Student Services
Recreation Activities
As a graduation requirement all students participate in rigorous physical activity four hours a week. Students may exercise on their own, participate in sports, or join recreation classes (see below). The time period from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. each day has been designated for exercise. Students may also exercise at other times in their schedule.
First-year students are required to enroll in a course entitled “Health Related Fitness” during the second forest academy of the first year. This class is offered by the Department of Exercise and Sport Science.
Recreation Courses
All students are invited to participate regularly in recreation classes. Various classes are taught from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. The Department of Exercise and Sport Science offers a variety of recreation courses during the school year, such as:
| Aerobics | Gymnastics |
| Table Tennis | Badminton |
| Kayaking | Tennis |
| Basketball | Rock Climbing |
| Ultimate Frisbee | Canoeing |
| Running | Volleyball |
| Cycling | Soccer |
| Water Polo | Dance |
| Windsurfing | Weight Conditioning |
| Fitness | Swimming |
| Softball | plus other activities, based on student interest |
Personal training programs are also offered. Swimming and tennis lessons are offered at a reduced rate to students at the swimming pool or the Recreation Center.
Sports Programs
The Department offers a variety of recreational sports programs for the whole community. Sports clubs are organized in a number of sports including archery, basketball, golf, kayaking, soccer, tennis, volleyball, table tennis, and ultimate frisbee. These clubs determine practice and competition schedules and provide their own coaching from among club members. Leagues for each of these sports are sometimes organized during the year. Other clubs may be formed based on student interest.
Other Recreation Activities and Outdoor Adventure
A variety of other recreational activities (on and off campus) are also available to the community, including: aerobics, camping, cross-country skiing, golf, horseback riding, roller-skating, frisbee-golf, swimming, and windsurfing.
For students eager for outdoor adventure, the Department offers one- to three-day excursions on weekends between academic blocks. These exhilarating, professionally supervised adventures include activities such as alpine skiing, rock climbing in the scenic rock parks of the midwest, kayaking the Wolf River’s white water, cross-country skiing, horseback riding, long canoe trips, or sailboarding the wide lakes of the Midwest. For details, please call ext. 1163 (641-472-1163).
The content of this page was reviewed in August 2010.
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