Canterbury School

Welcome
Our Mission
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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Admissions
100 Percent Acceptance to College
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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Academics
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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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Arts
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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Support
A Community of Philanthropy
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

Young Scientist Night Reimagined

Canterbury Reports
March 4, 2021

Canterbury's annual Young Scientist Night for Lower School families usually has the halls and classrooms filled with fun activities and learning. But like most things this year, the event had to be reimagined due to the pandemic. Canterbury teachers Kelly Madarang and Erika Meyer stepped up to the challenge and created an unforgettable at-home experience.

Each Kindergarten through Grade 4 family was given the opportunity to sign-up for a take-home kit that included a craft, research activity, directions on how to access virtual experiences, a fossil kit, passport and stickers, as well as a special cookie to match the theme: Young Paleontologist Virtual Experience. The experience concludes with a virtual trivia night where Lower School families test what they've learned to win prizes.

This year also marked the new name of the event moving forward: The Robby Brothers Young Scientist Night. The new name is in memory of Canterbury alum Robby Brothers '13. Brothers helped launch the first Young Scientist Night in 2016 and served as the first alumni guest speaker. That premiere evening he shared his interest and love of paleontology with Canterbury young scientists.

Brothers earned his bachelor's degree in Geology from Whitman College. He loved being close to nature, whether it was digging up dinosaur bones, exploring a National Park, hiking the trails around his beloved Big Moose Lake, or feeling the rock he had selected from his collection to carry in his pocket that day.