THE KENT EXPERIENCE
The Kent experience — learning, growing,
making friends — will change your life.
academics The academic program for every Kent student is individually tailored to match his or her aptitude and ability, assuring that all students are challenged, but not overwhelmed.
At Kent, our students’ academic needs come first. Our trimester schedule provides a tremendous range of options, and allows for a wide selection of electives each term. Our extensive curricular options range from courses in engineering, classical languages, and numerous electives in the sciences, theology, history, math, music, art, modern languages and English. Many of our courses are offered at three levels, from honors and accelerated to Advanced Placement options, all designed to meet students’ abilities and challenge them in their areas of strength. Kent is as nurturing as it is challenging. Our talented faculty are available during the academic day and study hours should our students require extra help. In addition to their classroom teachers, each student has an academic advisor who oversees all aspects of the student’s life at Kent. Advisors are true mentors who look out for the emotional, social, and intellectual well-being of their advisees. Our third form students and new fourth form students all take New Student Seminar (NSS) in the fall of their first year at Kent. The course is designed to help students evaluate their work habits, methods of organization, and time management so they can produce their best academic results at Kent and beyond. Our Academic Resource Center (ARC) is located in our Library and is open during the academic day and every night during study hours. Our ARC staff are available to assist any student who needs support in developing effective reading and note-taking skills and improving study strategies. Students can drop by without an appointment, or teachers and advisors may refer a student for required visits. By fully immersing themselves in Kent’s intellectual life, Kent students learn to challenge themselves, manage their time, and seek out support when needed.
10 ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS 8:1 STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO 27 ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES 65% FACULTY HAVE ADVANCED DEGREES 12 AVERAGE CLASS SIZE 5 MULTI-LEVEL MATHEMATICS COURSES THROUGH POST-CALCULUS 10 MULTI-LEVEL SCIENCE COURSES 5 MULTI-LEVEL LANGUAGES INCLUDING MANDARIN, SPANISH, FRENCH, LATIN AND ANCIENT GREEK
applied learning Our Applied Learning Program allows our students to study engineering and business as a part of our curriculum, enhancing the traditional liberal arts model.
Kent is a pioneer among independent schools in establishing a program in engineering and offering a wide range of opportunities for exploring its many applications. Our engineering program was founded in 2007, and we opened our state-of-the-art Pre-Engineering and Applied Sciences Center in 2014. Our Pre-Engineering program is developed around our Pre-E certificate. Pursuit of Kent’s Pre-E certificate acquaints students with the practice and profession of engineering through coursework and extra-curricular activities such as FIRST and VEX robotics competitions, summer programs, guest lectures, and field trips. Graduates who have completed Kent’s engineering certificate have gone on to enroll at some of the top engineering and technology colleges and universities in the country, such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Virginia Polytechnic University, and Schools of Engineering at University of Michigan, Brown, Cornell, and Johns Hopkins. In our Pre-Business program, students can take courses in Global Finance, Economics, Capitalism, and Banking & Capital Markets. Activities available to students include clubs for investing and entrepreneurship. We also offer workshops in financial literacy and have a Bloomberg Terminal in our library. Upon completion of the Bloomberg course our students will become Bloomberg certified-- an impressive credential that they can highlight if applying for future jobs in finance. In the coming years, we will continue to add more courses and activities to our Pre-Business program, which will provide more opportunities to experience business in action.
COURSES & ACTIVITIES PRE-ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING STRUCTURES ROBOTICS AVIATION RENEWABLE ENERGY 3-D PRINTING CNC MACHINING DESIGN & BUILD PRE-BUSINESS GLOBAL FINANCE ECONOMICSAP ECONOMICS ECONOMICSBANKING AND CAPITAL MARKETS FINANCIAL LITERACY INVESTMENT CLUB ENTREPRENEURSHIP BLOOMBERG TERMINAL CERTIFICATION
Whether you’re listening to one of your friends give a chapel talk, eating and laughing with your advisory during a formal dinner, or celebrating a birthday in your dorm’s common space, you will have countless opportunities to feel connected at Kent. Our students have many interests, and we offer over fifty clubs including: Model U.N., Robotics Club, Diversity and Culture Club, Chess Club, Girls in Engineering Club, and the Sandy Hook Promise Club. At Kent, there is something for everyone. Service is important to us and each of our students participates in our jobs program. Whether you are a Tour Guide for our Admissions office, a student assistant in our Technology Center, a Peer Tutor in the Library, or hold one of the many other jobs on campus, you will feel a sense of purpose in supporting the daily life of our Kent community.
community We aim to make each of our students feel nurtured and valued, giving them the confidence to become involved and try new things.
DANCES
HIKING
TRADITIONS
ICE SKATING
TALENT SHOWS
COMMUNITY SERVICE
PEER COUNSELING
CLUB SPORTS
SPRING FEST
PROM
VOLUNTEERING
CLUBS
athletics
At Kent, you may try something new or improve in something that is already your passion. Our athletic and activity options are plentiful and available at every skill level. All of our teachers participate in our afternoon programs. Our faculty are not only well-versed in the classroom but in the athletic and creative realms too.
