Canterbury School (Connecticut)
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101 Aspetuck Avenue , , Connecticut 06776 United States | |
| 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 |
| Motto | "Supercertari semel traditae sanctis fidei" (To fight valiantly for the faith once delivered to the saints) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1915 |
| Founders | Nelson Hume and Henry Havemeyer |
| Head of School | Rachel E. Stone |
| Faculty | 70 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 327 total 70% boarding 30% day[4] (2019-20 school year) |
| Average class size | 12 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6:1 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Campus size | 150 acres (2 km²) |
| Color(s) | Navy and Columbia Blue |
| Athletics conference | NEPSAC |
| Sports | 18 sports, 46 JV/Varsity Teams |
| Team name | Saints |
| Rival | The Gunnery |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges[1] |
| Publication | Carillon (literary magazine) |
| Newspaper | The Tabard |
| Yearbook | Cantuarian |
| Endowment | $33 Million [2] |
| Tuition | Day – $46,600 Boarding – $62,300[3] as of 2019-20[3] |
| Website | http://www.cbury.org |
Canterbury School is a college preparatory, coeducational boarding and day independent school for students in grades 9-12 and post-graduate. It is located in New Milford, Connecticut, United States.
History[]
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.[5]
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 around 320 boarding and day students on its campus in New Milford.[4] Canterbury School celebrated its centennial in 2015.
Facilities[]
Academic[]
Old School House contains the language and history departments; the majority of language and history classes are held here. Canterbury offers Spanish, French, and Latin.[6]
Hume Hall contains the theology and mathematics departments on the upper level, and the science department on the lower level. The Hume building also houses Canterbury's newly renovated Maguire Auditorium on the upper level.
Steele Hall was completely renovated in 2009. It contains the Copley 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.
The Steers Center is a new building scheduled to open in October 2020. It will house a new student center, snack bar, school store, classrooms, group study space, an Innovation Lab, a Digital Media Lab, and the M. and D. D’Amour Center for Faith, Service, and Justice, which is where the majority of Canterbury’s spiritual and community service opportunities are run from.
Residential[]
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.[7]
Sheehan House (née Middle House) is named for Canterbury’s second headmaster, and is located in center of the lower campus. Simply referred to as "Sheehan" by students, it houses upper form boys. On Graduation, graduating VI formers walk from Sheehan to the Chapel, a tradition since 1976.
Carter House (née South House) is located on the lower campus and houses upper and lower form girls.
Duffy House (née North House) is located on the northern end of the lower campus and houses lower form girls. It contains a faculty townhouse on the western end of the building, in space that was converted from administrative offices. The school's art department is also located on the ground floor.
Hickory Hearth is located at the southern end of the lower campus and provides space for ten male sophomore students (in double rooms) and three faculty members.
Havemeyer House is located on the upper campus and houses freshman and new sophomore boys. Nicknamed "Havey" by students, it contains two faculty townhouses which bookend the dorm.
Carmody House is located on the upper campus and houses returning sophomore, junior, and senior boys. Identical to Havemeyer, two faculty townhouses bookend the dorm. It is named after the Carmody family, one of the founding families of the school.
South House is a newly constructed building on the lower campus between Hickory Hearth and Carter House that houses upper form girls.
Religious[]
Chapel of Our Lady was built in 1928 and expanded in 1959. It can seat 300. Mass is celebrated every Sunday during the school year in the Chapel at 11:30 AM. The bottom floor of the chapel contains a classroom. Its stained glass windows have been recently restored. The chapel's carillon is named for alumnus Mel Ferrer '34.
Chaplain’s Residence is the oldest building on campus and has had various uses, including acting as Canterbury’s first chapel.
Athletic[]
The Athletic Center commonly referred to by students as the “NAF” (New Athletic Facility), contains the Canterbury Ice Hockey Arena (1975), the Castellini/Saxe Squash Pavilion (five courts), the field house (with three basketball courts), weight room, trainers room, and a wrestling room.
Pigott Basketball Arena was added on to the Old Gym complex in the 1960s and includes the varsity basketball arena and locker room facilities.
William R. Higgins ’53 Aquatic Center, opened in the fall of 2008, provides a new 8-lane, 25-yard pool and diving facility. It is located in the same building complex as the Pigott Basketball Arena.
Outdoor facilities include 8 tennis courts, a multipurpose turf field, other multipurpose grass playing fields, and baseball and softball diamonds with dugouts [6]
Canterbury Offers 19 Varsity Teams in Baseball, Basketball, Field Hockey, Football, Hockey, Lacrosse, Squash, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, and Wrestling.[8] All students participate in sports and Canterbury fields Junior Varsity, Thirds and Fourth teams in support of its varsity supports.
The school competes in the (NEPSAC).
Notable alumni and faculty[]
- Cofer Black '68, Vice-chairman, Blackwater USA
- Joseph Campbell 1921, Mythologist, professor, author
- David C. Copley '70, President of Copley Press
- Richard Dickson Cudahy, '44, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Mike Dunham '91, NHL goaltender
- Dominick Dunne '44, Writer, producer, TV personality
- Tommy Edison '81, popular blind YouTuber and radio traffic reporter
- Mel Ferrer '35, Actor, producer, director
- Gerard C. Smith '31, Diplomat and chief negotiator of SALT I [9]
- Dan Rusanowsky '79, Play-by-play announcer for the NHL's San Jose Sharks[10]
- William Randolph Hearst III '67, Venture capitalist; trustee of Hearst Trust
- John Hemingway '79, Author [11]
- John F. Kennedy, attended, President of the United States
- Jimmy Lee (banker) '71, former Co-Chairman of JPMorgan's investment bank.
- Donovan Mitchell (basketball), attended, NBA guard and 1st round draft pick
- Sargent Shriver '34, Diplomat, Peace Corps organizer, vice-presidential candidate
- Trevardo Williams '09, NFL linebacker
References[]
- ^ "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Cis.neasc.org. Archived from the original on 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ^ a b "Canterbury School". Boardschoolreview.com. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Canterbury School: The First Ninety Years 1915-2005, compiled by Kathy Bolster (c) 2006
- ^ a b https://www.cbury.org/uploaded/2018-19/Admission/Campusmap.pdf
- ^ Canterbury School: The First Ninety Years 1915-2005, compiled by Kathy Bolster (c) 2006
- ^ "Canterbury School - At-A-Glance | Top Private Boarding School in Connecticut".
- ^ Canterbury School: The First Ninety Years 1915-2005, compiled by Kathy Bolster (c) 2006 p 189
- ^ Cantuarian 1979 p 120
- ^ John Hemingway. "John Hemingway". Johnhemingway.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
External links[]
- Boarding schools in Connecticut
- Catholic boarding schools in the United States
- Catholic secondary schools in Connecticut
- Schools in Litchfield County, Connecticut
- Educational institutions established in 1915
- New Milford, Connecticut
- 1915 establishments in Connecticut