THE CANTERBURY MOMENT AN INVESTMENT IN LEADERSHIP

CANTERBURY SCHOOL CANTERBCelebratingUR 100Y Ye SCHOOLars Celebrating 100 Years

WE HAVE RISEN PROUDLY Educational excellence, a supportive community, and our Catholic mission have defined us for 100 years. In recent years, Canterbury has been buoyed by admissions success, unprecedented philanthropic support, and significant enhancements to our beautiful campus. The Centennial offers us an opportunity to capitalize on our momentum. With The Canterbury Moment: An Investment in Leadership, we will continue our bold ascent into the next 100 years.

1 CANTERBURY RISING In recent years, we have fortified our school in several key areas:

Student Body Admissions Academics

❖ AP Scholars ❖ 124 students enrolled from more than ❖ Increased the number of honors ❖ 15 AP Scholars with Distinction 650 applicants and AP courses ❖ 8 AP Scholars with Honor ❖ 32 percent of students have a ❖ Expanded electives ❖ 3 National AP Scholars Canterbury connection ❖ Added coursework in Mandarin ❖ 320 students from 18 states ❖ 21 percent of students have an alumni and Engineering and 16 countries affiliation ❖ Up-to-date technology to enhance learning ❖ Makerspace Innovation Infrastructure

2 Faculty Fundraising and Alumni Support Facilities

❖ 68 percent have advanced degrees ❖ The Canterbury Moment: $75 million ❖ Invested more than $35 million in ❖ Average Canterbury tenure is goal physical plant over last decade 11 years ❖ $50 million raised and announced at ❖ Renovated and expanded Robert ❖ Compensation above the 50th the November 20, 2015 Centennial Markey Steele ’72 Hall percentile of peer schools Gala and Kickoff ❖ Built South House Dormitory ❖ Record-setting annual giving 13 ❖ Built William W. Higgins ’53 consecutive years Aquatic Center ❖ ❖ More than 150 alumni have included Renovated Stephen N. ’43 and Canterbury School in their Lacey Hume Music Center ❖ estate plans Built a new turf field: Sheehy Family Field ❖ Built eight tennis courts

3 OUR VISION

A REPORT FROM HEADMASTER TOM SHEEHY

4 Student Body Offer competitive aid to the brightest, most motivated students

Faculty Provide faculty with opportunities to grow as teachers, mentors, and OUR coaches. Canterbury provides grants through several named funds

College Outcomes 73 percent of Canterbury VISIONCanterbury is buzzing—with energy, with Students enroll in colleges rated by Barron’s as most, purpose, with promise. We are focused and highly, or very competitive. Our goal is to raise this enthusiastic as we shape lives of quality and number to 80 percent in the substance, guided by Catholic values. We know next five years we already have something great, while we are Curriculum, Library, also on the cusp of transformative change and Educational Technology that will forever redefine our school. Integrate the latest pedagogy Forging that future requires hard work, as well as disciplines, research, and instructional technology generosity, and thoughtful leadership. into the curriculum Welcoming Rachel Stone as our sixth Student Life Head of School has been my pleasure. Focus on community service, leadership, and mentoring, I have the utmost confidence and trust and create a more vibrant that Rachel will lead us to great things. residential and social life for all students

With the current Strategic Plan, we have Athletics Belief in athletics as an identified the major initiatives that will ensure essential part of a student’s Canterbury experience Canterbury’s greatness in our second century.

5 THE CANTERBURY MOMENT: AN INVESTMENT IN LEADERSHIP

6 The need is crucial, the timing is right, and the centennial is historic. Canterbury is well positioned for success. We have History will show that this is a pivotal moment for the vision, expertise, and drive to achieve greatness, Canterbury, and we are the people who made the but our modest endowment will prevent us from difference. The Canterbury Moment: An Investment achieving our goals. We are undercapitalized with in Leadership is an ambitious plan that requires a $30 million endowment. If we are to affect and unprecedented support. sustain meaningful change for our school, we The rewards will be great. must act quickly and with purpose to bolster our financial underpinnings.

7 OUR PLACE IN HISTORY

8 THOUGHTS FROM BOB STEERS ’71 PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES Centennial Reunion, held in June 2015, highlighted the greatness of Canterbury; at this milestone event alongside the 900 attendees, I felt tremendous pride in our school. I feel tremendous excitement about starting a new era with the appointment of Rachel as our next Head of School. Now is when we must ensure our ongoing success and focus on the linchpin of Canterbury’s future - endowment.

The greatest impediment to our continued ascension is undercapitalization, but The Canterbury Moment will change that. The gifts we make today will alter and sustain Canterbury’s trajectory. Those who look back in ten years will see that the Canterbury of the 21st century was built through the generosity of the people who give right now.

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10 “I CAN TRACE MY SUCCESS IN LIFE RIGHT BACK TO THE FACULTY AT CANTERBURY.”

