Two Tests In One - Year 9 & Year 3 Joint Ag Science Class: Seed Germination
Two Tests In One… Year 9 & Year 3 Joint Ag Science Class: Seed Germination
Canterbury’s Year 9 Agricultural Science Class ran two experiments simultaneously this week – a science experiment and a ‘social learning’ type experiment.
These Year 9 students played ‘teacher for a day’ by preparing a lesson plan, then hosting some Year 3 students ‘on loan’ from the Junior School.
Together they conducted simple tests on which conditions resulted in the best alfalfa seed germination – a soil or cotton wool base, and under sunlight or darkness.
While the Year 3s were learning about actual germination and placing their guesses on which seeds would grow best, the Year 9s were also learning how to teach and explain concepts simply and effectively.
The overall challenge or question being: How can you possibly teach a Year 3 student if you don’t understand the science and rationale behind the experiment in the first place?
What we saw were some Year 9 students keen to pass on their knowledge and scientific interest, and some Year 3 students eager to learn from their older compatriots.
Gotta love Science!
Full videos on our Facebook Page and Instagram Account.
QYO Finale & Canterbury Soloists Evening – Our Talented Musicians
QYO Finale & Canterbury Soloists Evening – Our Talented Musicians
Last Saturday night 30 October 2021, several of our talented Canterbury music students played in the Queensland Youth Orchestras (QYO) Finale concert, held at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) Concert Hall over in South Bank.
This was the FIRST live QYO Finale concert since 2019!
Here is the list of Canterbury College performers:
Junior String Ensemble
Violin 2 – Jessie Lei, Bella Oxenbridge*
Viola – Ernest Yuen, Travis Yuen
Wind Symphony
Clarinet – Dylan You*
Bass Trombone – Siwan Li (2018 Graduate)
Queensland Youth Orchestra 3
Violin 2 – Makayla Lin, Sophie Peddell
Queensland Youth Orchestra 2
Violin 1 – Haydn Li*
Viola – Susie Kim*
Cello – George Li*
Queensland Youth Symphony
First Violin – Lucia Hughes*
Second Violin – Emma Masterman*
Congratulations to all these talented musicians playing on esteemed public stages!
Many of these students (asterisked*) also performed with these same instruments at our very own 2021 Canterbury Soloists Evening for our leading College musicians, back on Friday 15 October, also pictured here in our gallery.
Please visit our Facebook photo gallery for all pictures.
Duke Of Edinburgh Bronze Award: Adventurous Journey
What: Duke Of Edinburgh Bronze Award: Adventurous Journey.
When: Two Weekend Options - Term 4, 2021.
From 8am Saturday – 5pm Sunday Both Weekends.
Saturday 27 – Sunday 28 November 2021
OR
Saturday 4 – Sunday 5 December 2021
Where: Gold Coast Hinterland.
Who: For Year 9 Canterbury Students currently doing the Duke Of Ed Bronze Award Course.
In partnership with PCYC Gold Coast.
Attendance Capacity: 15 Students Only.
Cost: $40 Per Student.
Dear Students,
Achieving your Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is an adventure from beginning to end, and can give you some of your most memorable youth experiences.
Duke of Ed Adventurous Journeys are designed to challenge you and provide you with a sense of achievement across various activities at outdoor locations.
The organisers from PCYC Gold Coast will mentor you and instruct ‘from the back’ as they assess you.
They do this to ensure that you and your group have the opportunity to work as a team and make sound judgments based on your training.
You will be required to take responsibility and make decisions for yourself, while under supervision from these experienced and qualified professionals.
Canterbury High Tea Fundraiser: Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Pink Lady Event Wrap
Canterbury High Tea Fundraiser: Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Pink Lady Event Wrap
This day last week, we hosted our very successful SOLD OUT Canterbury High Tea Fundraiser at our College’s Trade Training Centre Restaurant for Breast Cancer Awareness Month – an official ‘Pink Lady Event’ registered with the Breast Cancer Network Australia organisation.
A big ‘thank you’ to our 65 parents, community members, staffers and special guests who attended, and to our Year 11 Hospitality students who catered, with a wide range of delicious cakes and slices, scones with jam and cream, savouries, sandwiches and fruits, as well as summer mocktails, tea and coffee.
Our guest speaker was Canterbury’s very own Director of Student Futures Ms Bre Ramsay-Orr – herself a cancer survivor – who detailed her personal experiences with her family’s ongoing hereditary battle with breast cancer, surgery, recovery, a lifetime of medication, and how the love of her three children keeps her positive.
It was certainly a very powerful presentation and really brought home why everyone was attending the morning tea fundraiser which raised around $1,300.
Canterbury hosted one of these fundraisers with their Hospitality students a few years ago, and likewise it was very successful, so this may well become an annual event.
Breast Cancer Network Australia is an extremely worthwhile organisation and cause, which offers support to the 57 Australians diagnosed with breast cancer every single day!
Please see our Facebook photo gallery for all event pictures (30 images).
Canterbury Invitational Swimming Competition: Come Join Us!
What: Canterbury Invitational Swimming Competition
When: From 8:30am For 9:30am Start, Saturday 13 November 2021
Where: Canterbury Taipans Aquatic Centre – Canterbury College.
- Use Entrance E or F via 182 Old Logan Village Road, Waterford.
- Plenty of onsite Saturday parking.
Who: Open to ALL Canterbury students that wish to enter.
Cost: FREE!
Event Details: This competition will give students the opportunity to get in some race practice in the lead-up to the JTAS Swimming Championships.
Warm-ups from 8:30am | Racing from 9:30am.
