Explorer Camp

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• Week 1: June 2 – 6, 2025 - Books, Cards, Stationery

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

  
  

  Week 1: Books, Cards, Stationery
  Students will make their authorial dreams come true. We will look at various media for creating story books or graphic novels and have a showcase at the end of the week.

  
  

  Explorer Camp meets on the North Campus in Ridgeland from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and costs $290 per week. 

  
  

  Campers will begin each day on the North Campus learning about and engaging with the week's theme. At noon, they'll eat lunch and then (weather permitting) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, they’ll take a shuttle bus to the Briarwood Pool in Jackson to swim and hang out from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. On inclement weather days and Tuesdays and Thursdays, they will stay on the North Campus for an afternoon of epic camp games, board games, or free play in the gym. They will also have the option to continue working on their projects for the week.

  
  After Camp Care runs until 5:45 p.m. on the South Campus and can be added for an additional $75 per week. The shuttle will drop ASC kids off at the South Campus at around 3:15 p.m., and will head back to the North Campus. All non-ASC Explorer Campers must be picked up from the North Campus no later than 3:30 p.m.

  
  Weeks 3 & 5 are four-day weeks, due to Juneteenth on Thursday June 19, and Independence Day on Friday July 4. Camp these weeks is $235 and ACC is $65 per week.

• Week 2: June 9 – 13, 2025 - So You Want to Be a Spy

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

  
  

  Week 2: So You Want to Be a Spy
  This week, campers will try their hands at spycraft including codebreaking, gadget invention, agility training, and more!

  
  

  Explorer Camp meets on the North Campus in Ridgeland from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and costs $290 per week. 

  
  

  Campers will begin each day on the North Campus learning about and engaging with the week's theme. At noon, they'll eat lunch and then (weather permitting) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, they’ll take a shuttle bus to the Briarwood Pool in Jackson to swim and hang out from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. On inclement weather days and Tuesdays and Thursdays, they will stay on the North Campus for an afternoon of epic camp games, board games, or free play in the gym. They will also have the option to continue working on their projects for the week.

  
  After Camp Care runs until 5:45 p.m. on the South Campus and can be added for an additional $75 per week. The shuttle will drop ASC kids off at the South Campus at around 3:15 p.m., and will head back to the North Campus. All non-ASC Explorer Campers must be picked up from the North Campus no later than 3:30 p.m.

  
  Weeks 3 & 5 are four-day weeks, due to Juneteenth on Thursday June 19, and Independence Day on Friday July 4. Camp these weeks is $235 and ACC is $65 per week.

• Week 3: June 16 – 20, 2025 (no camp 6/19) - Spaced Out

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

  
  

  Week 3: Spaced Out
  Reach for the stars! Campers will learn about past and contemporary efforts by space agencies to explore and learn about stellar objects. They’ll try their hand at astronaut training regimens, sample the finest freeze dried cuisine, build purpose driven rovers, and more.

  
  

  Explorer Camp meets on the North Campus in Ridgeland from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and costs $290 per week. 

  
  

  Campers will begin each day on the North Campus learning about and engaging with the week's theme. At noon, they'll eat lunch and then (weather permitting) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, they’ll take a shuttle bus to the Briarwood Pool in Jackson to swim and hang out from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. On inclement weather days and Tuesdays and Thursdays, they will stay on the North Campus for an afternoon of epic camp games, board games, or free play in the gym. They will also have the option to continue working on their projects for the week.

  
  After Camp Care runs until 5:45 p.m. on the South Campus and can be added for an additional $75 per week. The shuttle will drop ASC kids off at the South Campus at around 3:15 p.m., and will head back to the North Campus. All non-ASC Explorer Campers must be picked up from the North Campus no later than 3:30 p.m.

  
  Weeks 3 & 5 are four-day weeks, due to Juneteenth on Thursday June 19, and Independence Day on Friday July 4. Camp these weeks is $235 and ACC is $65 per week.

• Week 4: June 23 – 27, 2025 - Bridge Building Challenge

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

  
  

  Week 4: Bridge Building Challenge
  Campers will form competing engineering firms for this week’s challenge. They will balance the cost of materials, time, and size constraints before stress-testing their bridges at the end of the week. Hard hats not required! 

  
  

  Explorer Camp meets on the North Campus in Ridgeland from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and costs $290 per week. 

  
  

  Campers will begin each day on the North Campus learning about and engaging with the week's theme. At noon, they'll eat lunch and then (weather permitting) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, they’ll take a shuttle bus to the Briarwood Pool in Jackson to swim and hang out from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. On inclement weather days and Tuesdays and Thursdays, they will stay on the North Campus for an afternoon of epic camp games, board games, or free play in the gym. They will also have the option to continue working on their projects for the week.

  
  After Camp Care runs until 5:45 p.m. on the South Campus and can be added for an additional $75 per week. The shuttle will drop ASC kids off at the South Campus at around 3:15 p.m., and will head back to the North Campus. All non-ASC Explorer Campers must be picked up from the North Campus no later than 3:30 p.m.

  
  Weeks 3 & 5 are four-day weeks, due to Juneteenth on Thursday June 19, and Independence Day on Friday July 4. Camp these weeks is $235 and ACC is $65 per week.

