The Canterbury School is a private coeducational bilingual

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founded in 1972 by owner and headteacher Beryl Pritchard. The main school campus is located 4 km outside

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife), the most populous city in the auto ...

, in purposely designed buildings which house the Primary, Secondary and administrative departments. The

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and nursery is located in the city of Las Palmas and a newer, although smaller, second

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is located near to

Maspalomas Maspalomas () is a tourist resort in the south of the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, stretching from Bahía Feliz in the east to Meloneras in the west, including the resort towns of San Agustín and Playa del Inglés and San Fernando. ...

in the south of the island. The school is authorised by both the

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, 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 suit the geographical location. The school is bilingual; using

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and

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as working languages. Santi Aldama, actual player of Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA, was formed in Canterbury School.

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