Premier Private School in Chestertown, MD


An Unparalleled Environment for Learning

Kent School serves children from Preschool through Grade 8. Our unrivaled setting along the bank of the Chester River allows us to educate children in a safe, nurturing environment where childhood is preserved and students are prepared for success in secondary schools and beyond.


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  • Authors of This is So Awkward to Visit

    Kent School’s 2024 Kudner Leyon Visiting Writers are Cara Natterson, MD and Vanessa Kroll Bennett. Natterson and Bennett are the authors of This is so Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained. The bestselling book is described as “Eye-opening and reassuring, This Is So Awkward will help adults understand the turbulent pubescent decade and become confident guides for today’s kids.” The author/experts will visit Kent School on Tuesday, October 15. There will be a student workshop during the academic day. Later that afternoon Natterson and Bennett will lead a parent meeting at Kent Cultural Alliance in Chestertown. The parent meeting begins at 4:00 p.m. and is open to the public. There is no fee to attend.
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  • Taylor Goodall delivers keynote remarks to launch $1 million Middle School project

    Taylor Goodall, Kent School Class of 1995 and President of Dixon Group, delivered keynote remarks recently at the unveiling of a $1 million effort to fund construction of a new Middle School Innovation Center at the independent school at the end of Wilkins Lane on the bank of the Chester River. 
     
    “From a management perspective, I know how important critical thinking skills, such as those developed in the study of math, science, technology, and engineering are to success in the workplace,” Goodall said.  “As an alumnus of Kent School, I am so pleased to see this project take off.  It will pay dividends to Kent School graduates for years to come.”  Learn more about the Innovation Center plans and how to donate HERE.
     
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  • 2024 Secondary is School Fair is October 9

    On Wednesday, October 9, Kent School will host the annual Secondary School Fair for students in Grades Six, Seven and Eight and their parents or guardians. Kent School’s Secondary School Fair is open to all families in the area and there is no fee to attend. The event will be held in the M. V. “Mike” Williams Gymnasium (or outside on our riverside field weather permitting) from 
    4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. To date, twenty-four schools are registered to attend including several independent, parochial, and area public schools, both day and boarding schools.
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