• Week 5: June 30 – July 3, 2025 (no camp 7/4) - Radio Production

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

  
  

  Week 5: Radio Production
  Do you have what it takes to make the next hit podcast?  We will spend this week brainstorming, writing, recording, editing, and eventually sharing out different types of podcasts. In the past, campers have made radio dramas, sketch shows and informative talk shows.

  
  

  Explorer Camp meets on the North Campus in Ridgeland from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and costs $290 per week. 

  
  

  Campers will begin each day on the North Campus learning about and engaging with the week's theme. At noon, they'll eat lunch and then (weather permitting) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, they’ll take a shuttle bus to the Briarwood Pool in Jackson to swim and hang out from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. On inclement weather days and Tuesdays and Thursdays, they will stay on the North Campus for an afternoon of epic camp games, board games, or free play in the gym. They will also have the option to continue working on their projects for the week.

  
  After Camp Care runs until 5:45 p.m. on the South Campus and can be added for an additional $75 per week. The shuttle will drop ASC kids off at the South Campus at around 3:15 p.m., and will head back to the North Campus. All non-ASC Explorer Campers must be picked up from the North Campus no later than 3:30 p.m.

  
  Weeks 3 & 5 are four-day weeks, due to Juneteenth on Thursday June 19, and Independence Day on Friday July 4. Camp these weeks is $235 and ACC is $65 per week.

• Week 6: July 7 – 11, 2025 - Filmmaking

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

  
  

  Week 6: Filmmaking
  Campers can channel their inner Gerwig as they write, direct, film, edit, and release their own movies over the course of the week. Using iPads and iMovie, campers will collaborate to make the films of their dreams. Popcorn provided for all.

  
  

  Explorer Camp meets on the North Campus in Ridgeland from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and costs $290 per week. 

  
  

  Campers will begin each day on the North Campus learning about and engaging with the week's theme. At noon, they'll eat lunch and then (weather permitting) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, they’ll take a shuttle bus to the Briarwood Pool in Jackson to swim and hang out from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. On inclement weather days and Tuesdays and Thursdays, they will stay on the North Campus for an afternoon of epic camp games, board games, or free play in the gym. They will also have the option to continue working on their projects for the week.

  
  After Camp Care runs until 5:45 p.m. on the South Campus and can be added for an additional $75 per week. The shuttle will drop ASC kids off at the South Campus at around 3:15 p.m., and will head back to the North Campus. All non-ASC Explorer Campers must be picked up from the North Campus no later than 3:30 p.m.

  
  Weeks 3 & 5 are four-day weeks, due to Juneteenth on Thursday June 19, and Independence Day on Friday July 4. Camp these weeks is $235 and ACC is $65 per week.

• Week 7: July 14 – 18, 2025 - Shark Tank

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

  
  

  Week 7: Shark Tank
  Do you have what it takes to swim with the St. Andrew’s Sharks? Campers will spend this week ideating and prototyping their new must-have product, study other entrepreneurs’ successful pitches before finally making a presentation to a panel of 3 sharks. This perennial favorite makes a come back.

  
  

  Explorer Camp meets on the North Campus in Ridgeland from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and costs $290 per week. 

  
  

  Campers will begin each day on the North Campus learning about and engaging with the week's theme. At noon, they'll eat lunch and then (weather permitting) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, they’ll take a shuttle bus to the Briarwood Pool in Jackson to swim and hang out from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. On inclement weather days and Tuesdays and Thursdays, they will stay on the North Campus for an afternoon of epic camp games, board games, or free play in the gym. They will also have the option to continue working on their projects for the week.

  
  After Camp Care runs until 5:45 p.m. on the South Campus and can be added for an additional $75 per week. The shuttle will drop ASC kids off at the South Campus at around 3:15 p.m., and will head back to the North Campus. All non-ASC Explorer Campers must be picked up from the North Campus no later than 3:30 p.m.

  
  Weeks 3 & 5 are four-day weeks, due to Juneteenth on Thursday June 19, and Independence Day on Friday July 4. Camp these weeks is $235 and ACC is $65 per week.

• Week 8: July 21 – 25, 2025 - Marbles & Matchbox Cars

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

  
  

  Week 8: Marbles & Matchbox Cars
  Campers will use the power of gravity to propel marbles and matchbox vehicles through courses of their own design. We will conduct races, build obstacle courses, paint liveries, and learn about the science (and money) that go into designing 

  
  

  Explorer Camp meets on the North Campus in Ridgeland from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and costs $290 per week. 

  
  

  Campers will begin each day on the North Campus learning about and engaging with the week's theme. At noon, they'll eat lunch and then (weather permitting) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, they’ll take a shuttle bus to the Briarwood Pool in Jackson to swim and hang out from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. On inclement weather days and Tuesdays and Thursdays, they will stay on the North Campus for an afternoon of epic camp games, board games, or free play in the gym. They will also have the option to continue working on their projects for the week.

  
  After Camp Care runs until 5:45 p.m. on the South Campus and can be added for an additional $75 per week. The shuttle will drop ASC kids off at the South Campus at around 3:15 p.m., and will head back to the North Campus. All non-ASC Explorer Campers must be picked up from the North Campus no later than 3:30 p.m.

  
  Weeks 3 & 5 are four-day weeks, due to Juneteenth on Thursday June 19, and Independence Day on Friday July 4. Camp these weeks is $235 and ACC is $65 per week.