This year's Prom will be held on Tuesday, May 19, at the Amber Room in Danbury. A pre-prom reception will be held from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on Wallace Mall. Families are not only invited, but warmly encouraged to join us on campus. After students depart campus at 6:30 PM, parents are invited to O'Connor House to enjoy cocktails and hors d'oeuvres.

All additional details—including tickets, advance preparations, and student expectations—were shared in Peter LaVigne’s April 16 email, and families are encouraged to review that message in full.
 

View Prom Details Email

RSVP for Parent Prom Reception

The Senior Recital will take place on Sunday, May 17, at 1:00 PM at O'Connor House. This intimate performance will feature a select group of Sixth Form students—Serena Bacetti, Sebastian Lucio Galvis, Miquel Garcia, and Zekai "Aaron" Zhu—each presenting pieces of their own choosing. The recital offers a meaningful opportunity to hear graduating students in a more personal setting as they close out their time in the music program.

Canterbury music students will present their end-of-year concert on Friday, May 15. Students from Honors Band, Contemporary Band, and Jazz Ensemble have been working hard all semester and are excited to share this performance. Time and location are weather-dependent: in good weather, the concert will be held outdoors at 6:00 PM on the Duffy House Patio & Lawn. In the event of rain, it will move to Maguire Auditorium at 7:30 PM.

This delightful concert will be held on Friday, May 8, at 7:30 PM in the Chapel of Our Lady. This is the final large concert of the Canterbury school year and showcases the Canterbury Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Community Choir, Canterbury Singers, and Varsity Voices performing a variety of classical, musical theatre, film and television, and pop music. Many of our Sixth Form students will be highlighted as they get ready to say goodbye to the hilltop.

We are pleased to inform you that Highpoint Pictures will once again be the official Commencement photographers on Friday, May 22. There is no charge to have any pictures taken, and no forms are due in advance. All photos will be posted on a private, online gallery on Highpoint’s website between two and three weeks after Commencement. At that point, you can browse your photos online and order prints and/or digital files with no obligation. For more information, including photo options, times, and instructions to order, are available here.

As the final semester draws to a close, there are a number of meaningful moments ahead, including awards assemblies for both underform and Sixth Form students, events celebrating our graduating seniors, and culminating visual arts projects and music performances, along with Commencement exercises. The Commencement webpage is now live at cbury.org/academics/commencement-2026, where you will find the full schedule of events, registration details, local accommodations, area restaurants, and more. Please note that several events require an RSVP; if you have not already done so, be sure to register for the events your family will be attending.

Students are expected to move out of their dorm after Commencement or after their last final examination has been completed. If your student needs transportation assistance to the airport, please contact studentlife@cbury.org. We will do our best to assist; however, due to faculty commitments, families may need to make alternate arrangements. For details on storing items over the summer or if you have any questions about end-of-year student support, please reach out to Anna Lawler at studentlife@cbury.org. 

The College Counseling Office has shared information about Summer Enrichment Programs with all students.

This document includes information about summer programs available for high school students, organized so that college-specific programs are followed by programs dedicated to particular interests (e.g., community service, travel abroad, STEM, journalism). Take a look!

Follow the Saints across sports and seasons on our new Instagram account, @cbury_athletics! 

We're soaring, flying... to Maguire Auditorium!

Canterbury's Spring Musical, High School Musical, will be performed on April 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Come join us since ... we're all in this together!

Friday, April 17, is our Fifth Form College Day. This daytime College Office program is dedicated to Fifth Form students and parents, including workshops, a keynote speaker, and a college fair. Details and invitation to follow in March.

This year, Grandparents & Friends Day will be held on Wednesday, April 15.

To help us personally invite your guests, please use this form to submit the names and contact details of the grandparents and friends you would like us to invite to the celebration.

Please note that completing this form does not register your guests to attend. A separate event registration and additional information will be sent directly to grandparents and friends at a later date. Thank you for helping us in these first steps to make the day special!
 

Canterbury’s longest-running travel offering, our pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, will run for its 32nd year from August 9 to 18, 2026. This is a 10-day service trip to Lourdes, France. Canterbury students and faculty work with other volunteers from Italy, France, Spain, England, and Ireland. They help malades (people who are ill) who travel to Lourdes to bathe in its healing waters. This pilgrimage started in 1994 and has run consecutively since then. It is chaperoned by Director of International Travel Programs Julio Omaña P ’19, ’20; Director of Health Services Colleen Cook, R.N. ’02; and Theology Teacher Tracy Garcia LaVigne P ’14, ’16, ’17, ’20, ’23. This is Canterbury’s longest-running trip offering. The trip is run by Our Lady’s Pilgrimage (OLP), a non-profit organization led by Hope Carter, former parent, grandparent, and President of Canterbury’s Board of Trustees. This service opportunity is offered to Canterbury students of all grades, even recently graduated Saints.

For more information about Lourdes: lourdes-france.org/en

To register, make payments, or learn more about this trip: www.ourladyspilgrimage.org

Cost: Approximately $3,600 (Scholarships available)

Contact: Julio Omaña (jomana@cbury.org), Colleen Cook (ccook@cbury.org), & Tracy Garcia-LaVigne (tlavigne@cbury.org)

Applications are now open to participate in a week-long trip to the Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island in Maine from June 7 to June 13, 2026. Preference is given to rising Fifth and Sixth form students who are new to the trip.

Science Teachers Cammy Roffe P ’12, ’15, and MaryBridget Horvath '20 will accompany students as they participate in hands-on science and service projects, hiking, intertidal exploration, visits to museums and Bowdoin College, and more! The group will stay in a comfortable townhouse and have meals provided by the Schooder Commons dining hall, where they can accommodate those with dietary restrictions or allergies.

For more information, click here.

To apply, click here.

For questions, email Mrs. Roffe at CRoffe@cbury.org

Yearbooks and Sixth Form/PG ads are available to purchase through this link! Just search for "Canterbury School" when prompted. When purchasing a yearbook, you will be asked to select a "Homeroom." This is your student's advisor. Yearbooks will be available to purchase online until May 1, 2026, after which point they can be purchased in person.

Other important yearbook deadlines are as follows:

Having a student's name printed on the cover of their yearbook is available until March 1, 2026.
iTags are available until March 15, 2026.
Sixth Form/PG ads are available for purchase until March 25, 2026.