Canterbury School (Connecticut)
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101 Aspetuck Avenue New Milford, Connecticut, (Litchfield County) 06776 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°35′11″N 73°24′45″W / 41.586383°N 73.412597°WCoordinates: 41°35′11″N 73°24′45″W / 41.586383°N 73.412597°W |
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| Type | Private, Day & Boarding School |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1915 |
| Head of School | Rachel E. Stone |
| Faculty | 60 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 350 total 64% boarding 36% day (2015) |
| Average class size | 11 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6:1 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Campus size | 150 acres (2 km²) |
| Color(s) | Navy and Columbia Blue |
| Athletics conference | NEPSAC |
| Sports | 27 JV/Varsity Teams |
| Team name | Saints |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Average SAT scores | 1820 |
| Publication | Carillon (literary magazine) |
| Newspaper | The Tabard |
| Yearbook | Cantuarian |
| Endowment | $20 Million |
| Tuition | Day – $41,900 Boarding – $53,900 as of 2015-16 |
| Director of Marketing & Communications | Michelle Fusco |
| Dean of Students | Peter LaVigne |
| Director of Studies | Sue Roberts |
| Director of Admissions | Matt Mulhern |
| Athletic Director | Jim Stone |
| Website | http://www.cbury.org |
Canterbury School is a college preparatory, coeducational boarding and day school for students in Forms III through VI (grades 9-12 and post-grad). It is located in New Milford, Connecticut, United States, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford.
Canterbury was founded in 1915 on the aspiration of two men: Henry O. Havemeyer, scion of a wealthy family which made its fortune in sugar refining, and Nelson Hume, a Catholic schoolmaster. They intended to establish a Roman Catholic school where young men could be guided in their religion and be prepared to attend Ivy League universities.
The school was established in New Milford, Connecticut, on the location of the former Ingleside School for Girls. Hume became the first headmaster of the school. From its start with 16 enrolled students, Nelson Hume guided the school through two world wars and the great depression until his death in 1948. He was succeeded as headmaster by Walter Sheehan, John Reydel in 1973, Roderick Clarke in 1978, Thomas Sheehy in 1990, and Rachel E. Stone in 2016. Canterbury became co-educational in the fall of 1971. The school now enrolls more than 350 boarding and day students on its campus in New Milford. Canterbury School celebrated its centennial in 2015.
Old School House contains the language and history departments; the majority of language and history classes are held here. Canterbury offers Spanish, French, Mandarin, and Latin.
Hume Building contains the theology and mathematic departments on the upper level, and the science department on the lower level. The Hume building also houses Canterbury's Maguire Auditorium on the upper level.
Steele Hall was completely renovated in 2009. It contains the library, Admission and administrative offices on the upper level, and the student lounge, snack bar, mailroom, faculty room, dining hall, and lecture room on the lower level.
Duffy House contains art space and studios renovated from the old dining hall.
The Old Gym's first floor space has been renovated for the Stephen '43 and Lacey Hume Music Center, the L. Michael Sheehy '56 Choral Classroom, and rehearsal spaces.
Canterbury School has eight residence halls that provide housing for about 250 students. Each residence hall contains faculty apartments that range from the size of town houses to smaller one-bedroom suites. Canterbury also has built single family homes on campus, providing housing for some faculty, such as the Headmaster’s House, located on the corner of Aspetuck Avenue and Elkington Farm Road. Though they are not currently used to house students, from time to time Canterbury has roomed students in faculty residences.
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