 | The Difference a Girls’ School Makes At Kent Place, girls do not just have equal opportunity. They have every opportunity. In the classrooms, on the field and on the stage, they are the ones playing the leading roles. Research shows that boys and girls learn differently. With a deep understanding of how girls learn and succeed, Kent Place provides the resources that allow each girl to reach her full potential. In this environment, girls can be themselves. They gain the self-awareness to express themselves without hesitation, the courage to take on new challenges and the confidence that leads to success. |
“I once heard Amy Tan say: ‘Question everything and believe in all the possibilities.’ At Kent Place, we are graduating women who are leaders – young women who have multiple perspectives, ask good questions, research, explore – and have the hope and the belief in themselves that all things are possible.” Sue Bosland, Head of School |
Do students at girls’ schools have an advantage? The research says yes.
- According to a 2009 UCLA Higher Education Research Institute report, graduates of girls’ schools see themselves as strong writers and public speakers who are confident in their math and computer abilities, and engaged in politics.
- Ninety-nine percent of girls’ school alumnae feel more or equally prepared to interact with faculty compared with their peers who attended coed schools, according to a 2005 National Coalition of Girls’ Schools survey.
- Roughly 93 percent of girls' school alumnae felt that they were very or extremely satisfied with how well their girls' school prepared them for the academic aspects of college, according to the 2005 National Coalition of Girls' Schools survey.
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