Burnaby Schools offer numerous performing arts opportunities for students of all ages to discover and showcase their talents, as well as the chance to engage with their community. What follows are some recent examples.
Children from two schools have made it to the finals of a national music contest called the CBC Music Class Challenge. Capitol Hill Elementary has two finalist videos and Second Street Community School has one. Watch Divisions 8 to 12 at Capitol Hill perform mitêh by Sherryl Sewepagaham in the category for Kindergarten to Grade 4 students here. Singing the same song, Capitol Hill’s choir is a finalist in the Intermediate category for Grades 5 to 8 and can be seen here. You can enjoy Second Street’s original song “If I Was in Charge of the World” in the category for children in Kindergarten to Grade 4 here.
Students of all ages from across the District performed at the Burnaby Festival of Dance. An annual tradition since 1980, it is hosted by Burnaby Mountain Secondary over multiple nights, with hundreds of students participating. The celebratory event also involves collaboration across elementary schools and secondary dance programs.
Primary Days of Music brings together Grade 2 and 3 students from neighbouring schools. They share their performances with one another. The Burnaby Sings Choir Festival included more than a dozen elementary and high schools.
Confederation Park Elementary is home to Education Through the Arts – a District-wide Program of Choice option. The school recently held a Young Actors Project Residency, including a lesson in masks.
Several schools showcase students’ talents at performances, such as Marlborough Elementary’s Bach to the Future. At Stride Avenue Community School, Singing in the Garden was performed for 450 people. And Nelson Elementary saw students perform in front of peers and family at the school’s talent show.
Posted May 2026