Middle School Moments Matter

Driving home recently from The 1911 Group annual Heads Conference in Princeton, New Jersey, I passed a billboard on the highway that read Middle School Moments Matter. It was an ad for a school I do not remember, but I have been reflecting on these words for the past...

Is it worth it?

by Tricia Cammerzell, Assistant Head of School for Advancement Is it worth it? Parents with children in independent schools likely ask themselves this question each year around re-enrollment time. Is the money they are spending on tuition worth the lifestyle choices...

Courage

By Nancy Mugele, Head of School Last year three things happened coincidentally in the year of Kent School KINDNESS which guided me to the word of this year – COURAGE. My daughter made a sign for my office in her beautiful calligraphy that said – Have Courage and...

Headlines and Backstories

By Tricia Cammerzell, Assistant Head of School for Advancement Culminating events get the headlines but the real work lies in the backstories. Every academic year at Kent School ends with students demonstrating their mastery of a subject area or participating in a...
Beyond Steam

Beyond Steam

It’s April and we are busily preparing for our Spring Showcase at Kent School. Until recently, we called this event the Spring Arts Showcase, with our students fine and performing arts accomplishments on display. The newly named Spring Showcase puts the spotlight on a...

STARFEST: Research, Create, Learn, Stargaze

There are so many reasons to love our rural, riverside campus and recently we added another one to the list. On a cool evening in February, the new moon and resulting dark night sky provided the perfect backdrop for our inaugural STARFEST. STARFEST was born from the...