Canterbury School (Gran Canaria)
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The Canterbury School is a private
coeducational bilingual day school
founded in 1972 by owner and current headteacher Beryl Pritchard.
The main school campus is located 4 km outside Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
, in purposely designed buildings which house the Primary, Secondary
and administrative departments. The Infant school
and nursery is located in the city of Las Palmas and a newer, although smaller, second Primary school is located near to Playa del Ingles
in the south of the island.
The school is authorised by both the British Council
, NABSS, and local Spanish educational authorities to deliver a British-style education on the island. All students at the school follow the British National Curriculum which is adapted, where appropriate, to suite the geographical location. The school is bilingual; using Spanish
and English
as working languages.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
coeducational bilingual day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
founded in 1972 by owner and current headteacher Beryl Pritchard.
The main school campus is located 4 km outside Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria commonly known as Las Palmas is the political capital, jointly with Santa Cruz, the most populous city in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the ninth largest city in Spain, with a population of 383,308 in 2010. Nearly half of the people of the island...
, in purposely designed buildings which house the Primary, Secondary
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
and administrative departments. The Infant school
Infant school
An Infant school is a term used primarily in the United Kingdom for school for children between the ages of four and seven years. It is usually a small school serving a particular locality....
and nursery is located in the city of Las Palmas and a newer, although smaller, second Primary school is located near to Playa del Ingles
Playa del Inglés
Playa del Inglés is a sea resort in the south coast of the island of Gran Canaria. It is a zone part of Maspalomas, in the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, and is a popular tourist attraction, particularly among the gay community in Northern Europe.-Overview:It has a long beach made of...
in the south of the island.
The school is authorised by both the British Council
British Council
The British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...
, NABSS, and local Spanish educational authorities to deliver a British-style education on the island. All students at the school follow the British National Curriculum which is adapted, where appropriate, to suite the geographical location. The school is bilingual; using Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as working languages.