St. Anselm's Abbey School

"For the beauty of each hour
Of the day and of the night,
Hill and vale, and tree and flow'r,
Sun and moon, and stars of light:
Lord of all, to you we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise."- Folliott S. Pierpoint, "For the Beauty of the Earth", a 19th-century English hymn

On February 14, 2025, alumni Connor Paletta, '25; Philip Libanati, '25; Matt Nolan, '76; and John Corrigan, '83 helped us break ground on the now-completed Benedictine Learning Center alongside Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, DC; Abbot James; Fr. Peter; Chelley Colley; and Susan Duarte.

Come celebrate the Blessing of the Benedictine Learning Center with us on Friday, August 28 at 2:25 PM and check out the new building!

Mr. Morse, the Head of the Upper School, sends his greetings from St. Anselm's chapel in Canterbury Cathedral!

Like St. Anselm’s Abbey School, Canterbury Cathedral has its roots in the English Benedictine tradition. Before the English Reformation, the cathedral was a part of the Priory of Christ Church, Canterbury, a Benedictine Monastic Community. We are proud to have been built by the same 1500-year-old Christian tradition.

We had a wonderful summer of drilling new skills, playing, and making friends at our 2026 Abbey Soccer Camp! Our camp happening at the same time as the World Cup gave us a special chance to work with our coaches and counselors to apply the lessons we learned from watching the best players in the world competing against each other.

Even though phones are permitted at lunchtime during the summer, our campus culture is such that most of our students prefer playing together face to face, studying, or being active!

The middle school Priory Players have been hard at work putting together their production of Disney's The Little Mermaid! They will be performing for one night only on Friday, July 24 at 7:00 PM. The doors will open at 6:30. Admission is free.

Summer art classes have encouraged our young artists to explore new media, to try new techniques, and to build new relationships!

As we look at the images created by students this summer, we think of the words of Pope John Paul II, "Through his 'artistic creativity' man appears more than ever 'in the image of God.'"

One of the things we love most about summer at The Abbey is the way it brings us additional opportunities for small group and one-on-one learning!

The high school Priory Players did a wonderful job putting together Singing in the Rain from casting to curtain call in just one week! Morgan Lloyd, '26, wowed the audience one last time as Cosmo Brown alongside guest performers Genevieve Poynton, Allison Chanaga, and Caleb Bannon in the roles of Dora Bailey, Lina Lamont, and Don Lockwood.

Come see the middle school production of The Little Mermaid on July 24 at 7:00 PM!