Kents Hill School is 6:1, with an average class size of 11. 85% of the faculty live on campus. Kents Hill offers a college-preparatory curriculum on a semester schedule. Curricular offerings include 14 Advanced Placement courses and honors-level courses available in most academic disciplines. Kents Hill offers independent study options for direct-guided coursework outside of its course prospectus offerings. Kents Hill also provides a three-level ESL curriculum for non-native English speakers. The school currently offers exchange programs with four international schools: Kent College Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, England; Montaigne School, France; Colegio Estudio, Spain; and Bishops Diocesan College, Cape Town, South Africa. Recognition Kents Hill School was voted "Best Private School in Maine" in 2013 and 2014 by Down East, The Magazine of Maine. In 2003, the school received the Siemens Foundation Award for Advanced Placement programs in math and science. In 2007, social studies teacher, David Pearson, was awarded a Harvard Singer Prize for Excellence in Secondary School Teaching. Athletics The athletics program offers varsity, junior varsity, and non-competitive athletics in the fall, winter, and spring. All students participate in a sport each trimester. Interscholastic sports Fall Boys' cross country Girls' cross country Equestrian Field hockey Golf Mountain bike racing Boys' soccer Girls' soccer Winter Boys' basketball Girls' basketball Boys' ice hockey Girls' ice hockey Skiing - alpine & freestyle Snowboarding Spring Baseball Equestrian Boys' lacrosse Girls' lacrosse Softball Boys' tennis Girls' tennis Non-competitive sporting activities Dance (Spring) Drama (Fall, Winter, Spring) Fitness (Winter) Outing Club (Fall, Spring) Recreational skiing (Winter) Recreational snowboarding (Winter) Campus facilities Academic facilities Akin Learning Center (1979, re-housed in 2012), formerly the Waters Learning Center, is home to the Learning Skills Program. Bearce Hall (1873) is Kents Hill's iconic bell-tower structure. It is home to school Administration (Head of School, Assistant Head of School, Director of Studies, and Dean of Students), Admissions, and Communications, as well as the Social Studies Department, several classrooms, and Deering Chapel. Dunn Science Center (1966) houses Science, Environmental Studies, Mathematics, and Modern Languages Departments. Ricker Hall (1893) houses the English and Performing Arts Departments. Historic Ricker Theater is located on the third floor and the KHS Bookstore and Student Center are on the first floor. Sampson Hall (1860) houses the James R. Cochrane Library, Bass Visual Arts Center and KHS Art Department, and the Technology Department (IT), in addition to student residences and faculty housing. Williams Woodworking Studio Athletic facilities