KENT DENVER SCHOOL
Excellence in scholarship and character
Integrity | Respect
FACTS : 2014-2015
| Personal Growth | Community | Wisdom
OUR COMMUNITY
Head of School: Dr. Randal R. Harrington
Faculty - 86 full and part-time teachers, 61 with advanced degrees
Students - 690 students: 221 in middle school, 469 in upper school
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Excellence in scholarship
and character is the goal
of a Kent Denver education.
We seek to build a caring,
diverse community of
responsible citizens.
Average class size of 15
Student/teacher ratio of 7:1
23% of students are of color
129 new students enrolled from 61 different schools for the 2014-2015 school year
Extraordinary student retention (over 96%)
Our Facility
• Over 200,000 sq. ft. of facilities on a scenic 220-acre campus
• 8 buildings and 63 classrooms (including a dedicated science building,
dedicated arts building, and 3 theaters), 10 collaboration studios
• 2 turf fields, 5 grass fields, 7 tennis courts, 2 baseball diamonds, 3 gymnasiums, track and field
• LEED Platinum Certified Dining Hall, first in the country
Our Curriculum –
Middle School
Upper School
Kent Denver’s middle school program is designed to address the unique academic, artistic,
physical, creative, and moral development of sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students.
Among our major goals are to foster strong character and to build questioning minds, critical
thinking skills, fluency with mathematical concepts, and proficiency with oral and written
expression. Through a carefully designed structure at each grade level, we provide a natural
and developmentally appropriate transition from elementary school to middle school, and
then from middle school to upper school. The middle school advisory system is designed to
support, encourage, and guide students through the middle school years.
The middle school curriculum is broad and balanced with multiple opportunities for
exploration and growth coupled with the building of fundamental academic skills. From
learning the rules of grammar to rafting on the Colorado River, from factoring polynomials to
performing on stage, our students are immersed in an environment where learning becomes
a transformative experience that is fun, dynamic, and personal. Teachers encourage students
to think deeply, communicate ideas, and challenge each other in a supportive community.
By the time students complete middle school, they have made significant strides in knowing
themselves and having the strength to follow their beliefs. Kent Denver’s middle school
creates experiences that encourage students to discover joy in learning and to make positive
decisions about their lives—decisions that are grounded in careful thought, individual
responsibility, and the commitment to a value system that respects both self and others.
Our program includes the following required classes:
6th grade:
• Language Arts
• Social Studies
• Mathematics
• Science
• Writing
• Latin
• Arts rotation (music, drama, visual arts)
• Electives
• Physical Education
KENT DENVER SCHOOL
To that end, the school
provides a challenging
college preparatory
curriculum and sets high
ethical standards.
Grade 7 and 8:
• English
• History
• Mathematics
• Science
• World Language (Spanish, French,
or Mandarin)
• Arts Rotation (music, drama, visual arts)
• Electives
• Inter-scholastic or Intra-scholastic Sports
An engaging academic program is at the
heart of the high school. Kent Denver
strives to strike a balance between teaching
fundamental literacies and encouraging
students to follow their individual interests;
between teaching concepts and teaching
content; between instilling habits of rigor
and discipline, and inspiring whimsy and
creativity.
Computer Studies – AP Computer
Science A, Technology, Ethics and Society,
Advanced Topics: Computer Science
English – English 9, English 10, AP English
Literature, Culture Clash, Experiments in
Writing, Rhyme and its Reasons, Shakespeare,
After the Fall, The Spoke Word, Stories of
School, Writing Fiction Workshop: The Short
Story, Banned Books, Based on Actual Events,
Exploring Imaginary Worlds, Imagining the
Future: The Power of Politics, The Memoir,
Mythology, Nature vs. Nurture: Literary
Adventures into the Wild, Non-Fiction Writing:
Storytelling and Analysis for the World Today,
The Writing Life
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4000 East Quincy Avenue | Englewood, CO 80113 | (303)770-7660 | www.kentdenver.org
Upper School CONT.
Enrichment
History and Social Science – Global History
and the Modern World, Revolution and
Conflict in the Modern World, AP Art
History, AP U.S. History, U.S. History, AP
Economics, AP European History, Business
Economics and Ethics, Business of the
Entertainment Industry, Global Politics in the
21st Century, The History of Western Music,
The Making of Modern Asia, The Politics of
Difference: Race, Class, Gender, and Society,
Technology, Ethics, and Society, World
Cultures and World Music
Community Service - Community Service plays a meaningful role in a Kent
Denver School education.