Outstanding facilities, exceptional coaching, and eager participants are the building blocks of athletic success at Kent.
Our 1,200-acre campus offers impressive facilities which include miles of cross-country, riding and mountain bike trails, a dance studio, two turf fields, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, squash courts, a hockey rink, two basketball courts, the Partridge Rowing Center and Sill Boathouse with direct access to the Housatonic River, riding stables with indoor and outdoor rings, a six-lane swimming pool, a yoga studio, and a state-ofthe-art fitness center. Our graduates - shaped by our competitive program and outstanding coaching - have gone on to pursue their talents at all collegiate levels, in the Olympics, and professionally.
INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS -FALLCROSS-COUNTRY FIELD HOCKEY FOOTBALL RIDING SOCCER VOLLEYBALL -WINTERBASKETBALL ICE HOCKEY RIDING SQUASH SWIMMING & DIVING -SPRINGBASEBALL CREW GOLF LACROSSE RIDING SOFTBALL TENNIS
INTRAMURALS
ACTIVITIES
AEROBIC TRAINING AQUATIC FITNESS BASKETBALL CREW FITNESS MOUNTAIN BIKING SENIOR SPORTS SKIING SOCCER SQUASH TENNIS ULTIMATE FRISBEE YOGA
BELL RINGING COMMUNITY SERVICE DANCE DRAMA JOURNALISM MUSIC ROBOTICS SPORTS MEDICINE TRAINING STAGE CREW STUDIO ART YEARBOOK
Simplicity of Life
Directnes
ss of Purpose
Self-Reliance
The arts are a significant part of Kent’s academic program. In addition to Art Survey and Music Survey, Kent students can choose from a variety of art, music, and theater courses. Our students discover the depth of their talents while at Kent and try things they never thought possible, whether it’s taking a sculpture class, performing in the annual musical, learning to play the organ, or joining the Jazz Band. At Kent, you will surely find something that ignites your creative spirit. Kent’s flexible schedule allows our students the time to explore the arts throughout the course of their day. Private music lessons take place during students’ free periods, theater and dance take place in the afternoons, and music rehearsals take place in the early evenings. A Kent student can be an athlete and an artist without having to choose. It is our hope that our graduates leave Kent with a deeper appreciation for music, theater, dance, and visual art than they had before they arrived.
arts Our students have ready access to a vibrant and thriving arts program in which they can develop their existing talents or discover new ones.
MULTIPLE INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES ORCHESTRA JAZZ BAND CONCERT BAND DIXIELAND BAND FLUTE ENSEMBLE STRINGS ENSEMBLE
4 VOCAL GROUPS CONCERT CHOIR CHAMBER CHOIR KENTONES AND KENTETTES (A CAPPELLA GROUPS)
18 ART AND MUSIC COURSES 26 CONCERTS 2 FALL PLAYS WINTER ONE ACTS SPRING MUSICAL 3 DANCE RECITALS AP STUDIO ART 2-D & 3-D ARCHITECTURE, CERAMICS, PAINTING, DRAWING, DIGITAL IMAGING, PHOTOGRAPHY & SCULPTURE ELECTIVES AP ART SHOW 12 ART GALLERIES IN THE TOWN OF KENT
our town Only a short walk to the center of town, we consider the town of Kent an extension of our campus. Students enjoy all that the town has to offer and appreciate this added opportunity to explore their independence.
“The heart of the New England leaf-peeping experience lies in the details: the farm stands and covered bridges, the waterfalls and antique stores that provide the eye candy, framed by the colors of our most glorious season. All of these things Kent has in abundance, in a perfect blend of uncommon natural beauty and culture that might shame cities 10 times its size.� Yankee Magazine
During the school day, students can walk into town and enjoy a cup of hot chocolate, a sandwich, gelato, or a freshly baked muffin. The town of Kent is considered one of New England’s most popular destinations. Located two hours from NYC, our students frequently take advantage of this proximity. We run shuttles to the train station on the weekends, and teachers are able to take their students into the city for field trips.
Kent’s college counseling process is a natural extension of Kent’s educational philosophy- one which embraces the promise of each student. With five college counselors and a favorable student-counselor ratio, college counseling at Kent is student-centered and completely individualized. In the fall term of their V form year, students are enrolled in the College Seminar, a class designed to cover all dimensions of the application process. In addition to the College Seminar, there are numerous writing workshops and parent workshops offered each year. College representatives visit campus throughout the year to conduct information sessions and interviews. Throughout their Kent career, our students are encouraged to understand that successful college preparation depends on engaging fully in all that Kent has to offer, both in and out of the classroom.
beyond kent The Kent experience, one rich in opportunity and challenge, is an exceptional foundation for success in college and in life.
More than 100 College Representatives visit Kent each fall.
Over 80% of ou are admitted to competitive sch
ur students o highly hools.
Recent graduates are attending every Ivy League school, Duke, Stanford, and MIT, among many other exceptional colleges and universities.
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