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Spain, Las-palmas
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Founded in 1972 by Beryl Pritchard, Canterbury School began as a small kindergarten with seventeen pupils in a chalet in Ciudad Jardin. It has grown into a multi-campus British international school in the Canary Islands, educating more than a thousand pupils with about eighty qualified teachers. The campuses include Milton House (Infants) in Las Palmas, San Lorenzo (Primary/Secondary/VI Form) in Las Palmas, and Maspalomas (Infants/Primary) on Gran Canaria.
The school's vision is to create a unified learning community that inspires a can-do culture, challenge, and care. The mission is to provide education through a stimulating 21st-century curriculum that promotes progress and equal opportunity. The school emphasizes developing the whole child, nurturing emotional and physical well-being, and celebrating individual talents in a secure, caring environment. It operates in a bilingual working environment and aims for pupils to become global citizens. The school's values are Responsibility, Friendship, Respect, and Unity.
Canterbury School's San Lorenzo campus is a co-educational day school educating students from ages 6 to 18. The school follows the English National Curriculum through the Primary and Secondary stages, culminating in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme for Sixth Form students. Lessons are taught in English, complemented by dedicated instruction in Spanish language and Canarian culture, with a third language introduced at age 11. The 60,000m² campus features specific support facilities, including a dedicated theatre and an indoor sports hall for physical education and creative arts. A distinctive feature of student life is the Canterbury Student Union (CSU), an initiative fully led by Sixth Formers that organizes events like the Christmas Assembly and intra-school sports competitions. In Primary, the school runs a "Playground Friends" scheme, encouraging older students to mentor younger children to help maintain a supportive environment.
