Kent Place School

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Kent Place School

"With wisdom she lights the way."
Summit, NJ, USA
Information
Head of School	Susan C. Bosland
Students	approx. 600
Faculty	approx. 150
Type	Private, Single-Sex
Established	1894
Homepage	www.kentplace.org

The Kent Place School is a private all-girls nursery through 12 independent college-preparatory day school (with a coeducational nursery and pre-kindergarten) in Summit, New Jersey.

The Primary, Middle, and Upper Schools each include science labs, art studios, and a computer lab. The Arts Center features a 260-seat theater, an art gallery, a dance studio, and practice rooms. Athletic facilities include a field house (gymnasium and weight room), three playing fields, and five tennis courts.

Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses offered at the school include AP Art History, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP European History, AP French Language, AP French Literature, AP Latin Literature, AP Latin Vergil, AP Macroeconomics, AP Music Theory, AP Physics B, AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature, AP Statistics, AP Studio Art and AP United States History.

Kent Place School is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.

1 Mission Statement
2 Athletics
3 Train
4 Construction
5 Notable alumni
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Mission Statement

Kent Place is an independent, nonsectarian college-prepatory day school which, for over 100 years, has provided a superior education for young women who demonstrate strong scholastic and creative ability. Its mission is to offer students of diverse backgrounds, in nursery school through grade twelve, an academically rigorous curriculum in a caring atmosphere; to encourage them to contribute to and find success in this challenging program; to inspire young women to leadership; and to strengthen moral awareness. Committed to a liberal arts education that combines tradition and innovation, Kent Place provides the stimulus for each student to achieve her full academic, physical, and creative potential; to love learning; to gain confidence; to live responsibly; and to develop respect for herself and others in the global community.^[1]

[edit] Athletics

The Upper School offers teams in basketball, cross country, field hockey, squash, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball. It also has a fencing club, which hasn't reached team status; Middle School teams are available in basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. There are also new turf fields. Physical Education classes are also offered in Middle and Upper School in place of a sport. Physical Education is required in the Primary School.

Kent Place School competes in the Colonial Hills Conference which is comprised of eighteen public and parochial high schools covering Essex County, Morris County and Somerset County in west central New Jersey, under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

The soccer team won the 1999 North II, Group I sectional championship, defeating Pingry School, 1-0.^[2]

[edit] Train

Many students take the train to Summit, and a Kent Place van will pick them up and take them to school. The Summit train station is about 5 minutes from the school. This transportation is available only to students grades 6-12. The primary schoolers will simply have to take the bus.

[edit] Construction

Kent Place is undertaking a huge responsibility by expanding on their learning space. Kent Place is planning on adding on a new wing to their middle and upper school buildings. This new wing will have all new classrooms, lockers, science and math labs, and lounges for students. After the new wing is complete, Kent Place plans on renovating its main building. This project is a multi-million dollar project that Kent Place has funded through generous donations from parents, alumni and other generous people in the community. Kent Place recently had its ground breaking ceremony on April 9th, 2007, which all of the students attended. Many other members of the community attended. Head of School Sue Bosland welcomed the crowd and introduced Honorary Chair of the Campaign, Emily Meschter ’60 who briefly spoke, as did President of the Board of Trustees, Neale Trangucci. Chair of the Campaign Michael Bird as well as the Mayor of Summit, New Jersey, Jordan Glatt, past Head of School Dori Dillon and numerous alumnae and parents were also in attendance. The Upper School flute ensemble and Chamber Singers entertained the crowd.

The master plan includes a new 45,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility which will house a new library, technologically equipped classrooms, computer labs, a long-distance learning hall, science and math labs, music facilities and more. The New Academic Center is designed with the intention of becoming a LEED certified building. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green Building Rating System is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. An integrated sustainable educational program and the utilization of the building as a learning tool will be explored.The building is planned to be completed for the fall of 2008.

In addition to the bricks and mortar piece of the Campaign for Kent Place, there is an endowment portion for financial aid and faculty/staff compensation, as well as for sustaining additional facilities.^[3]

“This is an historical day at Kent Place. We are about to embark on a spectacular building project - a state-of-the-art facility - that will look one hundred years old! We are all working together to continue the legacy that was started in 1894; to sustain a top educational community for girls and young women,” remarked Head of School Sue Bosland at the ceremony.