Cornerstone boasts a number of performing arts and cultural groups. We encourage our students to get involved in performing arts tribe competitions, music, dance and cultural groups. We have three age-group kapahaka groups and a number of age-group worship bands. We participate in local Pacifika, Rockquest, Chamber Music, DanceNZmade, and Rotary Music Festival activities.
Itinerant music lessons are available onsite, during and outside of school hours with piano, guitar, and vocal lessons most popular. Epic Music Academy is popular for fun and affordable instrument lessons.
Cultures Day: is a popular annual celebration of the many school cultures that make up our school and the kingdom of God. All members of the school community are encouraged to dress in their own cultural attire and to bring a dish and/or performance from their home country.
Recent Cultural News Articles
Road Patrollers Honoured Orange
Cornerstone volunteer Road Patrollers enjoyed the annual Orange Parade this week, marching through the centre of town. They were thanked for their service to road safety by Mayor Grant Smith. Constable Lewis Barkley also contributed his applause for the students, saying “we need good people who volunteer, especially when it comes to keeping people safe”. Students were then treated to…
Cultures Day – Wow
With 46 different ethnicities, Cornerstone’s annual Cultures Day was a diverse mosaic of colours, costumes, and cuisines. It was a big day for the student Cultures Committee, who organised and hosted the activities. The ‘each country at a time parade’ was a new feature this year, giving students a chance to look at traditional costumes from various countries. There were…
Secondary Drama’s Hilarious Christmas Story
Students wrote the script, directed the scenes and performed their own version of the Christmas story. It was a child friendly, and utterly hilarious show. Mr Mitchell’s favourite part was the princess aspirations of angel Gabriella. Others preferred the very animated cows, or the showdown between the wise men and the shepherds, both racing to find baby Jesus first. At…
Naphtali Win Parables Competition
A dancing tree, dodgy version of uber, and a saxophone solo were memorable highlights in this year’s Living Stones Parable competition. Tribes were tasked to tell a parable in around 10 minutes. Audiences were wowed with elaborate costumes, props, backdrops, dance, song,videos, and one tribe even had a chaotic lolly scramble. Judah from Asher tribe might win the award for…