Event Listing:
8 & Under - 50 Butterfly, 50 Backstroke, 50 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle
9 Years - 50 Butterfly, 50 Backstroke, 50 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle
10 Years - 50 Butterfly, 50 Backstroke, 50 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle
11 Years - 50 Butterfly, 50 Backstroke, 50 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle
12 Years - 50 Butterfly, 50 Backstroke, 50 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle
13 Years - 50 Butterfly, 50 Backstroke, 50 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle
14 Years - 50 Butterfly, 50 Backstroke, 50 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle
15 Years - 50 Butterfly, 50 Backstroke, 50 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle
16 & Over - 50 Butterfly, 50 Backstroke, 50 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle
*Maximum entries of 3 swimmers per age group per school.*
If you are interested in attending and representing Canterbury College, please email the following details to Mr Daniel Blackborrow -
Full Name, Date Of Birth, Your Nominated Races Above, Personal Best Times.
Looking forward to seeing you at the pool!
Kind regards
Mr Daniel Blackborrow
Swimming Program Manager
Canterbury Taipans | Canterbury College
2021 Canterbury Prep – Year 2 Celebration Ceremony: Your Invitation
What: 2021 Canterbury Prep – Year 2 Celebration Ceremony: Your Invitation
When: 4:45pm Arrival For 5:00pm Start - 6:15pm, Friday 26 November 2021
Where: Canterbury Events Centre (CEC) – Canterbury College.
- Use Entrance A via High Road, Waterford.
- Plenty of onsite parking in Junior School Carpark A.
Who: ALL Prep - Year 2 students with their families and special guests.
Dress Code:
P-2 Students – Formal Uniform.
Canterbury Student Siblings – Formal Uniform.
Family Members – Smart Casual.
Enjoy song and dance performances from each year level under the theme: The Wonderful World Of P-2.
Cost: FREE
RSVP: Please RSVP by 11:59pm Tuesday 23 November 2021 using the ‘Get Tickets’ button on this Humanitix webpage.
NB: Official Event Invitation PDF with LIVE booking weblink attached.
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This venue is operating at 100% capacity following a COVID-Safe plan.
For contact tracing purposes, we are using the Check In Qld App.
We encourage all attendees to download this app, fill in their details and those of their guests, prior to attending this event.
2021 Canterbury Early Learning Centre – End Of Year Celebration!: Your Invitation
What: 2021 Canterbury Early Learning Centre – End Of Year Celebration!: Your Invitation
When: 5:00pm - 6:30pm Thursday 25 November 2021
Where: Canterbury Events Centre (CEC) – Canterbury College.
- Use Entrance A via High Road, Waterford.
- Plenty of onsite parking in Junior School Carpark A.
Who: ALL ELC students and their families.
Dress Code:
ELC Students – Formal Uniform (red carpet ready).
Canterbury Student Siblings – Formal Uniform.
Girls: Culottes | Boys: Formal Shorts With Navy Polo.
Family Members – Smart Casual.
Come and celebrate with singing, dancing, achievement awards and a special slideshow of the year that was…
Cost: FREE
RSVP: Please RSVP by 11:59pm Monday 22 November 2021 using the ‘Get Tickets’ button on this Humanitix webpage.
NB: Official Event Invitation PDF with LIVE booking weblink here.
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This venue is operating at 100% capacity following a COVID-Safe plan.
For contact tracing purposes, we are using the Check In Qld App.
We encourage all attendees to download this app, fill in their details and those of their guests, prior to attending this event.
Exciting Announcement: Year 4, 5 AND 6 Science In 2022
Exciting Announcement: Year 4, 5 AND 6 Science In 2022
By College Principal Mr Dan Walker
We are always seeking to continually strengthen our academic offerings to our students.
So in 2022, our Year 4 students will have a specialist Science lesson each week, delivered by a specialist primary Science teacher.
And in 2022, our Year 5 and 6 students will have two periods of Science per week, delivered by a specialist middle school Science teacher.
In both cases, this will be real Science, with both test-style and project and practical assessment, delivered in a Science laboratory.
A love of Science, underpinned by a strong conceptual knowledge and a love of 'hands-on learning', fuels a passion in Mathematics, Engineering, Design and IT for our students in the older age groups.
We are very much looking forward to seeing the Year 4-6 Science program in operation next year.
My hope is that plenty of dinner table conversations about wonderful topics such as: living things, ecosystems, the earth's surface and forces, natural and processed materials, the properties of matter, life cycles, the solar system, light, extreme weather events and electrical circuits, are the result.
More information about our Science program will be delivered at parent information nights and through MyCC in 2022.
2021 Queensland Government School Leavers Program
From the QLD Department of Employment, Small Business and Training for our Canterbury School Leavers this year... 🏫👋
Please scan the image QR Code to register your interest online... 👍
THIS Friday NOT A Public Holiday For Canterbury College
THIS Friday NOT A Public Holiday For Canterbury College
This Friday 29 October 2021, the Brisbane Local Government Area is finally enjoying their COVID-postponed Ekka Show Public Holiday.
However, Canterbury College operates within the Logan Local Government Area and we already enjoyed our Ekka Show Public Holiday back on Monday 9 August 2021 around lockdown time.
So we are open as per normal and operating all classes as per normal this Friday.
No ‘double dipping’ out Logan way sorry, BUT we can enjoy the lighter commuter traffic on Friday going to and from our school! (Always look on the bright side).
PS: Friday also happens to be World Teachers Day so we can all be here to thank our wonderful teachers in person during the day! :-)