Clubs, Activities and Trips

Middle School students can get involved in a number of on-campus clubs during after-school hours:

• Bluegrass Club
• Chess Club
• Circle the State With Song
• ISSMA
• Knowledgemasters
• MATHCOUNTS
• Speech Team
• Spelling Bee

Middle School students can participate in a variety of on-campus activities during after-school hours:

• Fall Frenzy: This afternoon of games, food and fun for all students in Grades 5-6 is held after school in October.
• Snow Fest: This winter carnival is a fundraiser organized by the Grades 5-6 advisories benefiting community organizations of their choice.
• Middle School Musical: Students in Grades 5-8 may participate in the annual Middle School Musical. Tryouts take place in January and the performance is staged in March. The cast and crew typically number 60-100 students.
• Socials: Socials are occasionally held on Friday evenings from 6:30 – 9 p.m. for students in Grades 7-8.
• Chamber Orchestra: This advanced strings ensemble meets once a week before school and performs in school concerts, at special events, and in a Fort Wayne Philharmonic prelude performance.
• Canterbury Select Choir: A vocal ensemble open to Canterbury Middle School students interested in sharing their love of music, the Canterbury Select Choir rehearses once a week before school and performs in concerts as well as public venues. 

Students participate in a variety of field trips to special sites in Fort Wayne and beyond. Some trips have become part of the curriculum and are sponsored yearly.

Grade 5

• Camp Potawotami in the fall
• Ski trip in the winter

Grade 6

• Cave exploration in southern Indiana in the fall
• Ski trip in the winter

Grade 7

• Camp Tecumseh for three days and two nights in the fall
• France or Panama (alternating years) for nine days at Thanksgiving
• Ski trip in the winter

Grade 8

• Washington, D.C., for four days in the fall
• France or Panama (alternating years) for nine days at Thanksgiving
• Ski trip in the winter