The Canterbury Middle School curriculum includes an advisor program, developed to ensure each student receives the individual attention necessary to successfully complete the Middle School program and to promote the shared values of the Canterbury community. Advisors serve as a resource for student, parents and faculty; their primary goal is to facilitate the total development of each student in his or her intellectual, physical, social and spiritual growth. It is the advisor’s responsibility to monitor, guide and support the advisee in the entire educational process: academics, student life and student conduct.
A faculty advisor is assigned to each
student in Middle School. Students and advisors meet daily for study
time or to review and discuss topics of interest. The advisor may offer
guidance and insights helpful to the student and is available to
discuss the student’s academic progress, behavior, social experience
and other topics as both parties wish. Students report to their advisor room prepared
for quiet study, reading or advisor discussion time. One day each
week, the period will be dedicated to CART – Cavaliers All Read
Together. Each student and teacher will read a book of his or her
choice during the CART period.
Advisors contact the parents of
their advisees at the beginning of each semester. Parents are encouraged to contact the student’s advisor with questions
and special concerns, as well.
Progress Reports and Grades
Student progress reports are issued four
times each year, every nine weeks. Middle School students are graded A
to F on achievement and 5 to 1 on effort. These grades may be awarded
with plus or minus marks (the school does not award A+ grades).
Students in the Middle School receiving no grade below B- are granted
honors, and students receiving no effort mark below 4 are granted
distinction. Fifth-grade students are eligible for distinction but are
not eligible for honors.
See Canterbury's spiraling curriculum for students in Early Childhood through Grade 12.
