Admissions

As you have been browsing through the various pictures on our web site, I hope you can imagine saying, “This place feels like home” as one of our recent students said after spending his first night in his cabin here in the Sierra foothills.

The Woolman Semester is for you if...

• You are a student who enjoys engaging dialogue about topics that are relevant to your life with your teachers and classmates
• You like to bring those conversations to meals with other members of the community, to get yet another viewpoint to really deepen your understanding
• You long to delve into topics that intrigue you about world issues, peace studies and sustainability
• You want to look inside yourself and figure out what you value and then make life choices that you feel are aligned with those values

Our program is for high school juniors, seniors and immediate post-graduates.  Credit is awarded for core-curriculum courses and any electives, such as math or foreign language, a student chooses to take.  A transcript of awarded credits is issued at the end of the semester to facilitate the transition back to the student’s home educational institution.

The Woolman Semester may be just the launch pad you need to prepare for college and a life of activism. You will have the opportunity to find out what motivates you and how to accomplish more than you ever thought you could. The kind of learning that happens here is the kind of learning you will draw on for the rest of your life. So, what are you waiting for? Download the application form and let’s get started...

Apply for Woolman

Semester Dates
Applications for admission will be accepted as time allows until spaces are filled. Please contact us about space availability for any of the semesters listed below.
Fall Semester ‘08: August 15-December 13
Spring Semester ’09: January 23 –May 23

Application
Your Woolman Semester experience begins with the application process. You can download the documents you'll need here.
Please print and submit:

• Two Teacher Recommendation forms.
• One each of the Application, Personal Recommendation, Parent Questionairre Forms
• One Financial Aid Form (if desired).

Application Form (61 Kb)
Financial Aid Form (106 Kb)
Personal Recommendation Form (61 Kb)
Teacher Recommendation Form (151 Kb)
Parent Questionnaire (39 Kb)

Note: The forms are Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) files. If you don't have Acrobat Reader already installed, you can download it (FREE) from Adobe's Web site.

Expenses
Tuition, room and board for 2008-09 is $15,500. All students must also establish a personal activities account of $500 to cover the costs of books, materials, field trips, and any incidental personal expenses. Funds remaining in the the personal activities account at the end of the semester will be refunded.

Financial Aid and Scholarship Funds
We enthusiastically accept applications from all qualified students regardless of a family’s ability to pay. Partial and full scholarship awards are available according to need. For more information please contact our office at 530-273-3183.

Financial Aid Priority Deadline: March 1
Financial aid applications for the coming school year that are received before March 1st will be considered in our first round of scholarship awards. Financial aid applications received after this date will be considered and scholarships will be awarded to the best of our ability. We will work with families on payment plans and fundraising ideas if assistance is needed beyond what we can provide.