THE KENT EXPERIENCE The Kent experience —

learning, growing, making friends —

will change your life. At Kent, our students’ academic needs come rst. Our trimester schedule provides a tremendous range of options, and allows for a wide selection academics 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 oered at three levels, from honors and accelerated to Advanced Placement options, all designed to meet e academic program for every students’ abilities and challenge them in their areas of strength. Kent is as nurturing as it is challenging. Our talented faculty are Kent student is individually available during the academic day and study hours should our students require extra help. In addition to their classroom teachers, each student tailored to match his or her 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, aptitude and ability, assuring and intellectual well-being of their advisees. Our third form students and new fourth form students all take New that all students are challenged, Student Seminar (NSS) in the fall of their rst year at Kent. e course is designed to help students evaluate their work habits, methods of but not overwhelmed. 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 sta are available to assist any student who needs support in developing eective 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 ACADADEMIC DEPARTMTMENTS

8:1 SSTTUDENTFACUULTYLTY RATIO

27 ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES

65% FACULTY HAVE ADVANCED DEGREES

12 AVERAGE CLASS SIZE

5 MULTILEVEL MATHEMATICS COURSES THROUGH POSTCALCULUS

10 MULTILEVEL SCIENCE COURSES

5 MULTILEVEL LANGUAGES INCLUDING MANDARIN, SPANISH, FRENCH, LATIN AND ANCIENT GREEK

Kent is a pioneer among independent schools in establishing a program in engineering and oering a wide range of opportunities for exploring applied learning 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 certi cate. Pursuit of Kent’s Pre-E certi cate acquaints students with the practice Our Applied Learning Program and profession of engineering through coursework and extra-curricular activities such as FIRST and VEX robotics competitions, summer allows our students to study programs, guest lectures, and eld trips. Graduates who have completed Kent’s engineering certi cate have gone engineering and business on to enroll at some of the top engineering and technology colleges and universities in the country, such as Massachusetts Institute of as a part of our curriculum, Technology, Virginia Polytechnic University, and Schools of Engineering enhancing the traditional at University of Michigan, Brown, Cornell, and Johns Hopkins. In our Pre-Business program, students can take courses in Global liberal arts model. Finance, Economics, Capitalism, and Banking & Capital Markets. Activities available to students include clubs for investing and entrepreneurship. We also oer workshops in nancial literacy and have a Bloomberg Terminal in our library. Upon completion of the Bloomberg course our students will become Bloomberg certi ed-- an impressive credential that they can highlight if applying for future jobs in nance.

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 3D PRINTING CNC MACHINING DESIGN & BUILD

PRE BUSINESS GLOBAL FINANCE ECONOMICS AP ECONOMICS ECONOMICS BANKING 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 community 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 oer over fty clubs including: Model U.N., Robotics Club, Diversity and Culture Club, Chess Club, Girls in Engineering Club, and the Sandy Hook Promise We aim to make each of Club. At Kent, there is something for everyone.

Service is important to us and each of our students participates in our students feel nurtured our jobs program. Whether you are a Tour Guide for our Admissions oce, a student assistant in our Technology Center, a Peer Tutor and valued, giving them the 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 con dence to become involved community. and try new things. DANCES HIKING

TRADITIONS

ICE SKATING

TALENT COMMUNITY SHOWS SERVICE PEER CLUB SPORTS COUNSELING

SPRING FEST

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VOLUNTEERING CLUBS

At Kent, you may try something new or improve in something that is already your passion. Our athletic and activity options are plentiful and athletics 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.

Our 1,200-acre campus oers impressive facilities which include miles of Outstanding facilities, cross-country, riding and mountain bike trails, a dance studio, two turf elds, indoor and outdoor courts, squash courts, a hockey rink, exceptional coaching, and two courts, the Partridge Center and Sill Boathouse with direct access to the Housatonic River, riding stables with indoor and eager participants are the outdoor rings, a six-lane pool, a yoga studio, and a state-of- building blocks of athletic the-art tness center. Our graduates - shaped by our competitive program and outstanding success at Kent. coaching - have gone on to pursue their talents at all collegiate levels, in the Olympics, and professionally. Irscnte holastic Sports

-llFa - Cross-Country Field Hockey Football Riding Soccer

-Winter- Basketball Riding Squash Swimming &

-Spring- Crew Riding Tennis Intramurals Activities

Araininerobic T g Bell Ringing Aquatic Fitness Community Service Basketball Dance Crew Drama Fitness Journalism Mountain Biking Music Senior Sports Robotics Skiing Sports Medicine Soccer Training Squash Stage Crew Tennis Studio Art Ultimate Yearbook Frisbee Yoga Simplicity of Life Directness of Purpose Self-Reliance Simplicity of Life Directness of Purpose Self-Reliance e arts are a signi cant 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. arts

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 nd something that ignites your creative spirit. Our students have ready access Kent’s exible schedule allows our students the time to explore the arts throughout the course of their day. Private music lessons take to a vibrant and thriving arts place during students’ free periods, theater and dance take place in the afternoons, and music rehearsals take place in the early evenings. A Kent program in which they can student can be an athlete and an artist without having to choose. develop their existing talents 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 or discover new ones. arrived.

Multiple Instrumental 18 art and music courses Ensembles 26 concerts 2 fall plays Orchestra Winter One Acts Jazz Band Spring musical Concert Band 3 dance recitals Dixieland Band AP Studio Art 2-D & 3-D Flute Ensemble Architecture, Ceramics, Strings Ensemble Painting, Drawing, Digital Imaging, Photography & 4 Vocal Groups Sculpture electives AP Art Show Concert Choir 12 Art Galleries in the Town Chamber Choir of Kent Kentones and Kentettes (a cappella groups) 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 “The heart of the New England leaf-peeping experience lies in the independence. 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 mun. e 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 eld trips.

Kent’s college counseling process is a natural extension of Kent’s educational philosophy- one which embraces the promise of each student. With ve college counselors and a favorable student-counselor beyond kent 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 e Kent experience, one rich writing workshops and parent workshops oered each year. College representatives visit campus throughout the year to conduct information in opportunity and challenge, sessions and interviews.

roughout their Kent career, our students are encouraged to understand is an exceptional foundation for that successful college preparation depends on engaging fully in all that Kent has to oer, both in and out of the classroom. success in college and in life. Over 80% of our students More than 100 are admitted to highly College Representatives competitive schools. visit Kent each fall. Recent graduates are attending Over 80% of our students every Ivy League school, Duke, are admitted to highly Stanford, and MIT, among many competitive schools. other exceptional colleges and universities. 1 Macedonia Road P.O. Box 2006 Kent, 06757 860-927-6111 www.kent-school.edu