1st Term

On Tuesday 19th December K1, K2 and K3 performed their Christmas concert. The children sang and spoke beautifully and there were lots of parents there. Well done to everybody for all their hard work.
The next day 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade had their concert in Parque Doramas. We were very lucky with the weather and most people seemed to like the way we had changed it this year.
On Thursday 21st December it was the turn of 1st and 2nd Grade. They performed in the theatre and wowed the parents with their lovely singing and dancing. Thank you to all the teachers for their hard work.

On Thursday, December 14th, parents of the pupils who had taken IGCSE, AS and A level examinations in the summer of 2006, were invited to the Certificate Presentation. These examinations are extremely important for each pupil’s academic record for their future Careers as they are required for both entry to British Universities and validation of British studies for Higher Education in Spain. The event took place in the School Theatre, the Chaucer, and our guest of honour for the occasion was ...

Presentación en PowerPoint con las fotos de los alumnos.

On Friday, 22nd December the school will close for the Christmas break. We wish everyone the season’s greetings and hope that we all have an enjoyable holiday so that we return on January 8th thoroughly refreshed and full of energy and enthusiasm for the Spring Term.

P2, P3 and P4 went to Ingenio for quite a different excursion recently. They0 arrived outside the Cathedral in Ingenio and made their way along a narrow street to the house where they were met by a very interesting man called Blas. He is a musician with many stories to tell and he told them a lot! He had many guitars and violins from all over the world, even a Stradivarius guitar and one that belonged to ...

Well done to 4th grade who made 636 Euros for charity. The children worked hard for two playtimes selling cakes and biscuits to the rest of the school. Thank you to all the children and parents in 4th grade who collaborated by making or bringing cakes in and thank you to all the children who bought something. Everyone, including the teachers enjoyed sampling the delicious cakes! The money will be divided between San Juan de Dios, Caritas and the children we support in Kenya.

On Wednesday 22nd November , the older pupils in the Maspalomas Primary School visited the Columbus Musuem in Vegeta in Las Palmas. This term they are learning about Christopher Columbus amongst other important men of the past and seeing where Columbus actually visited the Governor of the Island on his trip to America brings their classroom studies to life. They also were able to go for a walk through the beautiful historical area of Vegeta which is so different from the very modern tourist town of Maspalomas.

Canterbury’s first matches in the ESCIS (English Speaking Canary Island Schools) football league were on the 29th of November against Oakley College. There are two leagues, one for mixed 2nd and 3rd grade children, the other for 4th and 5th grade.
Oakley started well in both matches, and were ...

On Thursday 9th November was a special day. 4th Grade went on a school trip to Osorio. Osorio is a farmland in the north of Gran Canaria. It is called Osorio because of the name of its owner. Osorio was a man that liked to travel a lot around the world. He brought plants and flowers from all the different places he visited and planted them in Osorio.
In Osorio, we saw the Romantic Garden. Osorio made it because he loved a woman and he wanted to show her how much he loved her by making a garden in the shape of a heart. In the Osorio farmyard, we ...

By Gloria Mora Bencomo 4º C

We’re busy practising the Christmas carols for our carol concerts this year. To help the children practise at home we’ve put some of the carols and the words on the web page. We hope both parents and children have lots of fun singing along to the music!

4ª performed their class assembly on the 17th of November, in front of the whole junior school. The class performed a children’s science programme, with the human body as the theme, involving mad scientists, miniature children injected into another child’s body, a girl with no bones and a group of dancing skeletons!
The actors and dancers performed tremendously well, and the other children seemed to enjoy it very much, judging by the laughter! Well done 4A!

On Wednesday 22nd November, K3 and P1 from the Maspalomas Dept. spent a wonderful day at the Elder Museum. The youngest pupils enjoyed themselves in the ‘Perinola’, a fascinating room where children learn so much science through playing with enormous soap bubbles, magic mirrors and the animal wall display. They also had great fun experiencing what it feels like to be in a real aeroplane cockpit. Thanks again to all our parents for their great help.

The Canterbury School has a programme of studies based on the British National Curriculum. Pupils in British Schools normally take externally assessed examinations during the May and June of their Year 11 (S4) studies; these examinations can be taken in a selection of subjects as the British system allows for such flexibility. Canterbury pupils who wish to validate their British studies and obtain the Spanish “Graduado en Educación Secundaria” need grades “A”, “B” or “C” in four subjects for validation, two of which must be Spanish, English, Maths or Science.

SEE PROGRAMME OF STUDIES.

On Thursday 14th December parents of the pupils who took the IGCSE, AS and A level examinations are invited to attend the annual presentation of the University Certificates and the Spanish ‘Titulo de Graduado en Educación’ which will take place in the school theatre. A short programme of entertainment provided by S5 and S6 students will follow the presentation and ...

On Wednesday 15th November the Infant department had their first class assembly. K3A pupils recited “The very hungry caterpillar”. Well done to them and we look forward to seeing the rest of the classes throughout the year.

