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The Canterbury School also known as Canterbury High School and also simply as ''Canterbury'', was a private, college preparatory secondary school located in Accokeek, Maryland, on the grounds of Christ Episcopal Church. It opened in 1961 and closed in 2000. ==Profile== * Program: The curriculum was strongly college preparatory in nature and many graduates from the school attended a number of the top Universities and Colleges in the nation. Many also entered highly skilled or technical professions, such as paramedics, firefighters, police officers, mechanics, technicians, craftspeople artists, business people, musicians etc. * Enrollment: At the time of the closure of the school, 48 students were enrolled; during the 1970s the enrollment averaged about 85 students per year. * Reputation for diversity and togetherness:The school integrated well before legally required busing occurred in the local public schools and although it had a diverse student body, it avoided the major race conflicts that were plaguing area public schools at the time. Canterbury had a reputation for togetherness in the 1970s and 80s while many of the area public schools in P.G. County were beset with racial conflict at the time. * Military kids: Children of military families from nearby bases were always a presence in the school in significant numbers, including many children of veterans. * Underprivileged programs: The school, for many years had funding from the National Urban League and for a long time, about a quarter of the students were from underprivileged backgrounds. Many went on to highly skilled professions or college. * International students: A portion of the students came from the diplomatic community in Washington, D.C., whose parents were from countries all over the world. * A mixture of city and suburban kids: The school also had a mix of kids from varied parts of the D.C. area: kids from Southeast Washington D.C. were well represented, and there were always kids from Georgetown, Northwest and other parts of the city. Suburban Prince Georges and Montgomery counties and the counties of Northern Virginia also made up a large percentage of students. There was always a good representation of kids from rural Southern Maryland (South of the school) as well. All of this further increased the overall diversity of the school. * Student-teacher ratio: For many years the school employed on average about 10 teachers, along with a small 3 administrative and support staff. This meant an ''8 to 1'' student-teacher ratio in the 1970s (one of the best in the Washington D.C. area at the time). When the school began to struggle in the 1990s, the enrollment dropped, ''improving the student-teacher ratio even further'', but also ''increasing the financial strain on the school''. * Grades offered: Grades 6 through 12 * Degree conferred: high school diploma 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canterbury High School (Accokeek, Maryland)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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