Students:
Over 600 girls from 70 communities in New Jersey.
Nursery and Pre-Kindergarten classrooms are coeducational.
Teachers:
More than 170 faculty and staff members, 71 percent
of whom hold master’s or doctoral degrees. The
student-faculty ratio is 7:1, providing great opportunities
for one-on-one interaction.
Location:
Summit, NJ, roughly 20 miles west of New York City
and easily accessible by train.
Campus:
Primary, Middle and Upper Schools each include a library, science
labs, art studios and a computer lab. The Arts Center
features a large theater, an art gallery, a dance
studio and practice rooms. Athletic facilities include
a field house (gymnasium and weight room), two multi-purpose outdoor turf fields and five tennis courts.
Sports: Upper
School teams in basketball, cross country, field hockey,
squash, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming,
tennis, track (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball;
Middle School teams in basketball, field hockey, lacrosse,
soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field
and volleyball.
Arts:
Students in all grades can take advantage
of visual arts, dance, drama and music instruction,
as well as opportunities to join performing arts groups.
Service:
Kent Place has a strong tradition of commitment to
service at all grade levels, with recent projects
for the American Red Cross, the YMCA, area food banks,
soup kitchens and hospitals.
Technology:
The Primary and Middle School have labs fully equipped with Apple
computers, Internet access and multimedia equipment. Our laptop program equips
every incoming ninth-grader with a portable computer that can utilize our wireless network.
Role Models:
Visitors through the Kent Place Speakers Series have
included playwrights Wendy Wasserstein and Anna Deavere
Smith, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, women’s health
advocate Dr. Susan Love, psychologist Mary Pipher, financial
planner Suze Orman, renowned architect Maya Lin, co-host of Good Morning America Robin Roberts, marine biologist Sylvia Earle, paleoanthropologist Louise Leakey, actress Sonia Manzano and founder of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Nancy Brinker.
Advanced
Placement Options: Courses include
Art History, Biology, Calculus AB and BC, Chemistry,
Computer Science A, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition,
Environmental Science, European History, French Language,
French Literature, Latin Literature (every other year), Latin Virgil (every other year) Macroeconomics,
Music Theory, Physics B, Portfolio, Spanish Language, Spanish
Literature, Statistics and United States
History.
National
Merit: Over the past six years, Kent Place
has had an impressive 72 students recognized as National
Merit Finalists, Semi-Finalists, Commended Students or
National Achievement honorees.
After
School Programs: Kent Place Kids, an
extended-care program offering supervised time for
play, special activities and homework for students
in Kindergarten through grade 5; The 3:30 Club, a program
for Middle Schoolers that allows time for working
in the computer lab or library, completing homework
in a quiet study area or doing a recreational activity,
such as a game or arts and crafts project.
