A Midsummer Night’s Dream
With a theme of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, Secondary students at Cornerstone Christian College recently put on their finest and attended their Annual Senior School Ball. Students showed as much glamour in their attire, as they did in creativity with their arrivals. From Kombi vans, horse floats and car trailers, to vintage cars, trucks and [...]
Float
The annual Middle School (Year 7 & 8) Camp commenced last week, with the first event a showdown on the water in a Bathtub Derby. Construction of crafts was left to students and parents, with the final products delivered to camp along with everything else. After claiming dormitories, a quick change into swimwear was on the cards, and then teams [...]
Taking Responsibility
Peter Taylor is a member of our Secondary teaching team, and he recently wrote a contribution to the local paper that I believe is worth sharing. Peter’s concern, as is mine, is that society is quick to point the finger at the youth of today – but not so prompt to see its part in [...]
Colin Buchanan at Cornerstone
Colin Buchanan is a name that is well known across a number of fields within Australia, and this week, Cornerstone became his audience. Colin Buchanan’s unique career is as successful as it is diverse. He has 9 Golden Guitars to his credit, is an APRA and ARIA award winner, is loved by a generation of children [...]
The Easter Story
The story of Easter is central to the Christian message, and accordingly, what Cornerstone Christian College is all about. As such, the weeks leading into Easter are filled with more than just the expected academic endeavours. Re-visiting the historical events of Jesus’ death and resurrection are firmly on the agenda for many classes, and the [...]
Student Leadership 2013
The Secondary Student Council for 2013 has begun meeting together, and in so doing, planning events and fund-raising initiatives that will benefit the College and the broader community. Head Girl Eilidh Lucas, Head Boy WJ Meyer, and representatives from each of the year groups, with the guidance of College Teacher, Mrs Lisa Smith, meet regularly to [...]
Fun with Fundraising
02 April 2013
The students at Cornerstone have put fun into fundraising this week, with a themed free-dress day providing the opportunity for money to be put aside for a good cause. The Secondary student council elected to give the theme selection to forms – with each year group responsible for choosing their dressing focus, and to encourage [...]
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Cyber Safety
02 April 2013
The education of Cornerstone students into the realities and risks of online activity, has been recently put on the agenda. Local Federal Member for Forrest, Mrs Nola Marino, who is a member of the Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety, has made a profile in educating students and parents about social media networks and how best to [...]
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The Student Leaders Celebrate Cornerstone
19 March 2013
At a recent Secondary Assembly, our Head Boy and Head Girl gave the following speech, which shares their heart for Cornerstone, and their belief about what makes the College a special place. Fellowship – community through God Ask any student what they most enjoy about coming to Cornerstone and they will probably mention community. Despite [...]
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Community
19 March 2013
Last week, our Head Boy, WJ Meyer, and Head Girl, Eilidh Lucas, spoke to our secondary students about what they perceive the strengths of Cornerstone are. Central to their speech, was the message of community and the connectedness that we are blessed to have here at the College. Let me share a few lines of [...]
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Chaplaincy Services
19 March 2013
Chaplaincy Services Cornerstone is delighted to advise that it has a Chaplain on site three days per week, who provides a range of services and intiatives that enhance the educational experience for our students, as well as provide crucial support to families. It is with the greatest of pleasure, that we can introduce to you [...]
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Pirates and Princesses
10 March 2013
In 2013, the Pre-Primary tradition has continued, with students in these classes at Cornerstone learning their letters in some creative ways. This week, Mrs van Beek & Mrs Fontana’s class continued with their education into all things alphabetical and were introduced to the letter ‘P’ . As a result, a number of ‘P’ words have been discovered, [...]
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Swim Stars
10 March 2013
The Primary school (Year 4 – 6) participated in its swimming carnival this week, with a beautiful warm autumn day providing additional incentive for the students to get their toes wet. Mr Murphy, along with a wonderful team of staff and parents, helped co-ordinate the day, which saw a number of aspiring young swimmers show-casing [...]
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Parents who Participate
10 March 2013
Cornerstone is delighted to have an amazing team of volunteer parents who are always willing to help out around the College. From working in the canteen, helping in the classroom, assisting at sports events and more…..there are always happy and helpful assistants from the parent community here. Partnership is a key to the success of [...]
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Survive and Shine
10 March 2013
Over the past few years, Year 12 students at Cornerstone Christian College have participated in a retreat, which has been designed to provide students with skills and tools to help them as they gear up towards the last phase of their secondary education. With a new Deputy Principal, Mr Boyd Davey, on staff this year, some tweaking [...]
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Gossip
06 March 2013
Yiddish folklore offers a telling tale about gossip-makers. One such man had told so many malicious comments about the local rabbi that, overcome by remorse, he begged the rabbi to forgive him. “And, Rabbi, tell me how I can make amends.” The rabbi sighed, “Take two pillows, go to the public square and there cut [...]
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