The Arts

Creative expression is an important aspect of life at Encounter and our Arts program, from Visual Art classes beginning from Foundation to performing in the Middle & Senior Musical, is central to ensuring that students are exposed to opportunities and experiences that enable them to view and sense their world in new ways.

Junior Performing Arts

A Junior School Musical is held biennially, involving every year level and performed on site in our College Gym (Kondole). In the alternate year, students from Years 4-6 have the opportunity to participate in Wakakirri, a National Dance Story Arts Festival, with a focus on creative movement, music, sustainability and teamwork. Our Wakakirri team performs at the Norwood Concert Hall alongside students from primary schools across South Australia.

From 2019 a Junior Development Dance program has been offered to those students who have an interest in Dance. Students who would like to be a part of this program need not have studied dance previously with the aim of the program being to teach and develop dance skills so that students can look to continue on to the Specialist Dance Program through the Middle and Senior years of their schooling.

For more information email kym.koop@encounter.sa.edu.au

Middle & Senior School Performing Arts

Dance, Drama and Music are all offered as elective programs through to Year 12. Extra-curricular programs include a range of specialist dance teams and music ensembles. Students have further opportunities to perform in a broad range of performances across the year.

College Musicals
In 2017 Encounter performed its inaugural Middle & Senior Musical “Back to the 80s” which played to packed audiences at the Victor Harbor Town Hall. The success of this Musical paved the way for the future of Musicals at the College and in 2019 the College presented the family favourite “The Sound of Musical”, “Alice in Wonderland” in 2021, “High School Musical On Stage“ was presented in 2023, and in 2025 the College will present “FAME Jr”.

For more information email katie.marshall@encounter.sa.edu.au

Instrumental Tuition

A brochure listing all of the private instrumental tutors that teach at the College can be collected from Student Services or downloaded below:

Download Instrumental Music Tuition brochure

We love music at Encounter and are delighted to be able to facilitate on site access for students to a range of professionally qualified Instrumental Music Tutors during term time. Our vocal and instrumental ensembles also provide scope for students to extend themselves as they prepare for school and public performances.

Upon completion of this form below, we will send a request to your selected Music Tutor for them to contact you.

Student Name(Required)

Student Year Level(Required)

Music Tutor Selection(Required)

Ali Dunbar: Voice F-12

Oska Kumnick: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboard 2-12

Matt Jorgensen: Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keys, Voice, Ukulele 4-12

Charlotte Turner: Voice F-12

Jacob Schilling: Drums F-12

Lindy Laundy: Piano F-12

Preferred Commencement Date(Required)

Parent/Guardian Name(Required)

Parent/Guardian Name

Parent/Guardian Email(Required)

Parent/Guardian Email

Parent/Guardian Phone

Parent/Guardian Contact Phone

Acknowledgement & Information Sharing(Required)

I acknowledge that Instrumental Music lessons are provided under a private agreement with the Instrumental Music Tutor and are not supplied by the College.

I consent to Encounter Lutheran College sharing relevant student information with the selected Instrumental Music Tutor for the purpose of planning and facilitating lessons and events as part of the College music program.

Additional Comments

If you require assistance identifying a Tutor best suited to your circumstances, please contact Kym Koop at kym.koop@encounter.sa.edu.au or Katie Marshall at katie.marshall@encounter.sa.edu.au.

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