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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.

Explorer Camp costs $290 per week and meets on the North Campus, Monday through Friday beginning at 7:45 a.m. and ending at 3:30 p.m. After Camp Care runs until 5:45 p.m. on the South Campus and can be added for an additional $75 per week.

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.

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  • Week 1: June 2 – 6, 2025

    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

    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 on Thursday June 19, the Juneteenth Holiday

    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

    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 on Friday 7/4, Independence Day

    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

    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

    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

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

    Week 8: Marbles & Matchbook 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.
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