South Kent School
| South Kent School | |
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| Address | |
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40 Bulls Bridge Road South Kent, Connecticut 06785 United States |
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| Type | Private, Boarding |
| Motto | Simplicity of life, self-reliance, and directness of purpose |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Episcopal |
| Established | 1923 |
| Head of School | Andrew J. Vadnais |
| Enrollment | 190 total 90% boarding |
| Average class size | 12 students |
| Student to teacher ratio | 5:1 |
| Color(s) | Cardinal and Black |
| Athletics | 8 Interscholastic Sports |
| Nickname | Cardinals |
| Website | www.southkentschool.org |
South Kent School is a private boarding school for boys in South Kent, Connecticut,United States. It is located on a 500-acre (2.0 km2) campus in West-central Litchfield County. It is sited primarily on Spooner Hill, overlooking the former Housatonic Valley rail-line, Hatch Pond, and the 'whistle-stop' South Kent station, and itself is overlooked by Bull Mountain.
It was founded in 1923 as a joint venture between Reverend Frederick Herbert Sill, headmaster of Kent School, and two of his recent graduates, Samuel Slater Bartlett and Richard M. Cuyler. Bartlett was followed as headmaster by conservationist L. Wynne Wister (1955–69), then George M. Bartlett (son of the first headmaster) through 1989. Noble Richards '49 was headmaster until 2000, then John C. Farr '58, who retired in 2003. The current head of school is Andrew J. Vadnais, a Williams College graduate. The schools motto is "simplicity of life, self-reliance, and directness of purpose".
Enrollment at the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year was 190 young men from around the world in four "forms" (or grades). Foreign students in 2015-16 are from Argentina, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Ghana, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Montenegro, Nigeria, Norway, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Sweden, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.
South Kent is a college-preparatory school; it is intended that every student continue his education at a higher-level institution.
The school has 38 faculty who offer 60 courses in 2 primary divisions, Math/Science and Humanities. The school year is divided into three terms: fall, winter, and spring. Students normally enroll in five major academic courses each term. Accelerated courses, including advanced placement, are offered in several. To graduate, a student must earn a minimum of 18 credits, which include:
ESL is a program for international students to improve and/or reinforce skills in written and oral English. The focus is on structure, comprehension and conversation.
Due in part to its rural setting, the school has established a learning track focussed on environmental management and entrepreneurship.
In common with many boys' boarding schools, every student must participate in a "fitness-oriented athletic offering" at least two seasons of the year; at the same time some boys attend the school preparing for a life as a professional athlete. Competition is at a variety of levels (intramural and interscholastic), so that students can be serious about their activities
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