Canterbury School vs. Greensboro Day School

Canterbury School prepares PreK-8th grade students to be capable problem solvers, creative thinkers, effective communicators, responsible citizens, and respected leaders.

Our motto -- To Learn, To Love, To Serve: To Live -- reflects our belief that students learn valuable lessons for living through academics, spiritual nurture, and service to others. Our Episcopal identity provides rigorous academics and a unique inquiry-based approach to learning.

We challenge students' minds and nourish their spirits in a close-knit community where all students are known and loved.

Greensboro Day School (GDS) is a private, coeducational school with approximately 1,020 students from age two to grade twelve.We are located on a beautiful 80-acre campus in Greensboro, North Carolina. Since our founding in 1970, we have earned a reputation for academic excellence by offering the best, most well-rounded educational experience in the Triad region of North Carolina.

Our mission is to develop the intellectual, ethical, and interpersonal foundations students need to be constructive contributors to the world.

We believe in a community based on Respect, Kindness, Integrity, and Responsibility. These Community Cornerstones provide a set of shared values and a common set of expectations for everyone at GDS.

We believe that learning should have a public purpose. Our students are involved in the community and are encouraged to connect classroom learning with real-world issues in Greensboro and beyond.

We believe in the importance of a community of belonging where every student is known, respected, and valued.