Physical Activities

Life at Woolman is filled with natural physical activity that you don't necessarily get in regular life, such as chopping wood, working in the orchard, garden or on wood crew during shared work. But there are many other ways to get plenty of exercise at Woolman. We have a daily sports hour with soccer games, ultimate frisbee, etc. on our soccer field or in the shade of a nearby oak. We also have some pretty wild Round Robin games of ping pong in the Dining Hall. Informally, students and staff take time to hike to the awesome Yuba River, bike or even walk (seven miles!) to town, and hike or run our backwoods trails. Although not a regular part of the program, we also have had students and staff in the past who volunteered to teach aikido, yoga and tai chi. Students are free to join others in sports, offer others a class, or find their own way of being active at Woolman.