All boys. All boarding. Grades 9-12.
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Expedition Week
It's All About Connection
During Expedition Week, Woodberry focuses on these connections, creating time and space for boys to break out of their routine. On every expedition, our boys are provided with an opportunity to step away from their screens and focus on what matters most.
The expeditions are unique to each form, creating a four-year curriculum, but they are bound together by a common experience of brotherhood, engagement with faculty, and asking big questions. Whether boys are sharing stories around the campfire after a day of rock climbing, working as a team to replace the roof of a family in need, or walking the trenches of a Civil War battlefield, Expedition Week is about breaking the mold and sparking connection.
Third Form Expedition
The third form departs for Camp Horizons in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where they stay on-site in an outdoor facility that includes two dining halls, sleeping cabins, equestrian facilities, a small lake for fishing and swimming, several playing fields, and two distinct high ropes courses. The boys are divided into teams of ten with a pair of Woodberry faculty. They are challenged during the day with team building activities and outdoor games. At night, they have an opportunity for self-reflection and time around a campfire.
Fourth Form Expedition
The fourth form departs for Wilderness Adventure at Eagle’s Landing near Roanoke, Virginia. The boys are divided into groups of twelve and spend their days hiking, caving, climbing, and canoeing with professional outdoor guides. They prepare all of their meals and camp outside each night, challenging the boys to work together as a team. The expedition is
designed to strengthen relationships between new boys and old boys and to push everyone out of his comfort zone.
designed to strengthen relationships between new boys and old boys and to push everyone out of his comfort zone.
Fifth Form Expedition
The fifth form is based on campus. Each boy will choose from a list of four-day academic courses designed by Woodberry faculty. These courses — grounded in experiential learning — challenge boys in ways that are not possible during the term, stimulating and satiating their curiosity and advancing the school’s mission to develop intellectual thoroughness. Learning on the fifth form expedition therefore moves beyond the four walls of the classroom; students will explore conventional academic topics from unconventional points of view, utilizing Woodberry’s 1,200-acre campus or traveling, for example, to Washington, Richmond, Charlottesville, or Shenandoah National Park.
Sixth Form Expedition
The sixth form departs for the Appalachia Service Project Center in Jonesville, Virginia. The boys work in groups of ten with a pair of Woodberry faculty on critical home repair in rural Appalachia. Working alongside homeowners, the boys are exposed to the lived reality of one of the poorest areas of our nation, providing them with an opportunity to both learn and serve. Bunking at the service center in Jonesville, the boys work under the supervision of licensed contractors to serve families in need during the day. At night, the seniors have an opportunity to reflect on their Woodberry experience and what the future holds.
Woodberry Forest School is an exceptional private school community for high school boys in grades nine through twelve. It is one of the top boarding schools in the United States and one of the only all-boys, all-boarding schools in the country.
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