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
International Pi Day Celebrated
March 14th, or 3.14 in American parlance was celebrated by math students at Cornerstone today. Students calculated Pi, read stories about Pi, created Pi art, and (importantly) ate Pie. Ryan set the record for most digits of Pi memorised. His 45 digits was more than twice as many as the best teacher. For his efforts, Ryan won a pie. Head…
22-02-2022 a good day for Tutus and sports tops
Students celebrated Twosday the 22nd of 2nd of 2022 by dressing in tutus and sports tops. Some students even wore both. Principal Mr Mitchell wanted to celebrate the palindrome and ambigram date in a way that was ‘just plain ‘ole fun‘.
2021 – A Year in Photos
Term 1: Swimming Sports, Secondary Athletics, Careers Fair and Summer Games. Term 2: Cross Country, Junior Secondary Social, Pink Shirt day, Hastings & LAC Sports Exchange, CFG Quiz Night, Year 10 Trade Fair, Tribe Football, Esther Production. Term 3: Year 4-6 Disco, Lockdown Onesie day, PB4L Rewards Afternoon Term 4: Crossfit Games, YES Scheme Awards, Senior Ball, Cultures Day, Primary Athletics,…
Year 13s flamboyant, but staff still win end of school competition
In a fun tradition to finish Year 13, Student leaders chose to have dress up days in the theme of Beach, Movie Star and Future Career. Movie Star day probably had the most imaginative costumes, with Free Guy, Mean Girls, Woody and some toys from Toy Story, A Lord of the Rings Character, and a Thug attending classes. A few…