Canterbury School

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The mission of Canterbury School is to maximize the potential of young people by providing a challenging, enriching, and supportive learning environment in which students build the foundation for a life of purpose, passion, and meaning.

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Commitment to a college preparatory education is integral to Canterbury faculty and to the students who attend school. 100 percent of our seniors graduate and are accepted to college.

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Canterbury School strives to provide a college preparatory curriculum that balances a challenging academic program with opportunities for creativity, curiosity and critical thinking to flourish.

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All Inclusive Arts
From age 2 through Grade 12, Canterbury students have every opportunity to experience the arts in a variety of ways. From vocal and instrumental music to drama and dance to visual art and photography, fine arts courses are an important part of the school curriculum.

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Athletics
Every Student Makes the Team
At Canterbury, every student makes the team. The interscholastic sports program encourages individual participation and achievement by giving every student an opportunity to learn and play sports competitively. This policy of inclusion is at the core of Canterbury athletics.

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As an independent school, we design our own programs and curriculum and operate without reliance on local, state or federal taxes. Canterbury School relies on tuition income, Canterbury Fund contributions, endowment income and other fundraising activities to support our thriving college preparatory environment.
Events

Rethinking Tradition

By Natalie A. Trout
Marketing & Communications Specialist
October 5, 2020

Were it not for the pandemic, Grade 1 would have visited an apple orchard north of Fort Wayne and then made apple pies. It's a Canterbury tradition for each class to make one large pie as the closing activity of their insect/apple unit. This year, teachers had to rethink the unit, keeping social distancing in mind. They decided the students would each make their own small, individual pies.

"They absolutely loved it!" said Grade 1 teacher Julie Stinson. "They asked if we could make more pies."

The unit was a study of social insects (bees and ants), pollination, and they took a trip to the High School greenhouse. Students learned where their apple pie ingredients came from all over the world through literature in the library. Making the individual apple pies also taught them how to follow step-by-step instructions, as well as having patience.

To make their individual pies, students rolled out the dough, cut their apple slices into chunks with a plastic knife, stirred in sugar, cinnamon, and butter, and pinched their crusts. Stinson was please with how the pies turned out.

"We had so much fun," she said. "The first grade team will continue this tradition for many years to come. We will also continue to make individual pies and not return to the one pie per class as before."