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Congratulations to Bailey W. ’20 for being our Athlete of the Week for February 24 - March 1, 2020!

Congratulations to our two Odyssey of the Mind teams for their performance in the 2020 Sun Region Tournament on Saturday, February 29, at South Fort Myers High School. We are excited to share that both of our teams earned first place and will be moving on to the State Tournament in Orlando on April 11.

The Canterbury School Arts Department would like to shine the spotlight on three hard-working and highly creative juniors who are currently taking Advanced Placement Art and Design: Sara M. ’21, Lilli H. ’21, and Morgan R. ’21.

Three Canterbury students have been named as finalists for the prestigious National Merit Scholarship.

Canterbury School is closely monitoring information regarding the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), particularly in light of the announcement there have been two positive tests for coronavirus in Florida, one involving a Manatee County resident and the other a Hillsborough County resident.

Congratulations to Jovan K. ’20 for being our Athlete of the Week for February 17 - 23, 2020!

Congratulations to this year's Canterbury School Spelling Bee winner, Natasha A. ’25, and runner-up Anika K. ’25!

Congratulations to our students for winning second place in the 2020 MATHCOUNTS Competition for the Calusa Chapter of the Florida Engineering Society. The event was held at Dunbar High School on February 22.

The Canterbury School Arts Department would like to shine the spotlight on our Junior Thespian Troupe 89393 for their incredible performance at the Florida State Junior Thespian Festival held February 6-8, 2020, in Orlando.

Congratulations to our Middle and Upper School Chinese students on an excellent performance at the 2020 Florida Statewide Chinese Competition (FSCC).

On Tuesday, February 4, 2020, our Lower School students enjoyed a special visit with a guest author and alumni parent, Mary Mueller.

On Thursday, February 6, Canterbury welcomed Kerry Kennedy to campus as a special guest of our Leadership Institute for Tomorrow (LIFT) program. Kerry Kennedy is the president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, an organization that works alongside local activists to ensure lasting positive change in governments and corporations.

Congratulations to Canterbury’s Mock Trial team on placing second out of six teams in this year’s Lee County Mock Trial Competition, which took place on February 7-8, 2020, at the Lee County Justice Center. Our students spent a total of 16 hours trying cases that they have been preparing since November.

Congratulations to Patrick H. ’20 for being our Athlete of the Week for January 27 - February 2, 2020!

On Friday, January 31, 2020, Canterbury School celebrated the dedication of Val Ward Cadillac Court. This generous donation represents one of the first gifts to The Lucas Match which included the renovation of the gym floor in addition to many other improvements.

Canterbury School would like to congratulate our students on another amazing performance at the 2020 Thomas Alva Edison Kiwanis Regional Science and Engineering Fair on January 18, 2020.

The Canterbury School Arts Department would like to shine the spotlight on Canterbury’s Jazz Ensemble for earning a Superior rating at the District Jazz Music Performance Assessment on Tuesday, February 4, 2020.

We would like to congratulate Bo H. ’24 on winning first place for the second year in a row in Canterbury School's National Geographic Geography Bee on Monday, January 27, 2020. We would also like to recognize Jason N. ’24 on earning second place in the competition.

Students from Canterbury’s Upper School community performed well in the Regional HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) Competition held on January 25 at Estero High School. HOSA gives students an opportunity to study and acquire skills in more than 50 different fields related to medical science.

On Wednesday, January 29, 2020, Canterbury School honored 38 Middle School students as they were inducted into the 2020 National Junior Honor Society.

Congratulations to Canterbury School’s Science Olympiad Team on winning third place at the Science Olympiad Regional Competition on January 25, 2020, at Florida SouthWestern State College.

Canterbury School would like to congratulate several of our Upper School students who recently earned top honors at the DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) Southwest Florida Regional Event on January 10, 2020.

The Canterbury School Arts Department would like to shine the spotlight on Ellie M. ’25 in this week’s Artist Spotlight.

Congratulations to Riley J. ’23 for being our Athlete of the Week for January 13 - 19, 2020!

The Canterbury School Arts Department would like to shine the spotlight on our fifth-graders who did an amazing job with their clay masks. They designed masks that embodied their personality and interests and sculpted the features out of clay as they honed their mask-making skills. After a bisque firing, fifth-graders used acrylic paints and other mixed media to decorate and finish their masks.

Several Canterbury students won top awards at the Thomas Alva Edison Regional Inventors Fair. The competition took place Saturday, January 18, at Alico Arena on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University.

Congratulations to our students who participated in the Southwest Florida Regional High School Ethics Bowl held on January 18, at Florida Southwestern State College.

A big congratulations to our Lower School for being named one of ten winners in the 2019 Children’s Book Week Draw-a-Poster Contest!

Canterbury’s Upper School Theatre Department is pleased to present 26 Pebbles by Eric Ulloa on January 23 - 25, at 7:30 p.m. in our Performing Arts Center.

The Canterbury School Arts Department would like to shine the spotlight on two of our music students: Arabella L. '21, Viola, and Aaron Z. '24, Violin.

Congratulations to Melina M. ’21 for being our Athlete of the Week for December 30 - January 5, 2020!

Marathon is a Canterbury tradition in which students run, walk, create art, and will learn life-saving techniques to raise money for worthy causes. This year, the dollars you donate will benefit The Heights Foundation, American Heart Association, Kids Care Disaster Relief, and Canterbury's CPR Program. The event will take place on Friday, January 24, 2020. As in year's past, the money raised will be split equally among the four charities.

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