CANTERBURY SCHOOL INC
8141 COLLEGE PARKWAY, FORT MYERS, FL 33919 www.canterburyfortmyers.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: CANTERBURY SCHOOL IS PK3-12, COEDUCATIONAL, COLLEGE PREPARATORY DAY SCHOOL WITH APPROXIMATELY 650 STUDENTS. THE SCHOOL IS DEDICATED TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WITHIN A CARING AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY EMPHASIZING CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE.

TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WHILE EMPHASIZING CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE.

CANTERBURY HISTORY IS RICH IN LEADERSHIP AND VISION BY THOSE WHO HAVE COME BEFORE US AS DONORS, VISIONARIES AND VOLUNTEERS. TOGETHER THEY HAVE SET THE COURSE FOR WHAT CANTERBURY IS TODAY, A WELL-RESPECTED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION PRODUCING STUDENTS WHO ARE PREPARED FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).COURSE OF STUDIES:OUR STUDENTS PURSUE A RIGOROUS SCHEDULE OF COLLEGE PREPARATORY CLASSES FOR ALL FOUR YEARS IN THE UPPER SCHOOL. ALL CLASSES AT CANTERBURY SCHOOL ARE TAUGHT AT THE HONORS LEVEL, WITH ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) AND INDEPENDENT STUDIES PROVIDING EXTRA CHALLENGES. AP COURSES ARE PROVIDED IN ALL CORE SUBJECT AREAS. ENROLLMENT IN AP IS DETERMINED BY ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT POLICIES AND/OR PREREQUISITE COURSES.ATHLETICS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:ATHLETICS, CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS PLAY KEY ROLES IN STUDENT LIFE. CANTERBURY OFFERS AN ARRAY OF SPORTS FOR STUDENT PARTICIPATION INCLUDING: FOOTBALL, SOCCER, BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, SWIMMING, TENNIS, GOLF, CROSS- COUNTRY, TRACK AND FIELD AND LACROSSE. 75% OF OUR UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS.THERE ARE WELL OVER 20 ACTIVE CLUBS ON CAMPUS INCLUDING YEARBOOK, CHESS, MOCK TRIAL, AND MODEL UN. CLUB MEMBERS MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCHOLASTIC COMPETITIONS.STUDENTS DRAWN FROM: ALVA, BOKEELIA, BONITA SPRINGS, CAPE CORAL, ESTERO, FORT MYERS, FORT MYERS BEACH, LABELLE, LEHIGH ACRES, NAPLES, NORTH FORT MYERS, PORT CHARLOTTE, PUNTA GORDA, SANIBEL GRADUATES ACCEPTED TO FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES: 100% AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 16STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO: 10:1 FINANCIAL AID: FOR THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR, CANTERBURY SCHOOL PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $3,600,000 OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 30% OF THE STUDENT BODY. CANTERBURY SCHOOL ADHERES TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS' "PRINCIPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE FOR FINANCIAL AID."TUITION REMISSION: FOR THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR, CANTERBURY SCHOOL PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $1,200,000 AS A TUITION REMISSION BENEFIT TO CHILDREN OF EMPLOYEES, ABOUT 8% OF THE STUDENT BODY.UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS: 75% PERCENTAGE OF FACULTY & ADMINISTRATION HOLDING ADVANCED DEGREES: 47%CLASS OF 2019 SAT AVERAGE OF HIGHEST SCORES: CRITICAL READING & WRITING: 634; MATH: 635CLASS OF 2019 ACT COMPOSITE SCORE: 26.5MASCOT: COUGAR ATHLETIC TEAMS: FOOTBALL, SOCCER, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, VOLLEYBALL, SWIMMING, TENNIS, GOLF, CROSS-COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD AND LACROSSE ACCREDITATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS:- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS- FLORIDA COUNCIL OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS- SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS- SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE ADMISSION COUNSELING- THE COLLEGE BOARDACADEMIC SOCIETIES:- CUM LAUDE SOCIETY- INTERNATIONAL THESPIAN SOCIETY- LA SOCIETE HONORAIRE DE FRANCAIS- MU ALPHA THETA MATHEMATICS HONOR SOCIETY- NATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY- NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY- NATIONAL LATIN HONOR SOCIETY- RHO KAPPA, FCSS STUDENT HONOR SOCIETY- SCIENCE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY- SOCIEDAD HONORARIA HISPANICAPHILANTHROPY: THE SCHOOL RELIES ON TUITION AND PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT.

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