Education through the Arts at Confederation Park Elementary
Confederation Park Elementary offers Education through the Arts, a unique educational program that integrates the Fine Arts strands of music, dance, visual arts, and drama with core academic subjects.
District Elementary Honour Ensembles (Extra-curricular)
The District provides a number of District Music Ensembles as an additional opportunity for students in Burnaby. Each ensemble helps create a positive school district presence in the community through active involvement in community events as well as through their own series of concerts. Each ensemble is directed by teachers who volunteer exceptional amounts of time to all aspects of preparation and performance. Membership in each of the ensembles is determined by nomination by a music teacher and then an audition.
Ensemble opportunities at the elementary school level include:
- Piccolini District Children’s Choir
- Corovoce District Youth Choir
- Soundwave District Handbell Choir
To learn more about these ensembles please contact your child’s elementary music teacher.
Festivals & Showcases
Primary Days of Music: Every other year, grade 2 & 3 students from neighbouring schools get together at a school gym and share their choir and dance repertoire with peers.
Intermediate Choir Festival: This festival provides elementary choirs with a wonderful performance opportunity to hone their choral skills in a collaborative and encouraging setting. Choirs perform before a commentator who provides feedback.
Burnaby Festival of Dance: Since 1981, the District’s annual dance festival was created to provide a non-competitive forum for K-12 students to share their dances with peers, parents and friends. The festival has grown to showcase approximately 45 dances over 3 nights of performances. It is held at Burnaby Mountain Secondary School where hundreds of students participate each year.
Arts Alive: Arts Alive is a long-standing collaboration with the Burnaby Art Gallery that provides District students the opportunity to be part of the featured Gallery exhibit each spring. Note: Elementary school artwork is showcased in odd years, and secondary school artwork is showcased in even years.
Updated May 2025