Mathematics – Algebra I, Geometry,
Geometry Honors, Algebra II, Algebra II
Honors, Pre-Calculus, Pre-Calculus Honors,
Calculus, AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics,
Probability and Statistics, College Algebra,
AP Calculus BC, Advanced Calculus
Honors, Honors Multivariable Calculus and
Advanced Mathematics Topics
Science – Biology, Newtonian Physics,
Physics, Physics Honors, AP Physics C:
Mechanics, Chemistry, Chemistry Honors,
AP Chemistry, Genomic Biotechnology
Honors, Marine Science and Aquatic
Ecology, Molecular/Cellular Biology, AP
Psychology
• Each of our students performs an average of 100 hours of Community Service by the time he or she graduates. • Students collectively complete 15,000 hours of community service
every year, serving more than 40 local nonprofits.
• Kent Denver hosts Breakthrough Kent Denver, a nationally recognized academic program that serves 320 Denver middle school students from low income families and prepares high school and college students for careers in urban education.
Athletics - All students participate in athletics or Health & Wellness each year.
The program offers 21 varsity sports and 69 teams (750 competitions per year).
• Boys’ sports: Basketball, baseball, football, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track and field, cross-country. Upper School only: hockey, golf.
• Girls’ sports: Basketball, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, volleyball, track and field, cross-country, field hockey. Upper School only: swimming and diving, golf.
Academic teams - Model UN, Speech and Debate, Mock Trial, Robotics, Math Team
36 Upper School and 12 Middle School Clubs, and 22 Middle School Electives
Trips and Exchanges
• Middle schoolers travel as a class at the beginning and the end of each year to cultural and environmental points of interest around the state
and Utah
• Freshmen and seniors travel with their classes at the beginning of the year to establish community and annual goals.
Visual and Performing Arts – AP Music
Theory, Business of the Entertainment
Industry, Concert Choir, Guitar I-IV, Jazz
Combo, Jazz Ensemble, Latin Ensemble,
R&B Ensemble, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Acting
I-II, Guerrilla Repertory Theatre, Technical
Theater Workshop, Ceramics I-IV, Digital Art
– Photoshop I-IV, Digital Art – Graphic Design
I-IV, Drawing I-IV, Filmmaking I-IV, Metals I-IV,
Painting I-IV, Photography I-IV, Sculpture I-IV
• Additional MS and US trips to national and international locations
to explore culture, language, community service, science, the environment, music, and history
• Global Exchange programs to Turkey and Mongolia.
• Middle School Interim and Senior-year Career Intern Experience (CIE).
World Languages – French I-IV, French III
Honors, AP French Language, Advanced
French Conversation and Culture, Mandarin
I-IV, Mandarin III Honors, Spanish I-V,
Spanish III Honors, AP Spanish Language and
Culture, AP Spanish Literature and Culture,
Advanced Spanish Topics
• Middle School Play: Afternoon of the Elves, by Y York
• Middle School Musical: Once on This Island, book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty
• Upper School Play: When We Are Married, by J.B. Priestley
• Upper School Musical: Carnival! Book by Michael Stewart, music and lyrics
by Bob Merrill
• Upper School Original One Act Plays
Graduation Requirements – English: 4 years,
World Language: 3 years, History and Social
Science: 3 years, Math: 4 years, Science: 3
years, Visual and Performing Arts: 2 years,
Electives: 2 electives
Student-run Bank - Local branch of Steele Street Bank, managing almost $1.5
million with membership of over 50% of the school
2014-2015 Plays and Musicals
Student scores
Honors and Awards
• 176 students took 359 AP exams in 16 areas in 2013. 82% of AP test scores
were 3 or higher.
• Home to six Presidential Scholars, two Ron Brown Scholars, one Rhodes Scholar, one Truman Scholar, one Student
Pulitzer Prize Winner.
• In 2014, average SAT scores: 613—Critical Reading, 637—Math,
629—Writing. Average ACT score: 27.6.
• Two National Merit Scholars and 9
Finalists in the class of 2014
Financial Information
Annual operating budget - $20.3 million
Market value of endowment - $51 million endowment (includes reserves)
$1,470,052 donated to annual fund, with 100% of trustees, 95% of parents,
97% of faculty/staff, and 14% of alumni participating.
Endowment earnings and annual fund gifts provide an average of $4,500 per
pupil for the school’s operating budget, or a total of more than $3 million.
Sources of income Tuition 81%
Endowment Transfer 9%
Annual Fund and Gifts 6%
Other 4%
Tuition and Financial Aid
2014-2015 school year tuition - $24,170
More than 22% of the student body receives $2.2 million in need-based financial aid.
Average financial aid award more than $14,000.
