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Jefferson Christian Academy:
Located in the Birmingham AL metro area, Jefferson Christian Academy (JCA) is a private Christian school that provides quality education for K4 through to 12th grade. We also have an Early Childhood Learning Center for infants and preschoolers ages 6 weeks – 3 years. Our school is situated in Irondale and our students come from Jefferson County, Saint Clair County, Shelby County, and Blount County. Academically, Jefferson Christian Academy is college preparatory.

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Accreditation:

Jefferson Christian Academy is SACS accredited. SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) is the accrediting agency for state colleges and universities, including the public school system. As of 2006 we are also accredited by NCSA (National Christian School Association). We play all our sports under the AHSAA (Alabama High School Athletic Association).

Quality Christian Education:
The purpose of Jefferson Christian Academy is to provide and maintain a safe Christian environment that promotes spiritual and academic growth. We are a Bible based school that focuses on the whole child; spirit, mind, body and a servant’s heart. Our goal is to prepare our students for life and eternity with each day centered on Biblical truth and its application to everyday life. 

We will encourage each child to develop and use the talents that God has given them so that they may be a role model for others. We will provide a clear model of Christian life through our faculty, staff and Board of Directors and strive to train up each child to follow the example of Christ – “And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men”  Luke 2:52.

Educational Programs:

- Early childhood learning center for infants & preschoolers ages 6 weeks-3 years
- Full-day kindergarten: K-4 and K-5
- Christian elementary, middle and high school
- Bible classes & chapel services
- Free before-school program
- Extracurricular programs include sports, drama, debate, photography & more...

The teachers and staff at JCA are committed and loving Christians who believe in the mission of the school. With God's guidance, Jefferson Christian Academy will cultivate and maintain an environment where the student is nurtured and challenged to realize his/her potential in spiritual maturity, academic attainment, athletic achievement and social and emotional development.

School History:

In the spring of 1970, several interested individuals-all members of the church of Christ-began formulating plans to fund and develop a great school to provide quality education in a Christian environment for the young people of the Birmingham area.

In the fall of 1971, operation of Jefferson Christian Academy began with thirty students in kindergarten through the fourth grade, meeting in the old building of the Homewood Church of Christ.  Enrollment grew to sixty students the following year, necessitating a move to larger facilities, which were provided by what was then the Woodlawn Church of Christ (now Roebuck Parkway Church of Christ).

The academy continued to expand there until it moved to the campus of the former Birmingham University School in 1975. In February of 1985, JCA moved to its present facilities on a 15-acre campus on the eastern edge of Irondale.

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Address: 1500 Heritage Place Drive, Birmingham, AL, 35210, USA
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Saint James School
Courses / Programs
Saint James is an independent, nonsectarian, college preparatory school in Montgomery, Alabama with a student body broadly representative of college-bound students. We offer pre-kindergarten through to Grade 12 programs. We offer the best in academics, fine and performing arts, and athletics. We are committed to challenging and assisting students in realizing their individual potential and preparing them for lives of responsibility, service, and achievement.

Saint James is accredited by both the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Southern Association of Independent Schools.

Saint James School is located at 6010 Vaughn Road, opposite the Vaughn Road entrance to Blount Cultural Park.
Co-educational Programs for Pre-K - Grade 12 Students:

- Pre-kindergarten
- Lower Elementary (PK3 - 2nd Grade)
- Upper Elementary (3rd - 5th Grade)
- Middle School
- High School
- College prep, honors and advanced placement courses
- English as a Second Language (ESL) Program for students whose first language is not English
Joseph S. Bruno Montessori Academy
Courses / Programs
The Joseph S. Bruno Montessori Academy in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama is a non-profit, private school educating students from preschool through eighth grade. Our goal is to provide the opportunity for all students to grow to their fullest potential cognitively, socially, emotionally, spiritually, morally and aesthetically.

Our educational practices are built around the theories of Jean Piaget and Howard Gardner, as well as Maria Montessori. We believe children are born with the need to explore and discover and with the strong desire to learn.

We provide the kind of lessons, even the most challenging ones, that make learning exciting and stimulate the desire to find out more. Lessons are given to small groups of students or even individually so that they can understand the concepts presented.
Quality Preschool through Middle School Programs:
- Preschool Program (age 3-6)
- Lower Elementary (Grade 1-3 / age 6-9)
- Upper Elementary (Grade 4-6 / age 9-12)
- Middle School (Grade 7-8)

Subjects include:
- Drama
- Arts
- Music
- Library
- Spanish
- Physical Education
- Extended Care
Advent Episcopal School
Courses / Programs
The Advent Episcopal School is an independent, co-educational Christian school in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama offering 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.

We believe that the mental development of a child cannot be isolated from his or her physical, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being. 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.
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
Adirondack Learning Academy - Accredited Homeschool Online Programs
Courses / Programs
• Enroll in an accredited online homeschool course from Adirondack Learning Academy (ALA), and give your child or teenager the opportunity to benefit from quality, NCAA-approved online education from the comfort of their own home.

• Adirondack Learning Academy is a Brevard County-based online homeschool provider that serves K-12 students in Florida, and throughout the U.S.

• Through our partnership with Acellus (online curriculum provider), we are able to offer an in-home online option that expands learning beyond the walls of any school to provides a global academic experience. At the same time, online students can still participate in extracurricular benefits offered online.

• Our program recognizes that each child is an individual, so we offer comprehensive, customizable courses that suit their learning styles, interests, and educational goals.

• On completion of the program, each senior will receive a homeschool diploma from ALA and an official transcript that states that you have completed the requirements for graduation in your state.

ALA is accredited by the National Independent Study Accreditation Council (NISAC) and approved by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Online K-12 Homeschool Programs:

- For kindergarten, elementary school, middle school & high school students

• Core courses, electives & and career-technical courses

• Homeschool diploma awarded on successful completion of the program

• College entry assistance

• Advanced Placement (AP) classes

• Individualized curriculum with each student assigned a personal learning coach

• Programs for students with special needs
Shades Mountain Christian School
Courses / Programs
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.
Christian Education for Students in Grades K4-12:

- Kindergarten

- Elementary school

- Middle school

- High school

- Honors / Advanced placement (AP) courses

- After school program
University of Alabama Department of Computer Science, Summer Camps
Courses / Programs
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.