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A new group from Kazakhstan was welcomed on Monday, July 21, 2014 at South Kent School. This is the second group within a year from the country to come on a cultural exchange. Like the first, proposals were sent from multiple institutions and the government of Kazakhstan selected South Kent as host school for the visit.

The Call to Adventure has taken new heights! Patrick Bonis, South Kent School’s Director of the Affinity Group program, led a group of four students to Colorado and Utah this spring. In the Call to Adventure, students are challenged to leave their comfort zones and develop the confidence to handle unfamiliar situations while simultaneously fostering a sense of stewardship for the environment.

Having won the 2014 Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, South Kent School's own Taek Gi Lee '15 has seen his share of press recently. An interview with Lee is now featured in an article on WNPR's "Where We Live" by producer Lydia Brown.

“Darkness falls across the land. The midnight hour is close at hand. Creatures crawl in search of blood, to terrorize your neighborhood…” These words are very familiar to people across the world, especially at this time of year. But this Halloween, students from South Kent School brought Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” to life.

2013 has been packed with activities and improvements on the South Kent School grounds. On February 16, we broke ground for the Richard H. Lawrence, Sr. Faculty Village and much has developed since. There has been a need for new housing and now, faculty members and their families will be able to enjoy the benefits of the village.

On Friday, May 31, 2013 students enrolled in the Historic Building Technologies course worked with New England Barn Company to erect the frame of the first classroom building (a two-story 30’ x 40’ timber frame structure) at South Kent School’s Center for Innovation (CFI).

At last the South Kent chapel is completed. As the years have progressed the school has grown. The infirmary has been built and together with that the school has received sundry other improvements. Yet not until this year can we say that South Kent is nearly complete in buildings.

With over 265,000 views on his first educational video for Ted-Ed, Matthew Winkler, educational technology coordinator and English teacher at South Kent School, aims to repeat his success with the release of his newest video lesson, “Who Invented Writing.”

Faculty members of South Kent School and their families will soon be able to enjoy new housing as the school held a groundbreaking for the Richard H. Lawrence, Sr. Faculty Village on Saturday, February 16, 2013.