Canterbury School

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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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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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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.

Spot Savers: More than a Bookmark

March 18, 2022

In 2012, Beth Laipple's Canterbury Kindergarten class created a commercial (see below) to advertise their product: Spot Savers. They had just learned about the Four P's of marketing when Ana Bierbaum's father, Matt Bierbaum, came in for a classroom visit. The Four P's were: product, place, price, and promotion.

"I wanted to include my love for reading," says Ana, who is now in Grade 10 at Canterbury. "With the help of my class, we came up with our product's famous name, Spot Savers."

"Spot Savers" are strong, student-made bookmarks, that are sold at the Canterbury Spring Book Fair for $1 each. The class made so much money from the sales of Spot Savers, that they decided to donate all of their proceeds to Kate's Kart, a nonprofit organization that gifts new books to hospitalized children and their families.

Ten years later, and Canterbury Lower School students are still making Spot Savers to raise money for Kate's Kart.

"I have very fond memories of Spot Savers, and I am pleased that it continues to this day," says Ana. "I remember visiting the Kate's Kart building to hand in the money we raised, and it was surreal. I was so proud knowing that we played a part in donating to such a great organization."

Scroll through the photos below to view this year's group of Kindergarteners working on Spot Savers!