Advent Episcopal School: Situated in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, The Advent Episcopal School is an independent, co-educational Christian school that offers an advanced-curriculum academic program for children in four-year-old kindergarten through 8th grade. We have an enrollment of 340 children with a curriculum that features foreign language, science, music, and computer at all levels. We also offer a before and after-school day care program. In a big, rapidly changing world, The Advent provides the stability of a wholesome, caring, small-school environment where each child can experience the total learning process - thinking, planning, and problem solving - in an atmosphere of enthusiasm.
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Co-educational Programs for Children in Preschool through Grade 8: - Kindergarten (4 & 5 year olds)
- Lower School (Grades 1 - 4)
- Upper School (Grades 5 - 8)
- Before & after-school day care program
Hilltop Montessori School is an independent, secular school in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama offering the highest quality of private education based on the principle of Montessori philosophy. Our student body is composed of children from age 18 months through eighth grade. Hilltop Montessori’s curriculum fosters within the child a positive attitude toward learning, a respect toward self and others, and an understanding of one’s responsibility to the world.
Hilltop’s school community is strongly multi-cultural, from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds living in Jefferson, Shelby and St. Clair counties.
We are a blended-learning (tech + project-based) private micro-school in Montgomery, Alabama, inspired by Maria Montessori, Seth Godin, Salman Khan, and others.
We currently accept 1st through 6th graders, and will expand into middle school and high school as our students progress.
This summer, the Department of Computer Science at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa will host a series of computer science camps for middle school and high school students. We welcome students from Alabama and throughout the United States, as well as international students from around the world.
We provide a week-long day (commuter) camp for middle school students, and two-week camps for high school students with both day and overnight options available. Our fun and educational summer tech camps cover a range of computer science topics such as game programming and robotics.
Our tech camps are taught by a University of Alabama faculty member and three Ph.D. students who have extensive experience in teaching Computer Science in high school. One assistant also has a PhD in Education and is pursuing a second PhD in Computer Science.
A limited number of merit and financial-need tuition scholarships are available.
Computer Camp for Middle School Students:
Week-long day camp - Game Programming with Scratch; Robotics.
Computer Camps for High School Students:
Two-week computer camps with commuter and residential dorm options available.
- Introduction to Programming with Java
- Smartphone Programming (Android App Inventor) and Robotics
Camps begin at 9am and end at 3:30pm Monday to Friday. There will be an hour-long lunch break with planned social events for those staying in our dorms.
John Carroll Catholic High School is a private Catholic high school in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. We offer outstanding academic, spiritual, fine arts, library, guidance, sports, and extracurricular programs that offer students a complete high school experience and opportunities to develop into well-rounded young people who are ready to take the next steps into adulthood.
Honors courses are designed to challenge gifted students to pursue their studies in greater depth. These courses require more independent study, research, analysis and critical thinking. Advanced courses are offered for those students whose placement exam and prior achievement qualify them for a rigorous college preparatory course of study.
Alabama Christian Academy (ACA) is a private, coeducational, college preparatory school in Montgomery, in Montgomery County, Alabama. We are a Christian school affiliated with the churches of Christ. We offer pre-kindergarten through 12th grade programs. The teaching staff at ACA consists of 61 certified professionals, approximately 50% who hold post graduate degrees.
Our mission is "To glorify God by providing a quality Christ-centered education which challenges students and teachers to maximize their potential so graduates are prepared to further their education while becoming productive Christian citizens."
The pre-kindergarten through 12th grades are located on the same campus at 4700 Wares Ferry Road.
Shades Mountain Christian School is an independent Christian school located in Hoover, the largest suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. The school is a ministry of Shades Mountain Independent Church with an enrollment of approximately 470 students in Grades K4 through 12. Many students commute from Jefferson and Shelby counties.
The school, founded in 1974, is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International. The school provides a strong academic program within the context of the biblical worldview. Students have the opportunity to explore and develop their talents in a variety of areas such as music, art, and athletics.