Academics

Summer Programs

Summer@Springs

Summer@Springs is open to the public, offering all students the opportunity to experience Indian Springs School. We offer a wide variety of academic enrichment courses for students entering grades three through 12. All courses are taught on our campus by our faculty and run weekly through June and July. Courses for 2024 include: 
ACT/SAT English Prep Session I 
May 28-31 | 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.    		 ACT/SAT Math Prep Session I
May 28-31 | 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  
ACT/SAT English Prep Session II
June 3-7 | 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.		 ACT/SAT Math Prep Session II
June 3-7 | 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Algebra I Refresher
July 22-26 | 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.		 ACT/SAT Math Prep Session III
July 8-12 | 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
College Essay Writing Session I 
June 3-7 | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 		 College Essay Writing Session II
June 24-28 | 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Creative Writing
June 3-7 | 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.    		 Reading Poetry
May 28-31 | 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Greek Mythology
July 8-12 | 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.		 Latin Reading & Grammar
July 8-12 | 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. 
Study Skills
July 15-19 | 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.		 Writing Enhancement
July 15-19 | 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Cooking
July 8-12 | 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.		 Physics Bootcamp
July 22-26 | 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Printmaking
June 10-14 | 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.		 "String" Theory
July 15-19 | 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Baseball Camp
June 17-21 | 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
 Soccer Camp
June 17-21 | 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Volleyball Camp (3rd-6th Grade)
June 17-21 | 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.		 SPARKS Academy
July 15-19 | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Volleyball Camp (7th-12th Grade)
July 15-19 | 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.		  

ESL Summer Camp

Indian Springs School is hosting an English as a Second Language (ESL) Summer Camp from Wednesday, July 24, through Tuesday, August 6, 2024!

This two-week camp is a unique opportunity for students to study the English language while connecting with students from around the world. Our ESL camp is open to rising 6th through 11th-grade students (2024-2025 school year). Students who sign up for the ESL camp will take a two-hour English language course each morning with Neil Barrett, a faculty member in the Indian Springs English department. 

After lunch, students will take a one-hour American Film and Media course taught by James Griffin, Indian Springs English department chair. In the afternoons, students will participate in different cultural activities that will allow them to practice their English and learn unique aspects of American culture and history (examples include trips to Birmingham-area attractions such as the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, visits to the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, minor-league baseball team Birmingham Barons games, and more).

ESL camp attendance has been capped at 14 students to keep class sizes small and to permit students to receive maximum personal attention and support. The cost is $7,000.00 (USD), and a down payment of $1,500.00 is required to secure your spot. Classes, lodging, meals, rides to and from the airport, and all activities are included in the cost. It does not include flights to/from Indian Springs School. (Extra expenses families may incur include sheets, blankets, pillows, toiletries, bath towels, and books).

For more information, please contact Director of Enrollment Management Taylor Docking at taylor.docking@indiansprings.org.
Sample Schedule for a typical day of ESL Summer Camp: 

8:00 to 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 to 11:00 a.m. ESL Class
11:00 a.m. to Noon Lunch
Noon to 1:00 p.m. Rest / Homework
1:00 to 2:00 p.m.  American Film & Media Class
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Cultural Activity (Visit to the Civil Rights Institute)
4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Rest / Homework
5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Dinner
6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Students choose their preferred activity (examples: board games, lawn games, campfire, soccer under the lights, basketball, etc.)
8:00 to 10:00 p.m.  Snack / Check-in
10:00 p.m. Lights out
190 Woodward Drive, Indian Springs, Alabama 35124
Phone: 205.988.3350
Indian Springs School, an independent school recognized nationally as a leader in boarding and day education for grades 8-12, serves a talented and diverse student body and offers admission to qualified students regardless of race, gender, religion, national origin, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. Located in Indian Springs, Alabama, just south of Birmingham, the school does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, national origin, ethnicity, or sexual orientation in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, or athletic and other school-administered programs.

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