Canterbury Elementary School

"i have been incredibly impressed with Canterbury Elementary and CHUH in general, after a transfer from a private alternative school a few years ago. the parents are engaged, and we regularly welcome community tutors who volunteer their time for the good of our kids. there are so many ways to get involved, in the building or district wide, no matter your skills or interests. the Heights is known as an area of activists, many of whom send their children to the public schools. special offerings in the form of after school clubs, series and workshops is vibrant. recent opportunities have included the programming from Shaker Lakes Nature Center, yoga, drumming, dance, martial arts. after school programs are more affordable than private classes, welcome in a district with a variety of families all along the socioeconimic spectrum. reasonable tuition-based aftercare is offered 5 days a week as well for working families. i wish there was not as much testing, but that is a criticism i have of public education in general. Canterbury teachers still do a remarkable job within the sometimes limiting confines of state and federal policies. the state test scores get a lot of attention, though, and in 2014 Canterbury was awarded a State of Ohio Honor School of Progress, in recognition of 5 years of improving scores, especially among our most disadvantaged students. they sometimes arrive behind, but get more than a full year of growth in every grade. Canterbury received the designation of Excellent from the State in 2012. the arts programming is stellar, and my child loves the challenging and interesting projects. on the softer side, we love that we can walk to school and that our child is welcome to be as quirky as she is. and i so appreciate that ALL kids get the opportunities they need to thrive."

"i have been incredibly impressed with Canterbury Elementary and CHUH in general, after a transfer from a private alternative school a few years ago. the parents are engaged, and we regularly welcome community tutors who volunteer their time for the good of our kids. there are so many ways to get involved, in the building or district wide, no matter your skills or interests. the Heights is known as an area of activists, many of whom send their children to the public schools. special offerings in the form of after school clubs, series and workshops is vibrant. recent opportunities have included the programming from Shaker Lakes Nature Center, yoga, drumming, dance, martial arts. after school programs are more affordable than private classes, welcome in a district with a variety of families all along the socioeconimic spectrum. reasonable tuition-based aftercare is offered 5 days a week as well for working families. i wish there was not as much testing, but that is a criticism i have of public education in general. Canterbury teachers still do a remarkable job within the sometimes limiting confines of state and federal policies. the state test scores get a lot of attention, though, and in 2014 Canterbury was awarded a State of Ohio Honor School of Progress, in recognition of 5 years of improving scores, especially among our most disadvantaged students. they sometimes arrive behind, but get more than a full year of growth in every grade. Canterbury received the designation of Excellent from the State in 2012. the arts programming is stellar, and my child loves the challenging and interesting projects. on the softer side, we love that we can walk to school and that our child is welcome to be as quirky as she is. and i so appreciate that ALL kids get the opportunities they need to thrive."