On Thursday November 9th K3 pupils visited Rehoyas park where they were able to use the knowledge gained in their sciences classes playing the games on the different stands as well as having fun on the various swings and roundabouts. The pupils enjoyed a bright and sunny day and our more adventurous teachers even dared to slither down the slides and the zip-line. Once again we would like to thank parents for their collaboration to make the day such a success.

A new year brings new scientific challenges. Here we have P6 students learning how to measure accurately and use the Bunsen burners safely. We’re pleased they have understood the need to follow correct safety procedures and actually look quite cute in their protective goggles.
The S1 students have been looking ...

On Tuesday, 10th October the parents of K3 pupils were invited to talk with the teachers about reading, which will begin next week. As reading is such an important skill, the K3 teachers find it helpful to explain to the parents how they go about it. The K3 pupils will read twice a week with the teacher/teaching assistant at school and read at home every night. New words are ...

On Monday 23rd October children from Y2 to Y5 in Canterbury School South went to Ocean Park on an excursion. The park is organizing visits for schools and we made avail of the offer by taking almost the whole school! The lifeguards met us and explained safety and the rules of the park and then ...

Welcome to Canterbury Secondary School. I hope that this booklet will answer most of the questions that you may have about the school. As most of the your children will have transferred from Canterbury Junior School they will be familiar with many of our systems.The biggest difference that your children will notice is ...

On Friday 6th October the Primary department had their first class assembly. 5A were the brave ones who went first! Well done to them and we look forward to seeing the rest of the classes throughout the year.
Parents are welcome to come when it’s the turn of their child’s class. Your child will tell you when their assembly ...

Grade one had a fantastic day at Palmitos Park. Here are some of the photos we took.

“I liked the beautiful colours of the butterflies. A big butterfly landed on Carlota´s hat.” Irene 1a.

“The birds of prey show was a little bit scary, the eagles had huge wings and sharp claws.” Alba 1a.

“I saw lots of fish. When I saw the snakes I was scared. I loved the butterflies. The show was dangerous. The show was fab! When I saw the red frog I didn’t move. It was fantastic”. Laura O. P1B

“On Friday we went to Palmitos Park. When we went in we saw lovely butterflies. We saw lots of animals and saw crocodiles. We ate the snack in Palmitos Park. We saw lots of things”. Marta Artiles P1C

The Thursday 28 of September the AS Level Art students went on a trip to Vegueta, the oldest part of Las Palmas. Their current project is “Environment” and they are recording different types of environments. In Vegueta, behind the cathedral, the students started to draw the beautiful buildings and architectural details. Tania actually used the fountain water to mix her inks! After we ...

On Saturday, 14th October Mr David King (80th, 10 hours.45 mins.15sec.) and Mr Stephane Rabanowitz (56 th, 10 hours. 09 mins. 55sec.) took part in the road race across Gran Canaria, both completing the distance in a time of less than 11 hours. We would like to congratulate them on their outstanding achievement.
The fourth edition of the West-East Gran Canarian road race, a distance of 67 kilometers leaving from ...
Ver web de la carrera.

On Tuesday, October 3rd, parents were invited to listen to a talk in the Infant Department on ‘Jolly Phonics’, a systematic structured phonetics system we use in K2, K3 and P1. During the meeting, the system was explained to the parents as it involves their cooperation in practicing the sounds and movements with their children when they are at home.
We hope that parents found the talk interesting and informative as the method provides a lively and amusing educational tool and encourages school – home cooperation which is fundamental for our children’s learning.

S4 is the final year of obligatory schooling, and the evaluations done by your son/daughter will be very important and will to a great extent determine their choices for future study. As an international school operating in Spain, the assessment of S4 involves elements of both the British education system, the IGCSE examinations, and the Spanish education system. We have attached a summary of the main aspects of S4.

As acting-head teacher of the Canterbury School in Maspalomas I would like to welcome everyone back to the new academic school year 2006-2007. Our head teacher Miss Claudia has taken a year’s leave of absence and I have taken over her responsibilities during this time. I have lived in Gran Canaria for 16 years and have previously taught at the Canterbury infant and junior schools in Las Palmas. I have been teaching at the Canterbury school in Maspalomas for five years as a class teacher and music co-ordinator and am pleased to say that, once again...

This term the German department will be starting another exchange program with the hosting of the exchange students from the German school near Munich/Bavaria who will be coming in November and our students will go on the return visit in March.

See 2006 trip.

See Newsletter.

Dear Parents,
Welcome back to everybody! I hope you all had a wonderful summer relaxing and recharging your batteries. We’re looking forward to an exciting new school year. We’ve certainly started off with a bang in the Infant department, which has been renovated and looks beautiful. Miss Vicki is very pleased with her new office! In this department we have one new member of staff, ...

Dear Parents,

I would like to extend a warm ‘Welcome Back’ to all pupils and staff after the long summer break and hope that everyone has returned rested and refreshed and ready to begin the new school year with interest and enthusiasm. In the Secondary department we would like to introduce you to one new member of staff, Mr Neil Edwards, who will be teaching Biology and ...