Canterbury IS the most important school in Tampa Bay! The school completely delivers on the promise to educate the whole child. Having had one child who graduated from here (k-12) and two attending currently (pre-k thru 6th; pre-k thru 8th), we have a long and broad perspective on the Canterbury community and its impact on our children. Our decision to attend here is confirmed daily in multiple ways as we watch our children grow into confident, compassionate, informed, young adults prepared to embrace challenge and opportunity. I encourage everyone with children to explore Canterbury!
Canterbury School of Florida - Knowlton Campus
727-525-1419
Listing Manager:
Heather Lambie
Canterbury is an independent prep school that encourages diversity, and welcomes students of all religions, races and creeds. The school educates children from age 3 through high school, on two campuses.
The Knowlton Campus is home to grades 5-12. The campus has the Cousteau Center for Marine Studies, 420-seat performing arts theater, athletic complex with three fields, Media Center. The school emphasizes academic rigor, character education and community service in developing and nurturing the "whole child."
Canterbury offers 24 AP courses; foreign language study that includes Mandarin Chinese (preK-Grade 12), Spanish, Latin and French; performing and visual arts. Canterbury is the only school internationally to partner with the Cousetau Divers Program to study and undertake research of the oceans.
Canterbury's Hough Campus is where the Lower School is located, educating students from age three through 4th grade.
- Fax: 727-525-2545
- Handicap Accessible: Yes
- Contact email: admission@canterbury-fl.org
- Founding Date: 1968
- Number of students: 425
- Public/Private: Private
- Financial aid: Yes
- Religious affiliation: Episcopalian
- Graduation rate (%): 100
- Accreditation/licenses: National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). Accrediting bodies for NAIS are the Florida Council of Independent Schools and the Florida Kindergarten Council.
- Student-to-teacher ratio: 9:1
- Parking: Free lot
- How engaged is the school with the community?: Canterbury has open houses and visits for families interested in learning more about the school. Parents are invited to make an appointment with Admissions Office. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
- What makes this community special?: Canterbury emphasizes academic rigor as well as character education, nurturing the "whole student" and preparing students to be citizens of the world.
- Grade levels: Grades 5-12
- Uniforms: Yes
- Features: Auditorium/stage, Cafeteria, Computer lab, Language lab, Library, Science lab, Sports facilities
- Extracurricular activities available: Athletics, Theater, Marine Studies, Honor Societies (National, Junior National, French, Latin, Spanish, Alpha Mu Theta), Student Council and more
- Sports teams: Swimming, golf, soccer, tennis, football, volleyball, basketball, baseball, softball, cross country. Full listing found here: www.canterbury-fl.org/teams
- Boarding: No
- Advanced placement courses: Canterbury offers 24 AP courses. We have an open enrollment policy for AP courses. Any student may take an AP course AND the AP test. We believe that all students can benefit from the college preparatory skills required for AP courses.
- Student clubs: See list, above.
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The perfect school for our girls. First are the academics with a wide range of arts, clubs and sports opportunities, all offered in a safe and caring environment. World class marines science program AND now working with THE name in marine sciences - Cousteau!
Canterbury is the perfect school for our son. The lower campus gave him a strong foundation in a nurturing environment. Now in middle school at the upper campus, he has so many opportunities to try new things; the coaches encourage the kids to try all the sports, as do the teachers with new subjects and skills like theater and music. Canterbury has been a great fit for our son. And we're excited for him to start high school, where preparation for college is unmatched anywhere in Tampa Bay.
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Excellent choice for middle school for my child. Strong academics, caring teachers and a variety of extracurricular activities!