Local Partnerships

The Marine Studies program at Canterbury flourishes due to the Knowlton Campus location. Proximity to Tampa Bay, Florida's largest open water estuary, and a host of environmental and scientific institutions gives our school unique access to community resources.

Students and faculty benefit from Canterbury's relationships with the College of Marine Science at the University of South Florida, Eckerd College, U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Wildlife Research Institute, Tampa Bay Watch, Tampa Bay Estuary Program, and many others. These organizations provide curriculum materials, facilities, and scientific expertise to assist us in educating students and conducting research. The classroom experience expands into field work, class trips, research projects, and interactive learning.

CANTERBURY STUDENTS AWARDED GRANT

In 2009 Canterbury School of Florida was awarded a $3,950 Water Wise grant by the Southwest Florida Water Management District. The proposed project will be completed by middle school students, who will learn the importance of water conservation and watershed protection with added lesson plans to the science curriculum and several hands-on projects.

Students installed rain barrels and built a freshwater aquatic ecosystem on campus to enhance a native species garden created after the fifth grade students wrote and received a grant the previous year. Additionally, the students built an Enviroscape Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment Model and benefitted from a classroom freshwater ecosystem. The grant also offered hands-on learning opportunities through field trips to South Cross Bayou Water Reclamation Facility and Sawgrass Lake Park.

Click here to see the Native Garden brochure and guide booklet created by Water Wise grant students. Click here for a Water Conservation booklet created by those same students.

Canterbury also maintains a partnership with Weedon Island Preserve. The Legacy Water Resource Education Program is a cooperative educational venture among the Southwest Florida Water Management District and area schools, in which the District works with educators and students to make public lands more accessible.

Through this partnership, Canterbury students have direct influence on how the preserve is maintained, studied, and developed for future use. Fifth and sixth grade students participate in field trips to the preserve. Once familiar with its natural and cultural aspects, students create projects at Weedon Island such as creating a new kayaking trail, monitoring sea grass beds for species variety, coastal cleanups, assisting in the archaeological efforts at the preserve, or monitoring controlled burns of upland forests at the preserve.

Jenna Cummings
Assistant Director of Marine Studies
(727) 521-5922

September 06, 2010
- NO SCHOOL, Labor Day
September 07, 2010
- Volleyball - Girls Middle School vs. St. Petersburg Christian (Home) 4:30 PM
- Volleyball - Girls Junior Varsity vs. St. Petersburg Catholic (Home) 5:30 PM
- Volleyball - Girls Varsity vs. St. Petersburg Catholic (Home) 6:30 PM
September 08, 2010
- Knowlton Campus Yearbook photos

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CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER!
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS & NATIONAL HISPANIC RECOGNITION PROGRAM SCHOLAR
Congratulations to our 2010 National Merit Scholar and our two National Merit Commended Scholars.

Congratulations also to our National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar.

Our 2010 National Merit Scholar with her parents.

AP SCHOLARS
We are so proud of all our AP Scholars! AP Scholar designation is granted to students who receive grades of 3 (5 is the highest score) or higher on three or more AP Exams. This year we had three AP Scholars in the Class of 2009, four AP Scholars in the Class of 2010, and three AP Scholars in the Class of 2011.

AP SCHOLARS WITH HONOR
The AP Scholar with Honor distinction is granted to students who receive an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. This year we had one AP Scholar with Honor in the Class of 2009 and two AP Scholars with Honor in the Class of 2010.

AP SCHOLARS WITH DISTINCTION
The AP Scholar with Distinction designation is granted to students who receive an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. This year we congratulate two AP Scholars with Distinction in the Class of 2009 and three AP Scholars with Distinction in the Class of 2010.