Kent School

Summary: Kent’s 1200 acres include 13 playing fields, a cross-country running course in Macedonia Valley, a piece of the Appalachian Trail and a stretch of the Housatonic River. Basically, it is one of the most beautiful settings you might find anywhere in the world.

But, more important than the natural beauty of our surroundings, is the close-knit nature of our community. All of the academic, athletic and arts facilities share a single square mile of campus. This makes getting from class to class much easier as you work through your daily schedule. It makes it simple to get to your job, or to lunch, and a breeze to participate in your clubs. And the town of Kent is just a five-minute walk away.

You’ll find that working, studying and living in such a stunning location, surrounded by such amazing friends and faculty to be a transforming experience. In fact, you’ll find your spiritual life and community service to be vital parts of the Kent experience. Or maybe it’s life experience. Because as you learn and grow, get ready for college and become a leader, you’ll see how important humanity is. When you leave Kent and look back on your experience, the thing you’ll remember most—more than the challenging classes and action-packed weekends is the people you met, how well you knew them, and how well they knew and supported you, and the fun you had together.

Summary: Our college counseling process is a natural extension of Kent’s educational philosophy, emphasizing independent thinking, introspection, personal responsibility, leadership and informed decision making. We believe that the college search process should be student centered, supportive and also fun — a celebration of each student’s past accomplishments and promise for the future. College represents an important milestone in a student’s life. It is a time for individuation, for students to further develop their interests, explore and define their talents, and deepen their personal beliefs and values.

From the moment a student steps foot on the Kent campus, he or she is preparing for college. Every student at Kent follows a college preparatory curriculum, each one personally crafted for the abilities of the individual student. Each year, students meet with their advisors and the Director of Studies to discuss their course selection. Students also participate in the Third and Fourth Form seminars which help students develop excellent study skills and mark their path to college. Throughout their Kent career, students are encouraged to understand that successful college preparation depends on engaging fully in the Kent School experience, both in and out of the classroom.

The formal college counseling process begins in the Winter Term of the Fifth Form year. Our team of five college counselors stands ready to guide and support Kent students as they examine their interests, explore their passions, and embark on the next stage of their academic journey. Just as each student’s academic program is uniquely molded to challenge each individual, so is the college process unique to each student. It is the mission of the College Counseling Office to guide and support student and their families through the college search and application process, and ultimately to identify the best college matches for each individual.

Summary: SEEK Program: This past summer, Kent School offered four programs designed to give high school students, including those who will be beginning ninth grade, the chance to experience engineering education and entrepreneurship. The Summer Educational Experience at Kent (SEEK) was offered in partnerships with professionals from several institutions including U. Penn’s Wharton Business School, Harvard Kennedy School, and the Georgia Tech Integrated Product Lifecycle Engineering (IPLE) Laboratory. Kent Expeditions: a unique experience offering students the opportunity to participate firsthand in the worlds's culture outside of the classroom walls. Offerings include a Marine Sciences trip which gives students and faculty alike the opportunity to explore the oceans with research scientists, visit mangrove forests, work with dolphins and rays, sample the planktonic community, observe sea turtles, and pursue hands-on activities with the Institute’s deep sea engineering programs. Global Expeditions offers a small group of students a chance to broaden their knowledge of an interdisciplinary topic through the combination of a spring seminar followed by a trip shortly after Prize Day weekend. Whether it’s French films, Spanish architecture, Italian cuisine, or European history, they will have a chance to go beyond the classroom with Kent faculty who are passionate about their subject. After getting to know each other and the topic over the course of 8 sessions in the spring term, students and chaperones will travel to the host country for approximately a week, where they will experience first-hand the things they’ve learned about. Students will be selected by application, and the group will be limited to 8-10 participants. No prior study of the language of the host country is required, just an interest in travel and culture.

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