STUDENT LIFE AT WOODBERRY FOREST SCHOOL • OCTOBER 2012
Welcome Back to The Forest!
Passport to Learning
September 9 marked the opening of school as Woodberry welcomed 127 new students and their families to the Forest. On opening day, the first order of business for each “new boy” was meeting his mentor, the “old boy” responsible for helping him check items off his to-do list and take the first steps toward becoming a Tiger. New boys, mentors, and parents spent the morning unpacking gear, organizing dorm rooms, finding gym lockers, picking up post office keys, and, most importantly, getting to know each other and the Forest.
While the Forest was filled with summer campers, forty-five Tigers were traveling the globe — volunteering and studying languages, culture, and literature. Read more about their adventures at www.woodberry. org/blogs.
FAST FACT
Students with a deep interest in and talent for making art can take Varsity Art in place of their afternoon athletic requirement. While the program is primarily for fifth- and sixth-form students, younger boys may qualify. Students work on personal projects and group collaborations. Trips to galleries and visits from guest artists expose them to a variety of materials, techniques, and ideas about art and its creation. WOODBERRY FOREST SCHOOL
NICARAGUA
Art is a Varsity Sport!
SCOTLAND
In the afternoon, Headmaster Dennis Campbell and Harrison Stuart, director of admissions, welcomed new parents, introducing them to boarding school life and helping them understand what to expect from their sons’ first year. Thanks to a shortened academic schedule over the first four days, new boys eased into the Woodberry routine as they learned their teachers’ styles and the school’s traditions — and began to anticipate some of the fall’s big events. Before they know it, these boys will be welcoming their parents back to campus for Parents’ Weekend.
SPAIN
TIGERS TRAVEL THE GLOBE
THE 124th SCHOOL YEAR KICKS OFF
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