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Explorer Camp

Exclusively for 5th through 8th grades, Explorer Camp features a smart and entertaining array of camps. Campers will engage in fun learning experiences on the North Campus each day until noon. After that, they will eat lunch, and then take a SA bus to the Briarwood Pool in Jackson to swim from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. On Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, they will stay on the north campus for fun indoor games and camp games and activities in the gym. On pool days (MWF), the bus will drop After Care Campers on the South Campus and then head back to the North Campus for all remaining campers to be picked up by 3:30 p.m. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the bus will bring After Care Campers to the South Campus for ACC until 5:45pm. Everyone else will need to be picked up from the North Campus no later than 3:30pm.

A week of camp from 7:45am - 2:45pm is $295, and we offer After Camp Care until 5:45 p.m. for an additional $80 per week. 

Weeks 3 & 5 are four-day weeks, due to Juneteenth on Friday June 19, and the Independence Day Holiday on Friday July 3. Camp these weeks is $240 and ACC is $70 per week.

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  • Week 1: June 1 – 5, 2026 - Marble Runs & Matchbox Cars

    Join us for another awesome summer of Explorer Camp, exclusively for 5th through 8th grades, on our North Campus in Ridgeland.

    Week 1: Marble Runs & Matchbox Cars
    Satisfy your need for speed and scratch an engineering itch at the same time! Students will build out marble obstacle courses, matchbox car race tracks, design custom liveries, and learn some of what goes into producing million dollar Formula 1 cars.
  • Week 2: June 8 – 12, 2026 - Fashion Week

    Join us for another awesome summer of Explorer Camp, exclusively for 5th through 8th grades, on our North Campus in Ridgeland.

    Week 2: Fashion Week
    Calling all runway legends and luxury ateliers! This week campers will focus on the world of high fashion, designing and making mock-ups of clothing, jewelry, accessories and more. Whether dressing paper dolls or each other, summer Saints will captivate with unforgettable looks and styles.
  • Week 3: June 15 – 18, 2026 (no camp 6/19) - Rube Goldberg Machines

    Join us for another awesome summer of Explorer Camp, exclusively for 5th through 8th grades, on our North Campus in Ridgeland.

    Week 3: Rube Goldberg Machines
    Efficiency isn’t the only design principle we love at camp!  Students will craft whimsical chain reactions to complete simple tasks. If you’ve enjoyed some of Wallace and Gromit’s peculiar inventions, this is your chance to craft your own.

    *No camp on Friday, June 19. 

    Adjusted pricing for Week 3: Day Camp – $235/week; ACC – $65/week.
  • Week 4: June 22 – 26, 2026 - Change My Mind

    Join us for another awesome summer of Explorer Camp, exclusively for 5th through 8th grades, on our North Campus in Ridgeland.

    Week 4: Change My Mind
    Pancakes or Waffles? Sweet or Savory? Ole Miss or State?  Campers will tackle these seemingly intractable questions with open minds and hone their rhetoric with low-stakes debate. Students will get a chance to experience different styles of argumentation and have fun along the way.
  • Week 5: June 29 – July 2, 2026 (no camp 7/3) - Tabletop Games

    Join us for another awesome summer of Explorer Camp, exclusively for 5th through 8th grades, on our North Campus in Ridgeland.

    Week 5: Tabletop Games
    Campers will try their hands at various different games, including social deduction, deck-building, trading card games, and more, before trying their hand at scripting their own systems or writing their own adventures.

    *No camp on Friday, July 3. 

    Adjusted pricing for Week 5: Day Camp – $235/week; ACC – $65/week.
  • Week 6: July 6 – 10, 2026 - Mad Men

    Join us for another awesome summer of Explorer Camp, exclusively for 5th through 8th grades, on our North Campus in Ridgeland.

    Week 6: Mad Men
    Campers will study famous ad campaigns from history and see whether or not they can compete. They’ll experience writing copy and producing video or radio spots for a variety of products, and see if they can compete with the likes of Wieden+Kennedy or SCDP.
  • Week 7: July 13 – 17, 2026 - Let's Go Fly a Kite

    Join us for another awesome summer of Explorer Camp, exclusively for 5th through 8th grades, on our North Campus in Ridgeland.

    Week 7: Let's Go Fly a Kite
    This week we will learn all about aviation! Campers will examine the science and history of flight, and attempt to build their own miniature flying machines.
  • Week 8: July 20 – 24, 2026 - Art All Over

    Join us for another awesome summer of Explorer Camp, exclusively for 5th through 8th grades, on our North Campus in Ridgeland.

    Week 8: Art All Over
    Clay, watercolors, oil pastels, cardboard junk, popsicle sticks, felt, and more!  What better way to close out summer than create beautiful memories they can take with them?
Foundations — Grade 12 • Jackson, Mississippi
South Campus | Infants to Grade 4
4120 Old Canton Road, Jackson, Mississippi 39216
601.987.9300
North Campus | Grades 5 to 12
370 Old Agency Road, Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157
601.853.6000