See you there!
EVENT PROGRAM
8:15am – 8:40am – Grandparents/Special Older Family Friends Assemble With ELC – Year 6 Students @ CEC.
8:45am – 8:50am – Head Of Junior School Mrs Michelle Leftwich Welcome.
8:50am – 8:55am – Welcome To Country Ceremony.
8:55am – 9:00am – Student Presentations.
9:00am – 10:30am – Students Take Grandparents/Special Older Family Friends For Classroom & Kitchen Garden Tour.
10:30am – Grandparents/Special Older Family Friends Depart With Our Thanks For Visiting Us!
NB: There will be ramp access to upper A Block classrooms, and combined ramp then stairs access to upper D Block classrooms, in time for Grandparents' Day.
REMINDER: Empowered Parenting Program (EPP) FREE 4-Week Course | 8:45am – 9:45am, Every Tuesday Morning From 17 October – 7 November 2023 (Term 4) @ Junior School Library
REMINDER: Empowered Parenting Program (EPP) FREE 4-Week Course | 8:45am – 9:45am, Every Tuesday Morning From 17 October – 7 November 2023 (Term 4) @ Junior School Library
What: Empowered Parenting Program (EPP) FREE 4-Week Course.
When: 8:45am – 9:45am, Every Tuesday Morning From 17 October – 7 November 2023 (Term 4).
Where: Junior School Library – Canterbury College.
- Parking via Junior School Gate, High Road, Waterford.
Who: For ALL Junior School Parents & Carers From ELC – Year 6.
- Maximum 20 places available so please register ASAP.
Hosts/s: Canterbury’s Care Central Counsellors Jessica Young, Skye Brand & Emma Powell.
Cost: FREE!
RSVPs: Please RSVP using the ‘Get Tickets’ button on this Humanitix booking webpage HERE.
- When registering for this program, we prefer that you commit to the full four weeks.
- Light refreshments will be served before each session commences.
Dress Code: Smart Casual.
Contact: Care Central – T: 07 3299 0892 | E:
Are you looking to strengthen your relationship with your children, while gaining the skills to manage the challenges of parenthood with confidence?
Our Care Central Counsellors Jessica Young, Skye Brand and Emma Powell will be running a comprehensive 4-week Empowered Parenting Program (EPP) for our Junior School parents and carers.
In this transformative course, they will guide you through a journey of positive and practical parenting strategies, designed to create meaningful connections with your children.
They will also equip you with the tools to manage misbehaviour effectively.
Our goal is to empower you to navigate the complexities of parenthood with grace, knowledge and resilience.
In each week, we will focus on a different topic as outlined below:
Week 1: Building Strong Foundations | 8:45am – 9:45am, Tuesday 17 October 2023.
- Understand the importance of a nurturing environment.
- Learn effective communication techniques.
- Establish clear family values and expectations.
Week 2: Managing Misbehaviour With Compassion | 8:45am – 9:45am, Tuesday 24 October 2023.
- Discover positive discipline methods.
- Identify the root causes of misbehaviour.
- Develop strategies to address challenging behaviours.
Week 3: Fostering Meaningful Relationships | 8:45am – 9:45am, Tuesday 31 October 2023.
- Strengthen the parent-child bond.
- Encourage open and empathetic conversations.
- Cultivate trust and understanding.
Week 4: Empowering Parenting In Action | 8:45am – 9:45am, Tuesday 7 November 2023.
- Put your newfound knowledge into practice.
- Address real-life parenting scenarios.
- Build confidence in your parenting skills.
Empowered Parenting Program (EPP) Benefits:
- Gain a deeper understanding of your child's needs and emotions.
- Create a harmonious and supportive family environment.
- Develop practical strategies to address misbehaviour.
- Feel empowered and confident in your parenting decisions.
- Connect with a supportive community of fellow parents.
Join us for the Empowered Parenting Program and embark on a transformative journey towards becoming the confident and connected parent you aspire to be.
Your child/ren deserve the best version of you, and we're here to help you achieve that!