Private School in Denver, CO

Kent Denver School, Denver:
Located in Englewood, just south of central Denver in Arapahoe County, northern Colorado, Kent Denver School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6-12. Englewood is part of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area. We offer a college preparatory curriculum with advanced placement and college prep courses. Kent Denver students grow through arts, athletics, clubs and community service. Teachers, participating with students in the life of the school, accept responsibility as role models. Students join faculty in the school’s governance and recognize self-discipline and compassion in their work and their activities.

We are accredited by the National Association of Independent Schools and the Association of Colorado Independent Schools (ACIS).

Why Kent Denver?
Kent Denver offers the unwavering value of a fine education and an engaging school program and community for our children—a well-rounded experience that successfully starts each student on the path to a lifetime of intellectual growth, achievement, and moral strength. We are ambitious and truly believe that our students are capable of great achievements.

Vision Statement
Excellence in scholarship and character is the goal of a Kent Denver education. We seek to build a caring, diverse community of responsible citizens. To that end, the school provides a challenging college preparatory curriculum and sets high ethical standards.

Statement of Policy
Kent Denver School is dedicated to maintaining a caring and responsible community characterized by diversity, inclusivity, and high ethical standards.

Rationale
A compassionate and diverse student body, faculty, and staff provide a rich learning environment and are required in a community for all members to thrive. Active and open collaboration creates a supportive atmosphere inside and outside the classroom, which enhances learning and promotes the Kent Denver vision statement.

Staff
Faculty and staff are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of our students’ conventional knowledge. A Kent Denver education will enable students to develop a better sense of their school community, the world around them, and the realities of these environments. By providing information and support to students, it is our hope that stereotypes, assumptions and fear will be replaced with an acceptance for differences and a need for inclusivity.

Community Service
Kent Denver School believes that service to others is crucial to the pursuit of "excellence in scholarship and character." Our strong commitment to community service is reflected in the fact Kent Denver students provide more than 15,000 volunteer hours to the community each year.

- College Preparatory Curriculum with English, fine arts, computer studies, math, social studies, science, foreign languages
- Middle School Program
- High School Program
- Advanced Placement Courses
- College Preparation Courses PSAT, SAT and ACT