Facts : 2015-2016

Facts : 2015-2016

FIVE YEAR COLLEGE ENROLLMENTS 2011 – 2015 (Number from the class of 2015 is in parentheses) KENT DENVER SCHOOL Excellence in scholarship and character FACTS : 2015-2016 American University 2 (1) Indiana University 2 (2) University of California at Los Angeles 1 Amherst College 1 Indiana University at Bloomington 1 University of California at San Diego 1 Arizona State University 5 Ithaca College 2 University of California at Santa Barbara 2 Integrity | Respect | Personal Growth | Community | Wisdom Auburn University 1 Johns Hopkins University 1 University of Chicago 3 (2) Babson University 1 (1) Kenyon College 3 (1) University of Cincinnati 1 OUR COMMUNITY Bard College 2 Lake Forest College 2 University of Colorado at Boulder 48 (3) Head of School: Dr. Randal R. Harrington Barnard College 3 (1) Lehigh University 6 (1) University of Colorado at Denver 1 (1) Excellence in scholarship Faculty - 86 full and part-time teachers, 62 with advanced degrees Bates College 5 (2) Lewis & Clark College 1 University of Denver 7 (5) and character is the goal Students - 695 students: 221 in middle school, 474 in upper school Baylor University 1 Louisiana State University 1 University of Florida 1 of a Kent Denver education. Belmont University 1 Loyola Marymount University 3 University of Georgia 3 • Average class size of 15 We seek to build a caring, Boston College 4 Miami University, Oxford 11 (1) University of Glasgow, Scotland 1 • Student/teacher ratio of 7:1 diverse community of Boston University 3 Middlebury College 4 University of Iowa 1 (1) • 25% of students are of color responsible citizens. Bowdoin College 5 Monmouth University 1 University of Maryland 1 (1) • 138 new students enrolled from 61 different schools for the 2014-2015 school year Brandeis University 2 (1) Morehouse College 1 University of Miami 1 • Extraordinary student retention (over 97%) To that end, the school Brown University 6 (3) New York University 7 (3) University of Michigan 6 (3) provides a challenging Bryant University 2 (1) Northeastern University 2 University of Mississippi 1 OUR FACILITY college preparatory Bucknell University 5 (1) Northwestern University 9 (1) University of Northern Colorado 2 curriculum and sets high Butler University 1 Norwich University 1 University of Notre Dame 2 (2) • Over 200,000 sq. ft. of facilities on a scenic 220-acre campus ethical standards. California Institute of Technology 1 Oberlin College 1 University of Oklahoma 3 (2) • 8 buildings and 63 classrooms (including a dedicated science building, California Polytechnic State University, Occidental College 3 University of Oxford 1 dedicated arts building, and 3 theaters), 10 collaboration studios San Luis Obispo 1 Ohio Wesleyan University 1 University of Pennsylvania 7 (2) • 2 turf fields,5 grass fields,7 tennis courts, 2 baseball diamonds, 3 gymnasiums, track and field Carthage College 1 Oxford College of Emory University 1 University of Puget Sound 8 (1) • LEED Platinum Certified Dining Hall, first in the country Chapman University 3 (2) Parsons The New School for Design 1 University of Redlands 1 Claremont McKenna College 3 Pitzer College 3 (1) University of Richmond 1 OUR CURRICULUM – Colby College 1 Princeton University 5 University of Rochester 2 (1) Colgate University 2 Purdue University 1 (1) University of San Diego 7 (1) MIDDLE SCHOOL UPPER SCHOOL College of Charleston 1 Queen’s University 1 University of San Francisco 1 Kent Denver’s middle school program is designed to address the unique academic, artistic, An engaging academic program is at the College of the Holy Cross 2 Quest University Canada 1 University of Southern California 18 (4) physical, creative, and moral development of sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students. heart of the high school. Kent Denver College of William & Mary 1 (1) Reed College 1 University of Tampa 1 (1) Among our major goals are to foster strong character and to build questioning minds, critical strives to strike a balance between teaching College of Wooster 3 Regis University 1 University of Texas, Austin 6 (3) thinking skills, fluency with mathematical concepts, and proficiency with oral and written fundamental literacies and encouraging Colorado College 10 (2) Rice University 2 (1) University of the Pacific 1 (1) expression. Through a carefully designed structure at each grade level, we provide a natural students to follow their individual interests; Colorado Mesa University 1 Richmond University 1 (1) University of Tulsa 1 (1) and developmentally appropriate transition from elementary school to middle school, and between teaching concepts and teaching Colorado School of Mines 3 (1) Rollins College 1 University of Utah 1 then from middle school to upper school. The middle school advisory system is designed to content; between