Dear Friends,
Alice, lost in Wonderland, asks The Cat “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” The Cat wisely replies “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.” In so many ways the story of an education is the tale of a journey, and when happy young voices sing “Help us find our destination” in the words of Canterbury’s school song there is so much that they are conveying. Tracing the lines of a river on a map, following a hero or heroine through the pages of a novel, tracking the path of a migrating whale – all these are journeys in themselves and all lead to explorations, discoveries, and rewarding destinations.
Some of the journeys are brief excursions, literally a field study or figuratively a quest in search of a quick answer; and some are extended voyages, a foreign exchange experience or a comprehensive research project. In all of them, just the right balance of personal initiative and professional guidance, individual curiosity and directed study leads through rich experiences to valuable and meaningful conclusions.
We will journey far together at school this year, and your support of our various expeditions means so much to us all. Thank you as always for supporting Canterbury, and thank you most of all for supporting young people in all their excitement in search of new adventures in the wonderland of learning.
Best Wishes,
Jonathan Hancock
Headmaster