Adventure Science Center is gearing up for a creative, innovative, quirky, fun, and educational year of camps for kids in grades K-6th. Weekly sessions explore themes your children know and love while introducing STEAM concepts to ignite their curiosity. The science center inspires a life-long passion for learning and fosters an environment for creative problem solving, teamwork, and critical thinking through hands- on activities, exciting experiments, and scientific explorations. Children will emerge with new learnings, new friends, and a newfound passion for learning in action.
This Spring Break - March 14 to 18, campers will become astronauts-in-training and dive into the depths of space, learning about a wide variety of astronomical topics. Weekly summer sessions run from May 30 to August 5 and explore themes from forensic investigation to wizarding worlds and the science behind superpowers. Sessions are filling fast, so learn more and register today by visiting adventuresci.org/camps. Let the adventure begin! (adventuresci.org)
At Harpeth Hall, we do everything that girls like to do! Whether it is serving a tennis ball or serving others, catching bugs or catching basketballs, stringing a violin or stringing gemstones, Harpeth Hall’s unforgettable summer camp experiences offer adventures in academics, athletics, and the arts.
We believe that learning new things starts with trying new things. We hope your daughter will join us at Harpeth Hall where she can be what she dreams and discover what she loves. We also invite middle school and high school students from across Middle Tennessee to apply for the STEM Summer Institute — Harpeth Hall’s premier research-based program where girls use the engineering design process to solve real-world problems as they create, build, and test their own prototype solutions. Plus, rising 6th grade students can apply to join Harpeth Hall’s newest summer program, Spark, which will ignite the joy of learning, inspire academic and personal growth, and celebrate the whole girl as she makes discoveries and develops supportive friendships in a small cohort of learners. (harpethhall.org/community/summer-camps)
Tip: Harpeth Hall’s brand new Bullard Bright IDEA Lab is a vibrant space for learning, experimenting, and dreaming. Designed to be a creativity bridge between STEM and the humanities, in the Bullard Bright IDEA Lab students transform ideas that incubate in the classroom into real-life innovations and designs. The space features a podcast studio, chemistry kitchen, robotics lab, and more. It’s education in action.
Hoover Academy is a new, full-time schooling option for elementary and middle-aged students with suspected or diagnosed reading disabilities. At Hoover Academy, students are empowered to learn more effectively through hands-on, tailored instruction in small group settings. Hoover’s highly trained teachers and Certified Academic Language Therapists offer comprehensive Orton-Gillingham based reading intervention, as well as multi-sensory instruction in the areas of math, science, history, music, and art. In addition, all students at Hoover Academy participate in a fun and interactive course that teaches them how to learn and targets the building of executive functioning and organizational skills. This process-based learning technique (The Feuerstein Method) equips students with the confidence, tools, and strategies necessary to flourish in future academic settings. By fostering a fun and interactive learning environment and teaching evidence-based curricula that accommodates reading challenges, Hoover Academy strives to make literacy available to everyone! (hooverlearninggroup.com/hoover-academy)
Overbrook School, located on 83 acres in the heart of Nashville, has prepared students for high school, college, and beyond since 1936. An academically-rigorous approach to education emphasizes the true learning that leads to wisdom. While Overbrook students excel academically at a level above the national norm, we also form leaders for tomorrow. Faculty and staff help students build a foundation where a life of virtue, grounded in friendship with Jesus Christ, who is Truth, leads to happiness, fulfillment, and joy.
Nashville’s premier preschool, Overbrook, utilizes a Montessori-based, hybrid approach for their youngest students to be prepared for Kindergarten. As students enter grade school, they are reading at an early age, participating in STEM projects, excelling at higher-level math classes, and receiving sacramental preparation. Enrolling preschool – 6th grade, Overbrook School is a co-education, private, independent Catholic school. Owned and operated by the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, Overbrook offers small class sizes, multi-layered student supports, and exciting afterschool programming. (overbrook.edu)
Tip: “We could not have found a better environment for our children to learn and grow. We have been impressed with Overbrook’s academics and have fallen in love with the community that supports our children and family.” — Heather Schoch, current Overbrook parent
St. Cecilia Academy is a private, Catholic, college preparatory Academy for girls grades 7 – 12, seeking to grow in character, confidence, and creativity. Our independent, all-girl environment ennobles young women, equips them to excel, and inspires them to lead lives of integrity.
Founded by the Congregation of Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia in 1860, St. Cecilia Academy is the oldest continually operating high school in Nashville. SCA provides a rigorous liberal arts academic program in a Christ-centered environment. St. Cecilia is the patron saint of the arts, and SCA takes pride in its long tradition of excellence in the arts, reflected in its extensive offerings. SCA offers the opportunity for young women to know their worth and potential. In the classroom or on the athletic fields, St. Cecilia girls have an abiding sense of purpose. They collect an impressive list of academic honors to prepare for their future education at the next level.
Last year’s senior class was offered over $10.2 million in merit aid awards for a wide range of talents, including academic achievement, leadership, athletics, service, and the arts. They are now attending 32 colleges and universities in 18 states and making a difference in the world everywhere they go. St. Cecilia Academy has been consistently recognized nationally since 2004 to the Catholic Education Honor Roll School by the Cardinal Newman Society. (stcecilia.edu)
Harding Academy is a coeducational, nonsectarian day school serving pre- kindergarten through eighth grade. With a focus on rigorous academics taught by nurturing teachers, Harding Academy students thrive within a uniquely balanced and motivating environment. At the heart of the Harding Academy advantages is our fundamental commitment to the PreK-8 structure, which supports every student’s social, emotional, and academic needs in a developmentally appropriate manner.