1 DENIS COLEMAN ’63, p ’97 2 GREG COLEMAN ’72, p ’05 3 NEIL PRYOR ’85 4 NICOLE D’AMOUR As a Canterbury student, trustee, A top executive for leading Neil and his wife, Julie, SCHNEIDER ’93 and parent, Denis always felt global technology and media established the Marcia A. Nicole was a sacristan; proctor; strongly that an exceptional companies, Greg established Simpson ’85 Scholarship Fund 12-varsity letterwoman; captain faculty was the key to the the Coleman Science Fund to to honor Neil’s Canterbury of the soccer and softball teams School’s prominence, now and support science education at classmate and close friend, who her Sixth Form year; and swim in the future. He established the Canterbury. Greg understands died in an auto accident her team captain her Fifth Form and Coleman Family Endowment for better than most how technology senior year at Princeton. Sixth Form years. After college Faculty in 1998, a fully funded and the sciences are shaping she returned to teach history and chair that will pay the entire cost the future. His gift ensures that “This award is for students of coach swimming at Canterbury of a senior faculty member in Canterbury students know that, exceptional ability who require for three years. She chose to perpetuity, and made a provision too. financial support. Marcia was contribute to the construction in his estate to add significantly a superstar at Canterbury—a of the William W. Higgins ’53 to the fund. “We’re a Canterbury family—my proctor, captain of two teams, Aquatic Center. five brothers and sisters, my son, 12-varsity letterwoman, winner “I can trace my success in life right and I all graduated from the of the Dr. Nelson Hume award. “Swimming was a huge part of back to the faculty at Canterbury. School. Technology is an important We hope its recipients will be my Canterbury experience, as both Their dedication and hard work part of my career. It just seemed inspired to follow in Marcia’s a student and coach. The pool I were so apparent—they didn’t like the right thing to invest in footsteps, emulating the standard swam in was built through the just teach, they also guided and at the right place—for my family she set as they contribute their own generosity of people before me, and motivated me. Creating an and for future generations of unique talents to the Canterbury now it feels great to do my part.” endowed gift to support faculty and Canterbury students.” community.” their efforts just made sense.” after canterbury: after canterbury: after canterbury: • Connecticut College ’97 after canterbury: • Georgetown ’76 • Tufts BA ’89; MA ’09; • Trustee, 2009 to present • Georgetown ’67 • Trustee, 1992 to 2000 Brooklyn Law School JD ’93 • Director of Pharmacy Services, • Trustee, 1979 to 2002; • Graduation speaker, 1996 • General Manager, PepsiCo Big Y, her family’s supermarket Trustee emeritus • President, BuzzFeed Turkey chain • Recipient of the Canterbury • Former President and Chief • Former Senior Vice President of Medal, 1995 Operating Officer, Criteo; Sales, PepsiCo Foods Mexico, • Graduation speaker, 2002 Former President and Chief Central America, and the • Senior Officer, Bear Stearns, Revenue Officer, Huffington Caribbean 1967 to 1992 Post; Executive Vice President, • Former U.S. Ambassador Yahoo!; Publisher, Reader’s to Bermuda Digest

11 12 The Canterbury Moment: An Investment in Leadership will focus on two vital priorities: the endowment and strategic facility upgrades

Endowment ❖ Permanently unrestricted capital funding ❖ Sheehy Family Fund: Supporting the Best Teachers for Our Students ❖ Steers Scholars: Supporting Great Students in Need of Tuition Support

Facilities ❖ Innovation Center: Integrating digital media literacy while promoting collaboration: MakerSpace-Engineering-Robotics ❖ Center for Performing Arts: Creating a dedicated and acoustically optimized facility for instrumental and choral music performances

13 ENDOWMENT

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A robust endowment is the essential foundation of Canterbury’s excellence. For a school of our caliber, size, and accomplishments, our current endowment is simply inadequate. We lag far behind our peers in per- student dollars, which makes it difficult for us to attract and support the best students, hire and retain the most dynamic faculty, and fully enhance our academic program. By growing Canterbury’s endowment to $60 million, we can ensure ongoing support for our most current needs as well as for our long-range plans.

Without the stability of a healthy endowment, we compromise the strength of our School. We cannot serve the young men and women on campus today at the expense of the next generation of students; we must serve them all.

14 ENDOWMENT HISTORY

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a stronger endowment will support: Program Scholarship Aid As Canterbury grows more selective, the curriculum With 50 percent of our students receiving a total of must continue to challenge students. We will expand $4.8 million in aid—25 percent of Canterbury’s tuition course offerings and build necessary facilities to revenue—we must increase our ability to meet the needs complement our forward looking academic program. of the exceptional students already on campus and those Collaboration and innovation are central to serving the high-caliber students who want to attend. needs of our students in the ever-changing world around us. Faculty Bringing superb faculty to Canterbury is important; College Outcomes keeping them here is critical. We must provide faculty 73 percent of Canterbury students enroll in colleges with competitive compensation, benefits, and housing; rated by Barron’s as most, highly, or very competitive. ample opportunity for professional growth; and the tools We will raise this number to 80 percent and facilities needed to remain at the forefront of their in the next five years. fields.

15 THIS IS CANTERBURY’S MOMENT TO SUSTAIN OUR TRAJECTORY TO FORGE A BRIGHTER FUTURE TO INVEST IN LEADERSHIP

Your support now, at this time of Canterbury’s greatest promise, will ensure that our shared aspirations become a reality.

16 MISSION STATEMENT

Founded in 1915 and still guided by lay In addition, Canterbury School strives Roman Catholics, Canterbury is a college to ensure a superior experience that prepares preparatory, coeducational boarding and students for leading colleges and universities day school for students in grades 9–12. The and for life. School prides itself on creating a community based on its Five Values — Honesty, Respect, With its rigorous and compassionate Compassion, Spirituality, and Self-Reliance — approach to students, both in and out of the where students and faculty forge lasting bonds classroom, Canterbury’s program inculcates and every student experiences a broad and vital intellectual and ethical habits of mind. challenging program in a small school setting. The School sees all students as individuals, The School’s educational environment fosters encourages them as necessary, challenges them academic rigor, athletic development, artistic as appropriate, and inspires them to become enrichment, and spiritual growth. moral leaders in a complex world.

CANTERBURY SCHOOL Celebrating 100 Years

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