Summary: At Canterbury, learning is on a personal scale. Faculty form powerful partnerships with our students, knowing their respective strengths and individual needs. The relationship between teacher and student is the foundation of academic program. With a 6:1 student-to-faculty ratio, small class settings mean that individual attention and additional help are part of every student’s experience - not as supplementary components of academics at Canterbury but as part of existing academic structure. Because teachers are also coaches, dorm parents, and advisors, the student-teacher bond is multidimensional. Faculty members know their students, not just as students, but also as people. Teachers at Canterbury are committed to working with students to ensure their success not just by teaching their designated subject, but by fostering intellectual curiosity and encouraging students to learn how to learn. Students at Canterbury are emboldened to learn not just for school but for life. Social justice education is at the core of the School’s curriculum. In partnership with the Theology Department, students engage with grassroot organizations in Connecticut as well as globally through international service-learning opportunities. Our classes train our students to be moral leaders in a complex, secular world and provide students with the skills to continue their learning and personal development well after graduation.

Department Director

Student/Teacher Ratio: 6/1:

Average Class Size: 11

Summer Programs: Offered

Full Time Teachers: 57

Number of AP Courses Offered: 15

Teachers Holding Advanced Degrees: 60%

Number of IB Courses Offered: 0

Learning Support

• Evening Study Assistance
• Learning Center
• Learning Differences Support
• Peer Tutoring
• Study Skills Assistance
• Subject Tutoring
• Technology Center
• Writing Center
• ADD/ADHD Support

English

• Classics
• Creative Writing
• Honors
• Literature
• Poetry

History

• Classical History
• European History
• Honors
• United States History
• World History

Foreign Languages

Religion / Philosophy

• Ethics
• Faith
• Moral Philosophy
• Mythology
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
• Social Justice
• The Bible
• Theology
• World Religions

Humanities / Social Sciences

• Economics
• Psychology

Sciences

• Anatomy
• Astronomy
• Biology
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Earth Science
• Environmental Science
• Health
• Marine Biology
• Microbiology
• Physics
• Physiology
• Sports Medicine
• Zoology

Math

Computer Studies

• Computer Applications
• Multimedia
• Computer Programming
• Computer Science

Music

• Band
• Choral Music
• Electronic Music
• History of Jazz
• Individual Instructions
• Music History
• Music Theory
• Orchestra
• Recording
• Songwriting
• Voice

Performing / Visual Arts

Special Programs

• Community Service
• Independent Study

Dorm Life

Number of Dorms: 8

Average Students Per Dorm: 28

Number of Girls Dorms: 4

Number of Boys Dorms: 4

Dorm Amenities

• Game Room
• Laundry Facilities
• Lounge
• Vending Machines
• Wireless Internet

Other Dorm Amenities

Facilities

• Basketball Court
• Fitness Center
• Football Field
• Indoor Basketball Court
• Indoor Pool
• Pool
• Racquetball Court
• Sand Volleyball Court
• Technology Center

Other Facilities

Clubs & Organizations

• Community Service
• Debate Club
• Diversity Club
• Dorm Proctors
• Drama Club
• Environmental Club
• Honor Council
• International Club
• Investment Club
• Literary Magazine
• Model UN
• National Honor Society
• Newspaper
• Peer Counseling
• Peer Tutoring
• Photography Club
• Student Activities
• Student Government
• Student Publications
• Theater Club
• Yearbook

Summary: Student involvement in the arts and athletics sits at the center of the Canterbury education. With 18 distinct sports available, with levels ranging from the 3rds to the varsity level, all students actively participate on the team during their career at the School. Canterbury’s athletics have a history of success. More often than not, our top athletes are our top students, advancing to pursue both their athletic and academic passions at the DI and DIII level. Canterbury supports all student artists, from those just beginning to VI Formers preparing college portfolios. In the visual arts, Canterbury offers experience in a wide variety of media and advanced courses to broaden your talents. Course selection ranges from Ceramics, Printmaking, and Sculpture to Architectural Drawing and Digital Photography. Unique to Canterbury, students can truly do it all. Athletics are immediately after school, while the fall play and spring musical rehearse during the evening. Music groups — from Jazz Combo, to Orchestra and Computer Music — meet throughout the academic day during designated time for our instrumental bands. Canterbury performs a Shakespearean play in the fall in tandem with the English Department all-School read of the same book. Actors are invited into English classrooms to perform a specific scene or provide an in-depth analysis of their character. The spring musical becomes a full-School production, with student participating on stage or behind the scenes.

Arts Department Director: Kim Tester

Athletics Department Director: Jim Stone

Arts

Interscholastic Sports

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Crew
• Cross Country Running
• Diving
• Field Hockey
• Football
• Golf
• Ice Hockey
• Lacrosse
• Soccer
• Softball
• Squash
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Track and Field
• Volleyball
• Water Polo
• Wrestling

Recreational Sports

• Dance
• Weight Lifting

Summary: Every Canterbury student is at some stage in the college process. The College Office begins with the III and IV Formers by holding a group session during the year to encourage them to take as demanding a course load as they can manage. Our College Counselors help our III and IV Formers identify and develop their special talents. In the V Form Year, students begin to meet daily in small College Workgroups. Students are introduced to the College Counseling Handbook which contains an explanation of each step in the process plus personal tips to help organize all the information necessary for successful completion of the process. College Workgroups continue through the VI Form Year until all the students’ applications are submitted. The College Workgroups supplement individual meetings and provide students with the opportunity to discuss and complete the application process in a structured, supportive environment. During the fall, over 100 colleges send representatives to visit Canterbury to meet with our students during the Fall College Fair. Additionally, School hosts a College Night on campus during which 50 college admission representatives have dinner with the community and then meet with our students individually. During the Fall Parents’ Weekend, V Form parents and students attend a College “Kickoff” meeting, in February, V Form parents are invited to a meeting with the College Office to prepare them for college visits during the March Break. Finally, during Spring Parents’ Weekend, V Form parents attend workshops to further prepare them and their students for the college process. The College Counseling Office uses all the resources at Canterbury to support the students. Faculty, coaches, advisors, dorm parents, and Canterbury alumni are all available to work with and support students during the college process. College counselors meet frequently with parents individually and also keep parents involved in the process through a VI Form Parent Newsletter.

College Information

Percentage of graduates who attend college: 100%

Middle Percentile of SAT Scores	Reading	Math	Writing
25th percentile	620	670	670
75th percentile	500	520	500

College attended in the past 5 years by our graduates:

Merit Scholarships: Offered

Students Receiving Merit Scholarships: 9%

Average Merit Scholarship: 10,499

Current Endowment Amount: $33,000,000