Kent School
| Kent School | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Location | |
|
1 Macedonia Road Kent, Connecticut USA |
|
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Boarding |
| Motto |
Temperantia, Fiducia, Constantia "'Simplicity of Life, Self-Reliance, Directness of Purpose'" |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Episcopal |
| Established | 1906 |
| Headmaster | The Reverend Richardson W. Schell '69 |
| Faculty | 78 Teaching Faculty |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 570 |
| Average class size | 12 students |
| Student to teacher ratio | 7:1 |
| Campus | Township |
| Color(s) |
Blue and Gray |
| Athletics | 22 Interscholastic Sports 50 Interscholastic Teams |
| Athletics conference | Founders League |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Rival | Loomis Chaffee |
| Publication | The Kent Quarterly (Alumni Magazine) The Cauldron (Arts Magazine) |
| Newspaper | The Kent News |
| Website | www.kent-school.edu |
Kent School is a private, co-educational college preparatory school in Kent, Connecticut, United States. The Reverend Frederick Herbert Sill, Order of the Holy Cross, established the school in 1906 and it retains its affiliation with the Episcopal Church of the United States.
Students at Kent come from more than 40 foreign countries and nearly as many states. Situated between the Appalachian Trail and the Housatonic River, the 1,200-acre (490 ha) campus currently serves 570 students, about 520 of whom board. The school was one of the first New England boarding schools to educate both young men and women in 1960.Kent School Boat Club also became the first American school crew to row at British Henley Royal Regatta and compete for the Thames Challenge Cup in 1927.
Kent is a member of the Founders League of New England preparatory schools which consists of, among others, Choate Rosemary Hall, Hotchkiss School, Trinity Pawling School, The Taft School and Avon Old Farms School.
As of the 2016-2017 school year, the school has an enrollment of 570 students and a student-teacher ratio of 7:1.
Born in New York City on March 10, 1874, Father Reverend Frederick Herbert Sill attended Columbia University and the General Theological Seminary. He was a monk of the Order of the Holy Cross and in 1906 he saw the need for a school where "young men with slender means could gain an education second to none." Unlike the traditional boarding schools of the day that were reserved for the wealthy American elite, Kent School would serve young men whose parents could not afford the alternative.
...
Wikipedia