Who We Are

South Kent School, established in 1923 as a college preparatory school for boys in grades 9 through 12, provides its students with the intellectual, moral, physical and social framework for scholastic achievement in college and productive citizenship in adult society. At the core of the mission are the school's founding values, simplicity of life, self-reliance and directness of purpose, and a unique integrated curriculum designed for today's adolescent boys.

South Kent School is located 45 miles west of Hartford, Connecticut, and 90 miles northeast of New York City. It attracts students who are motivated and who demonstrate a potential for success. Rigorous academics are balanced by athletics, a strong arts program, extracurricular activities, and community service. Our campus is picturesque: a mix of white clapboard houses and stone buildings amid rolling hills and open fields, dotted with trees and ponds. The peaceful setting is accentuated by the school bell, signaling the end of the class or the start of the next. As boys move to their next activity, they walk among faculty children and the occasional dog playing the lawn.

We believe that the inevitable and rapid social change characteristic of our culture today leaves adolescent boys the most at-risk group in our society. South Kent School, as a college preparatory boarding school for boys, recognizes its responsibility to address this challenge by providing boys with the intellectual, moral, physical, and social framework necessary for scholastic achievement in college and productive citizenship in adult society. The balance of academics, athletics, and community responsibilities encourages teamwork and individual growth.

South Kent School

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.

Mission Statement

South Kent School is an independent, college-preparatory school for boys. Since its founding, South Kent has maintained ties with the Episcopal Church. Three principles define the School: simplicity of life, self-reliance, and directness of purpose.

We offer, by living simply, an uncluttered environment for lively and rigorous learning.

We encourage our students to become self-reliant in order to develop competence and self-esteem.

We value directness of purpose: we want each student to welcome the challenge to focus his energies, to set goals, and to work to meet them.

South Kent School fosters these principles in a community, small in numbers, that provides a safe and supportive family structure. We embrace diversity and cherish honesty, courtesy, and compassion. In this energizing atmosphere, we provide leadership opportunities that develop a student’s sense of responsibility and service. We nurture in our students, regardless of belief or religious affiliation, a thoughtful engagement with spirituality.

Accreditation

South Kent School is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and holds memberships in the Cum Laude Society, the National Association of Independent Schools, the National Association of Episcopal Schools, the Secondary School Admission Test Board, the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools, The Association of Boarding Schools, the International Coalition of Boys Schools and the National Association for College Admission Counseling.

Non-Discrimination Statement

South Kent School adheres to a long-standing policy of admitting students of any race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national and ethnic orientation in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies and other school-administered programs.