Sierra Friends Center/ The Woolman Semester Information

The Woolman Semester School is an educational community dedicated to living and learning for peace, justice, and sustainability. High school juniors, seniors, and gap year students come from around the country for a four month intensive semester of experiential education here in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains of northern California. As a Quaker community, our embrace of consensus based decision making and restorative practices make our educational pedagogy radical both in what we learn and how we learn it, providing students tools, knowledge, and experience to be agents of social change in society. Located on 230 acres in the Sierra Nevada Foothills within walking distance of the Yuba river, the Woolman campus is an experiment in sustainable community living. Most of our produce is grown here in our organic garden, much of our energy is from solar, wood, and other renewable resources, and the concepts of permaculture and conservation are infused in the community culture. As a Quaker community, we welcome people of all backgrounds, and do not require or push any religious beliefs. While many of our staff and participants are not Quaker, the Quaker ideals of inquiry-based education, consensus decision making, peace, equality and integrity are fundamental to our shared endeavor.