instilling habits of rigor Colorado State University 6 (3) Saint John's University 1 University of Vermont 1 support, encourage, and guide students through the middle school years. and discipline, and inspiring whimsy and Columbia University 2 Saint Louis University 1 University of Virginia 6 creativity. Cornell University 5 (3) Saint Mary’s College of California 1 (1) University of Washington 2 The middle school curriculum is broad and balanced with multiple opportunities for exploration and growth coupled with the building of fundamental academic skills. From Computer Studies – AP Computer Dartmouth College 9 (1) Salisbury University 1 University of Wisconsin, Madison 2 learning the rules of grammar to rafting on the Colorado River, from factoring polynomials to Science A, Technology, Ethics and Society, Denison University 5 (1) Santa Clara University 6 (2) Vanderbilt University 4 (1) performing on stage, our students are immersed in an environment where learning becomes Advanced Topics: Computer Science Dickinson College 2 (1) Savannah College of Art & Design 1 Vassar College 2 a transformative experience that is fun, dynamic, and personal. Teachers encourage students Duke University 7 (1) Scripps College 3 (1) Villanova University 1 to think deeply, communicate ideas, and challenge each other in a supportive community. English – English 9, English 10, AP English Earlham College 1 Seattle University 1 Wake Forest University 10 (4) By the time students complete middle school, they have made significant strides in knowing Literature, Culture Clash, Experiments in Elon University 4 Sewanee: The University of the South 1 Washington and Lee University 1 themselves and having the strength to follow their beliefs. Kent Denver’s middle school Writing, Rhyme and its Reasons, Shakespeare, Emory University 5 (1) Smith College 3 Washington University 2 (2) creates experiences that encourage students to discover joy in learning and to make positive After the Fall, The Spoke Word, Stories of Fort Lewis College 1 Southern Methodist University 13 (3) Washington University in St. Louis 8 decisions about their lives—decisions that are grounded in careful thought, individual School, Writing Fiction Workshop: The Short Franklin College Switzerland 2 Stanford University 16 (6) Wellesley College 1 responsibility, and the commitment to a value system that respects both self and others. Story, Banned Books, Based on Actual Events, George Mason University 1 Syracuse University 4 (1) Wesleyan University 8 (1) Our program includes the following required classes: Exploring Imaginary Worlds, Imagining the Georgetown University 4 (1) Temple University 1 Westminster College 1 Future: The Power of Politics, The Memoir, 6th grade: Grades 7 and 8: George Washington University 1 Texas A&M University 1 (1) Westmont College 1 Mythology, Nature vs. Nurture: Literary • Language Arts • English Adventures into the Wild, Non-Fiction Writing: Georgia Institute of Technology 1 (1) Texas Christian University 8 (3) Whitman College 3 • Social Studies • History Gonzaga University 1 (1) Trinity College 1 (1) Williams College 1 Storytelling and Analysis for the World Today, • Mathematics • Mathematics The Writing Life Goucher College 2 Trinity University 8 (1) Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 • Science • Science Grinnell College 2 Tufts University 2 (1) Yale University 4 (1) • Writing • World Language (Spanish, French, Guilford College 1 Tulane University 7 (2) • Latin or Mandarin) Hamilton College 3 United States Air Force Academy 1 • Arts rotation (music, drama, visual arts) • Arts Rotation (music, drama, visual arts) Hamline University 1 University of Alabama 1 • Electives • Electives CONT. ON NEXT PAGE Hartwick College 1 University of Arizona 4 • Physical Education • Inter-scholastic or Intra-scholastic Sports Harvard University 6 (2) University of British Columbia 1 Haverford College 1 University of California at Berkeley 5 (1) KENT DENVER SCHOOL 4000 East Quincy Avenue | Englewood, CO 80113 | (303)770-7660 | www.kentdenver.org UPPER SCHOOL CONT. ENRICHMENT STUDENT SCORES HONORS AND AWARDS History and Social Science – Global History Community Service - Community Service plays a meaningful role in a Kent • 201 students took 448 AP exams in 17 areas in 2015. 88% of AP test scores • Home to six Presidential Scholars, and the Modern World, Revolution and Denver School education. were 3 or higher. three Ron Brown Scholars, one Rhodes Conflict in the Modern World, AP Art Scholar, one Truman Scholar, one Student • Each of our students performs an average of 100 hours of Community • In 2015, average SAT scores: 628—Critical Reading, 662—Math, History, AP U.S. History, U.S. History, AP Pulitzer Prize Winner. Service by the time he or she graduates. 644—Writing.

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