What is Orff Schulwerk?

At Buchanan School our music program is centered around the Orff Method. What is Orff Schulwerk? Check out this video!

Volunteer Tea

On June 6th we had the pleasure of thanking all of our wonderful Volunteers! We are so thankful for all you do at Buchanan School!

The Flute Project

Check out our documentary on our Flute Project! This project allowed every student, from Kindergarten to Grade 5, to build, paint and play their own Aboriginal Flute in the 2014/15 school year. It was a beautiful experience!

Happy 50th Birthday, Buchanan!

On Thursday, June 11 we celebrated Buchanan School's 50th Birthday with a community BBQ! Check out our choir singing a medley of 60's music to celebrate!

Kinders and Grade 1/2/3 Students Perform on their Aboriginal Flutes

Today our Grade 1/2/3's performed a flute song they have been working on. They did a fantastic job!

The kindergarten students also shared the Legend of the Aboriginal Flute:

Way to go kids!!

Grade 1/2/3 Flute Composers!

Today our grade 1/2/3 students have started to compose their own flute music!
We are using "Earth Song" as our poem/rhythm and adding our own melodies:

Earth Song

By Ashley Queen

Earth is ours, yours and mine,

let's help keep it clean.

We can lend a helping hand

and help the earth stay green!

The Flute Project

Students at Buchanan School have been hard at work all year building, designing, decorating and learning to play their own Aboriginal Flute! Many exciting things have been happening through this project, including our Grade 4/5 performance at the Legislative Building on April 22nd!

A documentary of our entire project is on its' way, but here's a little teaser trailer to give you an idea of what's to come!

Also, check out our performance on the grand staircase at the Legislative Building!

Kindergartens and Grade 1/2/3's have just started to learn to play too!

Want to see all of our flutes? Check out this video, accompanied by my own composition for the flutes we made!