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Kents Hill School

Helping students become the best version of themselves since 1824. Kents Hill School is a small, independent boarding and day school located in central Maine.

Offering a supportive environment that equips students with knowledge and skills that last a lifetime, and make us the #1 boarding school in Maine. Our students enjoy a broad curriculum of academics, athletics, extracurriculars, and arts. They become part of a family that believes deeply in character, values, and community. To learn more, visit www.kentshill.org or call 207-685-1606.

08/19/2026

Please join us in welcoming T.J. Mackey, our new Dean of Residential Life! Check out this short video to hear from T.J. about what he’s looking forward to this upcoming school year.

Student Leaders arrive on campus in just a week—we can’t wait for you to meet him!

08/12/2026

Can where you're from determine who you become? Mr. Chabot's Honors American Lit students spent three weeks building an argument—then defended it live.

For their final exams, students explored how place shapes identity, behavior, and moral decision-making in a Maine text of their choice. They then presented and defended their arguments before a panel of Kents Hill faculty members, responding in real time to questions about their ideas, evidence, and interpretations.

Selected texts included Hazel Says No by Jessica Berger Gross, Water Dogs by Lewis Robinson, Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout, Landslide by Susan Conley, Downeast by Gigi Georges, and Woodsqueer by Gretchen Legler.

08/05/2026

Big news, bigger energy 🎉 Say hello to Bob Coppola, our new Director of Athletics, and hit play to get to know him!

08/03/2026

4 weeks until orientation, Huskies! The countdown is on—we cannot wait to see you back on campus or for the very first time! New faces, familiar friends, and a whole year of possibility ahead. Let us know in the comments what you've been up to this summer 🐾 See you soon!

07/24/2026

🌊 In Maine Waters, students spent two weeks in the field—from Belgrade's inland lakes to the Penobscot Bay coast—working alongside scientists and educators from 7 Lakes Alliance and the Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership.

Through water quality testing, species identification, and habitat mapping, students investigated everything from the lobster industry and aquaculture to the ripple effects of recreational and commercial fishing. Then they made it their own: six fully student-designed inquiry projects, brought to life through final products as unique as the questions behind them—from a carved table for the Belgrade Library to a triptych imagining what happens when a species disappears from its ecosystem.

07/22/2026

🛶 In Maine Woods, students headed deep into Maine's northern forest for an immersive study of ecology, history, and outdoor leadership—centered around a student-planned canoe trip down the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.

Along the way, they explored the enduring role of Maine's timber industry, forest management, and the human stories tied to the state's working woods—examining it all from environmental, historical, and industrial perspectives. The journey itself became the lesson: teamwork, resilience, and a deeper connection to place.

07/20/2026

🌲🌊 Introducing Maine Woods & Maine Waters—our inaugural summer experiential learning programs!

Earlier this summer, Kents Hill students traded the classroom for the field, diving into fully immersive, interdisciplinary courses exploring Maine's forests and waterways—from history and colonization to the timber industry and the effects of a changing climate. The best part? Every project was student-designed, student-driven, and credit-bearing, satisfying a full Environmental Science credit.

This isn't a one-time thing—it's the start of something new for Kents Hill School. Follow along this week as we spotlight each program, and get ready to hear more from our students when they return to campus this fall!

07/16/2026

Summer check-in with some of our amazing teachers & staff! Swipe through to see how they’ve been soaking up the sun, exploring new places, and recharging before the new school year. ☀️

07/13/2026

Throwback to when Mr. Cook's Architecture students completed a hands-on design challenge of measuring the Robotics room, creating a to-scale blueprint, and laser cutting miniature versions of everything in it to reimagine the space from the ground up. This is what learning looks like at Kents Hill School. 🤖📐✨

07/09/2026

We are proud to recognize the outstanding achievements of our Spring 2026 Academic Honors recipients. This distinction reflects exceptional dedication, discipline, and academic excellence. Congratulations to all who earned this honor—your commitment to learning continues to inspire our community! 🌟📚👏

Address

1614 Main Street
Readfield, ME
04349

Telephone

+12076851606

Website

http://www.kentshill.org/

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