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 2025 will be listed in January! 

ESL Summer Camp

Indian Springs School is hosting an English as a Second Language (ESL) Summer Camp from Monday, July 21, through Tuesday, August 5, 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 (2025-2026 school year). Students who sign up for the ESL camp will take a two-hour English language course each morning with an Indian Springs faculty member.

After lunch, students will take two one-hour courses taught by an Indian Springs faculty or staff member. 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 (USD), and a down payment of $1,500 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 Assistant Director of Admission for Boarding Enrollment Mike Rowlett at mike.rowlett@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. English Language Class
11:00 a.m. to Noon Lunch
Noon to 1:00 p.m. American Film & Media Class
1:00 to 2:00 p.m.  Life at American Boarding School 101
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Cultural Activity (Visit to the Civil Rights Institute)
4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Rest / Homework / Silent Reading
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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