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A Curriculum for Boys
The concept, called a "hero’s journey" by writer Joseph Campbell, and the speeches and correspondence of former South Kent Headmaster George Bartlett inspired South Kent to approach boys’ education in a new way. Launched in the fall of 1999, the Form Program is an innovative and balanced program for boys that defines their quest and provides tools not only to prepare for college, but to prepare for life as men of quality. South Kent's founding principles are Simplicity of Life, Self-Reliance, and Directness of Purpose. South Kent's goal with the new curriculum is to provide a school experience for today's world that gives boys the intellectual, moral, physical, and social foundation for scholastic achievement in college and productive citizenship in adulthood.
Each year, boys embark on a focused journey that intertwines curriculum with age-appropriate and challenging field experiences. Our boys grow in confidence and knowledge as they interpret, incorporate, and employ the lessons they learn.
The goals of The Form Program are:
- Challenges and encourages boys in a nurturing, unique, yet rigorous academic program using a boys-centered liberal arts curriculum.
- Teaches civic responsibility and the value of honest labor through an active residential life and community service program.
- Imparts the value of faith and the importance of spiritual growth and awareness through a regular chapel program.
- Develops physical fitness, leadership, and tolerance through competitive sports and a variety of extracurricular activities.