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At Applewild we move, we play, and we get outside! Activity and movement are prioritized at Applewild to make the school day engaging and balanced for our students. Our students travel around campus for classes in different locations, break for snack and recess every day, and regularly participate in PE and sports. Applewild students are always moving!
Team Sports
In 6th grade our students join our team sports programs, using the foundational skills they developed in K-5. Applewild student-athletes develop good sportsmanship and confidence, understand the value of teamwork and trying their best, and realize that win or lose, they are improving every day.
No matter what the venue, Applewild athletics maintains its emphasis on inclusivity, teamwork, and respect. Our no-cut policy ensures that Applewild students of all skill levels get to have fun and improve on the field.
Perseverance
Learning to demonstrate perseverance on the court or overcome adversity on the field are lessons transferable to the classroom and life.
| Fall Sports | Winter Sports | Spring Sports |
|---|---|---|
| Girls Soccer | Girls Basketball | Girls Lacrosse |
| Boys Soccer | Boys Basketball | Boys Lacrosse |
| Co-Ed Field Hockey | Co-Ed Healthy Hawks Physical Conditioning | Co-Ed Ultimate Frisbee |
| Co-Ed Cross Country | Co-Ed Recreational Ski and Snowboard | Co-Ed Equestrian |
| Co-Ed Equestrian | Co-Ed Ski Hawks Alpine Ski Racing |
- Soccer & Lacrosse Fields: 36 Flat Rock Road, Fitchburg, MA 01420 - Located at the top of the hill past the Crocker House, bear left at the fork as Prospect Street becomes Flat Rock Road. Pull into the driveway on the left and park on the grass to the left of the house and fields. (36 Flat Rock Road, Fitchburg, MA 01420)
- Basketball: Cushing Academy 15 Academy St, Ashburnham, MA, 01430
- Field Hockey Field: Located across the street from Crocker House. Park on the circular driveway in front of Crocker House; cross at the crosswalk and follow the path to the field below.
- Equestrian: Frosted Moon Farm, 411 North Street, Jefferson, MA 01522
- Ski and Snowboard: Wachusett Mountain Resort, 499 Mountain Rd, Princeton MA 01541
- Bancroft School
- Carroll School
- Carroll School Waltham Campus
- Carroll School Wayland Fields
- Cushing Academy
- Fay School
- Fay School Athletic complex
- Fay School Parkerville Fields
- Groton School
- Hillside School
- Nashoba Brooks School
- Nativity School
- Park School
- Parker Charter School
- Pike School, Sunset Rock Road
- Wachusett Mountain
- Winchendon School
- Worcester Academy
- Worcester Academy Morse Field (Turf Field)
- Worcester Academy's Gaskill Field
- Worcester Academy's New Balance Fields
Program Details
- For 4th to 9th grade students with beginner to advanced equestrian skills
- Travel weekly to the stable and participate in a riding lesson and a barn management lesson
- Stable is located in scenic Jefferson, MA
- Licensed Massachusetts riding instructor with a degree in Equine Business Management and Animal Veterinary Science
- Limited to 8 students each session
Fees and Schedule
- Fall Monday Afternoons {cards},100
- Spring Friday Afternoons ,750
- Year Long Program $3,850
Athletics
Program Details
- Fun skiing and snowboarding with friends
- Friday afternoons in January and February
- Held at Wachusett Mountain Resort
PE Program
Beginning in Kindergarten, our PE program is designed to introduce skills to promote fitness, improve body control, spatial awareness and motor skills, and encourage collaboration and good sportsmanship. Our younger students play games, learn the basics of different sports, and spend plenty of time outdoors, sometimes hiking in the hundreds of acres of conservation land surrounding our campus.
After working over 14 years in college athletics, Greg Van Pelt was thrilled to join the Applewild community as the Director of Athletics in the fall of 2023. Greg developed strong leadership skills and the ability to motivate and guide programs toward success on and off the field of play. Greg has coached basketball at all three NCAA levels and has helped his teams to 4 NCAA Tournaments and an NIT bid. Greg has a Masters degree in Exercise Science from East Stroudsburg University and has built successful and versatile weight training programs for athletes of all levels. This July, Greg and his wife, Erin, welcomed their first daughter as they live on campus at Applewild with their Golden Retriever, Maeve.
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