Providing your child with a well-rounded education is not only about their academic performance. School is designed to equip children with a wide range of skills that can’t be learnt from textbooks but build life-long skill sets and resilience.

The unique and ground-breaking St Columba’s Online model provides your child with the opportunity to take part in onsite cultural activities after their online school day.

The Arts are important for any child because unlike much of the academic work, the Arts tap in to right brain thinking which include emotional intelligence, imagination, social awareness, expression and intuition.

St Columba’s Online offers three exciting Arts activities to our online and onsite students. Students are provided with a weekly schedule of the activity practice days and times at the St Columba’s school.

At these practices the St Columba’s Online and onsite children participate in these exciting activities providing social engagement, a sense of community, the opportunity for friendships and increased teamwork between the two student bodies.

In July and November our cultural students are invited to attend an awards morning at which they are recognised in front of their peers, teachers and the St Columba’s community for their dedication and achievements in their cultural activities.

At St Columba’s we foster a fun, relaxed learning approach to Chess, helping players to understand what is happening in the game, and why they have won or lost a match. Students participating in our Chess program attend various Chess matches throughout the year, helping our Chess students to measure their skill levels against other schools and encouraging healthy competition and a sense of teamwork.

The St Columba’s Choir is a non-competitive space in which every child is welcome. The focus of the music is on rhythm, pitch and tone, and children are encouraged to read music as part of Choir practice. Our Choir sings a variety of songs across musical genres, introducing children to a wide range of musical perspectives and ideas as we strive to develop a love of music and singing in every child.

The St Columba’s Choir participates in a variety of competitions and festivals throughout the year, offering children the opportunity to experience the excitement of live performances and the team spirit that is fostered as we work together to prepare for these performances.

The St Columba’s Public Speaking Club consists of a group of passionate individualists. Young people who are taught to listen to those around them and to develop their own opinion and ideas which they passionately debate and discuss. We also equip students with fundamental Public Speaking tools such as breathing techniques, stress management processes, voice projection, stage presence and tools to manage unpredictable debate circumstances. Our students participate in various interschool competitions throughout the year, which build comradery and a sense of belonging and pride in their individual and team work.