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
Upstanding Attitude Towards Bullying on Pink Shirt Day
In our annual bullying awareness week, students dressed in pink or bright colours to stand together against bullying. There were activities and best costume competitions. Proceeds of the primary school mufti-day went towards the Backpack Outreach He Kete Aroha – for at risk children in the Manawatu. We also had our Secondary Missions Committee run a lunchtime World Vision fundraiser…
Book Week a Celebration of Costumes and Characters
Marvel heroes, a nativity scene, anime characters, and a number of Where’s Wallies all made an appearance at Cornerstone’s 2022 Book Week parade. Students and staff dressed as one of their favourite book characters to celebrate the end of week. Room C1 was fully decorated in the under the sea theme. The underwater art competition, saw a large number of…
May the 4th – Star Wars Day Photos
Uniform was exchanged for Light-Sabres, side-buns this May the 4th. After a quiet and cautious Term 1, students and some brave staff embraced the opportunity to dress up and enjoy saying “May the 4th be with you”. Photo Gallery
Welcome Back to Term 2
Our latest Covid protocols. Week 1) Star-Wars day and Assembly, Week 3) Book Week. Welcome back Mrs Jae Lee. May the Fourth – Star Wars Dress-Up day On Wednesday ‘May the Fourth’ we have a Star Wars themed dress-up (mufti) day. Please do NOT go out and buy a Star Wars costume for your child(ren) but rather think creatively as…