Kent School

Kent School is an independent (private) co-ed prep school in Kent, Connecticut, established in 1906 by The Reverend Frederick Herbert Sill, a member of the monastic Order of the Holy Cross. It has 550 students, of whom about 93% are boarders. Kent's mascot is the Lion, and its motto is Temperantia, Fiducia, Constantia, a not-quite-accurate Latin translation of "Simplicity of Life, Directness of Purpose, Self-Reliance." It is located in a picturesque setting between the Appalachian Trail and the Housatonic River with mountains rising behind its playing fields.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Kent School include:

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• Christopher Bancroft Burnham, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Managment;
• Ted Danson, actor, notably in Cheers;
• John Rawls, philosopher and professor;
• Peter Carlisle, Prosecuting Attorney of Honolulu;
• Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy animated series;
• Cyrus Vance, former United States Secretary of State;
• Sidney D. Kirkpatrick, author.
• His Royal Highness Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland, second in line to the Swedish Throne.