• Athletics in 2013/14 - 3 coaches named
Coach of the Year, and 14 of 18 athletic teams
qualified for state play-offs
• Speech and Debate team qualified 18
students for the state tournament in 2014
(and won two state championships and had
2 state runner ups) and 8 students for the
2014 National Tournament. The team as a
whole finished 21st out of 900 schools at
the National championships
• The Sun Devils' Advocate newspaper
and school yearbook received a total of
seven first place awards from the Colorado
High School Press Association. Writers
from the newspaper team also won awards
in eight of the 12 categories entered in
the Colorado Press Women high school
newspaper contest.
• Twelve students from Kent Denver
received honors at the Colorado
Scholastic Art Awards in 2014 including
three Gold Key Portfolios, five individual
Gold Keys, three Silver Keys and five
Honorable Mentions
History
Kent Denver School was created in 1974 through the merger of Kent School
for Girls (founded in 1922) and Denver Country Day School for boys (founded
in 1953). The school keeps in touch with approximately 4,500 alumni.
KENT DENVER SCHOOL
4000 East Quincy Avenue | Englewood, CO 80113 | (303)770-7660 | www.kentdenver.org
Five Year College Enrollments 2010 – 2014
(Number from the class of 2014 is in parentheses)
Agnes Scott College
1
American University 1
Amherst College
1
Arizona State University
6 (2)
Auburn University
1 (1)
Bard College
2 (1)
Barnard College
2
Bates College
4 (2)
Baylor University
1
Belmont University
1 (1)
Boston College
4 (1)
Boston University
3
Bowdoin College
6
Brandeis University
1 (1)
Brigham Young University 1
Brown University
4 (1)
Bryant University
1
Bucknell University
6 (1)
Butler University
1
California Institute of Technology 1
California Lutheran University
1
California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo
1
Carthage College
1
Chapman University
1
Claremont McKenna College
4 (2)
Colby College
2
Colgate University
4
College of Charleston
1
College of the Holy Cross 2
College of Wooster
3 (1)
Colorado College
10 (1)
Colorado Mesa University 1 (1)
Colorado School of Mines 2
Colorado State University 3 (1)
Columbia University 2
Cornell University
4 (1)
Dartmouth College
9 (1)
Davidson College
1
Denison University
5 (1)
Dickinson College
1
Duke University
6 (1)
Earlham College
1
Elon University
4 (3)
Emory University
4
Fort Lewis College
2
Franklin College Switzerland
4 (1)
George Mason University 1 (1)
Georgetown University 4 (1)
George Washington University
3
Goucher College
2 (1)
Grinnell College
2
Guilford College
1
Hamilton College 3 (1)
Hamline University
1
Hartwick College
1
Harvard University 5 (1)
Haverford College 1
Indiana University at Bloomington Iowa State University
Ithaca College
Johns Hopkins University Kenyon College
Lafayette College
Lake Forest College
Lehigh University
Lewis & Clark College
Louisiana State University Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University New Orleans
Miami University, Oxford
Monmouth University
Middlebury College
Montana State University, Bozeman
Morehouse College
New York University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Norwich University
Oberlin College
Occidental College
Ohio Wesleyan University Oxford College of Emory University
Parsons The New School for Design
Pitzer College
Pomona College
Princeton University
Queen’s University
Quest University Canada Reed College
Regis University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rice University
Rollins College
Saint John's University
Saint Louis University
Saint Mary’s College of California Salisbury University
Santa Clara University
Savannah College of Art & Design Scripps College
Seattle University
Sewanee: The University of the South Skidmore College
Smith College
Southern Methodist University
Stanford University
Syracuse University
Temple University
Texas A&M University
Texas Christian University Trinity College
Trinity University
Tufts University
Tulane University
United States Air Force Academy 1
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University of Alabama University of Arizona
University of British Columbia
University of California at Berkeley University of California at Los Angeles University of California at San Diego University of California at Santa Barbara University of Chicago
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Denver
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Glasgow, Scotland
University of Kansas
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Mississippi
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Northern Colorado
University of Notre Dame University of Oklahoma
University of Oregon
University of Oxford University of Pennsylvania University of Puget Sound University of Redlands
University of Richmond
University of Rochester
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco University of Southern California
University of Texas, Austin University of Tulsa University of Utah
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Washington University of Wisconsin, Madison
Vanderbilt University
Vassar College
Villanova University
Wake Forest University
Washington and Lee University
Washington University in St. Louis
Wellesley College
Wesleyan University
Western Washington University
Westminster College
Westmont College
Whitman College
Whittier College
Williams College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Yale University
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