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Grandparents

Welcome Canterbury Grandparents!

Canterbury School is pleased to showcase our new Grandparents Council (GPC) with the purpose of better connecting grandparents to our school community. Grandparents have always been a welcome presence at Canterbury through activities like our annual Grandparents and Grandfriends Day. Through this new GPC, we hope to expand opportunities to engage this vital part of our Canterbury community.

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Opportunities to Get Involved

The GPC is an inclusive group that welcomes any interested grandparent or surrogate grandparent. As members of the GPC, grandparents have the opportunity to:
  • Participate in the life of school
  • Bond with their grandchildren in the school environment through various activities
  • Connect with fellow grandparents
  • Serve as a guest lecturer through our Leadership Institute for Tomorrow (LIFT) at Canterbury
  • Help/read in their grandchild’s classroom
  • Provide overall support to Canterbury School through their gifts of time, treasure, and talent

Stay Connected

Contact information can be updated through the Advancement Office by emailing us at updates@canterburyfortmyers.org.

Latest News

  • A Slice of Culture

    Although the Holiday Break is over, the festivities are still going strong in Ms. Grisell Abad’s Spanish classes! This month, she is teaching her students about “Los Tres Reyes Magos”, or The Three Kings Day. In Spain and many Spanish-speaking countries, it is an additional religious holiday centered around the Three Kings associated with the Nativity. The occasion is celebrated with gifts, feasts, parades, a lottery, and a special cake known as “The Three Kings Cake”.

  • The Artist Spotlight: Addison B. ’27 and Isabella F. ’27

    The Canterbury Arts Department would like to shine the spotlight on Addison B. ’27 and Isabella F. ’27!

  • The Artist Spotlight: Diego C '28

    The Canterbury Arts Department would like to shine the spotlight on Diego C. ’28! 

  • Canterbury Announces Inventors Fair Winners and Participants

    Canterbury School would like to announce the student inventors moving on to our Regional Competition with the Thomas Alva Edison Regional Inventors Fair. Judging will take place between February 7 - 13, 2021. We are very proud of all our students who competed! 

  • Canterbury Community Exemplifies the Spirit of Giving

    Canterbury School and Nations Associations Charities have enjoyed a long-standing partnership for more than 30 years, participating in regular service projects together. 

  • Canterbury Thespians Rise Above Challenges at Regional Competition

     The Troupe recently competed in the Regional competition for high school thespians and did very well.  

  • Middle School Science Students Advance to Regional Science Competition

    Canterbury School would like to recognize everyone who participated and made our Middle School’s Science Symposium possible! All of the students did a fabulous job on their projects.

  • A String of Kindness

    A new project is lighting up the hallway of the Lower School! From November 30 through December 18, the Lower School participated in a project called A String of Kindness.

  • Upper School Announces 2021 One-Act Play

    Canterbury School’s Art Department just announced the cast for the One-Act Play in the 2021 school year! 

  • Canterbury Seniors Selected for 32nd Annual Rotary South Classic Football All-Star Game

    Congratulations to Dominic C. ’21, Jake O. ’21, Ryan S. ’21, Delanie D. ’21, and Brooklyn M ’21 for being selected to participate in this year’s Rotary South All-Star Classic. 

  • Upper School Science Students Advance to Regional Competition

    Canterbury School would like to recognize everyone who participated and made our Upper School’s Science Symposium possible! All of the students did a phenomenal job on their projects. 

  • Seventh Grade Entrepreneurship Students Complete Farm Project

    Seventh Grade students in Canterbury’s LIFT OFF Entrepreneur Program wrapped up their second project for the semester. This time, they had to troubleshoot problems for a local farm, market, and brewery, Southern Fresh Farms. 

  • Junior Thespian Troupe shines at Regional Competition

    Our Junior Thespian Troupe 89393 recently competed in the Regional level competition in November, and the results are amazing.

  • Swift Science: Students Compete for Regional Science Fair Virtually

    If you had told sophomore Max B. ’23 last winter that Science Fair would be happening over Zoom meetings, he probably would have laughed. Now, though, it only makes sense that most events would happen online with the number of cases in the United States growing every day. However, the impact of switching to online learning for most of the spring semester inspired Max’s project this year of comparing virtual learning with in-classroom learning.

  • Canterbury Installs Plasma Air Ionization Technology

    Canterbury School is pleased to share that Plasma Air ionization systems are being installed in all buildings across campus as part of the school’s commitment to the safety and well-being of our students, faculty, and staff. 

  • Canterbury Sophomore Accepted to Competitive Artificial Intelligence Program

    Congratulations to Hunter T. ’23, on his acceptance into the highly competitive Inspirit AI program at Stanford University! Hunter will be spending his two weeks of Holiday Break participating in an Artificial Intelligence intensive program hosted by Stanford alumni online. The conference size will be small, much like a Canterbury class, to allow for discussions among the participants. Hunter looks forward to the challenge of the AI program after having previously worked on Microsoft applications and website coding. 

  • An Eagle Scout in our Ranks

    Congratulations to Kenny K.’ 22, on his Eagle Scout ranking!  On November 9, Kenny received his credentials from National Boy Scouts of America for Eagle Scout rank, as well as the Bronze Eagle Palm for earning seven more merit badges beyond the required twenty-one.

  • Artist Spotlight of the Week: Yearbook Staff

    The Canterbury School Arts Department would like to shine the spotlight on the yearbook editors! This photograph shows yearbook staff who are creating The Lair Volume 47. Front row:  Delanie D. ’21, Jake R. ’22, editor Sara M. ’21, Ibi R. ’24, editor Brandon U. ’22. Top Row: Kristina P. ’24, editor Lilli H. ’21, editor in chief Selin H. ’21, and yearbook director Mr. Nick Grey.

  • LIFT OFF Entrepreneurship Students Complete Island Project

    Upper School students in Canterbury’s LIFT OFF Entrepreneur Program wrapped up their first major presentation. Our Introduction to Entrepreneurship Honors class worked tirelessly throughout the month of October to problem solve for Tarpon Lodge and Cabbage Key.

  • A Needed Victory

    In the midst of the pandemic, a quiet surprise came to Canterbury: our first official diving team. While the school had previously had individuals compete within the season, there had never been enough members to count it as a “team”. This year, James G. ’24 and Ibi R. ’24 became part of that change. 

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