We seek to serve a diverse community of families searching for the optimal pathways to some of the nation’s most challenging public and independent high schools, and who share our mission to foster thoughtful, lifelong learners and responsible, caring citizens. We encourage any interested family to contact Helen Brown, Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management, at 615-356-2974 to schedule a tour. We also offer a few facts and figures that well represent the success of our school and our students:
Harding Academy serves 350 families from 24 zip codes.
The science curriculum features robotics, programming, physics, chemistry, organic gardening, and four science labs.
At the middle-school level, Harding offers twenty-one competitive team sports with a no-cut policy.
Harding Academy produces two full-scale theater programs each year and has attained national status with its award-winning art program. Harding Academy strives to inspire the mind and nurture the spirit in all we do. Our PreK-8 model provides the optimal environment in which to strike this balance. We serve each and every student with a whole-child approach and through challenging and developmentally appropriate curriculum, character education, and extracurricular activities.
Founded in 1870, The Webb School is a boarding and day school that offers challenging academics with an emphasis on personal integrity for students in grades 6-12. Our family-like setting provides a 7:1 student to teacher ratio and an average class size of 12, Webb’s flexible curriculum and small class size challenge students as individuals, allowing them to exceed their expectations. Our 150-acre campus is located just south of Nashville in historic Bell Buckle. Webb is committed to providing opportunity to families and offers over $4 million in financial aid and scholarships.
Why Boarding School?
Boarding schools foster independence in a close, nurturing environment. From practicing basic responsibilities to learning social engagement on their own away from home, Webb students are encouraged to think and act for themselves in a way that facilitates the transition to college and eventually into their adult lives. Webb ladies and gentlemen are not only held accountable by their teachers and their dorm parents, but also by their peers. With students from 15 states and 23 countries, Webb is a place where students are exposed to people and viewpoints from well beyond what’s familiar to them. Webb’s close-knit community instills in its students the finer points of honor and scholarship, qualities that the school’s founder, Sawney Webb, strove to inspire in his students. At Webb, teachers know and care for their students in a way that goes beyond the day student’s experience: they’re living life alongside their students.
Parents can know that their children are in a safe environment that nurtures and cares for them, and moreover, one that feels like home. Our rural and intimate setting promotes a focus on personal values, not materialism, so that student acceptance comes from within. These unique qualities create what we call The Character of Home. Families are encouraged to experience The Webb Difference firsthand by scheduling a personal visit to campus. Personal visits are available Monday through Friday and appointments can be made by calling 931-389-6003 or visiting (thewebbschool.com)
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“As a boarding student, our son has grown within a safe and supportive environment. We are impressed with his sense of honor, responsibility and independence. His self-confidence unfolds more each day and we are certain that he will be well equipped to handle the opportunities and challenges of life.” — Webb Parent
“Boarding school isn’t just an academic change; it is growth that you want to see in your child. It’s the maturity and development of confidence that you can’t put a price tag on.” — Webb Parent
Battle Ground Academy is Williamson County’s No. 1 Private K-12 School, and in the summers, it’s home to a robust camp program for children ages four and up. With half- and full-day options available, our on-campus programming includes more than 40 camps, ranging from art and cheerleading to coding and soccer. Students can hone their skills in an athletic camp, enjoy a breadth of activities in Cannon Ball Day Camp, or explore new passions in our arts and enrichment programs – or DO IT ALL by participating in multiple sessions throughout the summer.
Led by qualified faculty, staff, and coaches, we take pride in creating a friendly, welcoming environment at our camps, and our school’s mission to ignite and nurture student curiosity, intellect, and character shines through our interaction with all campers, regardless of their “home” school. Learn more about our summer camp offerings and our flexible cancellation policy at battlegroundacademy.org/camps. Registration is open, and families are encouraged to register early as camps are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Interested in additional information about BGA? Visit battlegroundacademy.org/admissions to learn more about the elevated educational experience we provide our students and our Fall 2022 application process. Our priority application deadline has passed, but we accept applications on a rolling basis and consider academically qualified applicants representing a diverse array of talents, interests, and backgrounds for admission as space allows. (battlegroundacademy.org)
Situated on a beautiful 83-acre campus in Brentwood, Tennessee, Currey Ingram Academy is a K-12 day school and 9-12 boarding school for students with learning differences. Some of our students have diagnoses such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADHD, twice exceptional, executive function and/or processing speed deficits, and others simply thrive best in a smaller, more personalized setting.
“Currey Ingram is the best decision that we have ever made for a child. It has been life-changing.” ~ Anonymous parent comment from the 2020-21 all-school survey. If your child is not reaching his or her fullest potential in a traditional classroom, Currey Ingram can help arm them with the tools to succeed. Through small classes and individualized learning plans, we address each student’s learning profile – allowing students to soar ahead in areas of strength while shoring up any areas of need.
Strong signature programs, arts, athletics and extracurricular activities emphasize student strengths and talents, while offering support in speech-language and occupational therapy, executive function skills, social-emotional learning, school counseling, and college counseling round out our approach to preparing every child for college and for life.
Tip: Currey Ingram Academy features in-person instruction and has a year- round admissions process, which means it is never too late to apply. For more information about admissions, and to set up an in-person tour, contact the Admissions Office at admissions@curreyingram.org or call (615) 507-3173. (curreyingram.org)
Deer Run Day, Overnight and Family Camps
Voted#1byparents,DeerRunofferspremierDayandOvernightCamps for age 5 to completed 10th grade — plus Family Camps for all ages. During June and July, the 150-acre wooded valley comes alive with campers and families participating in exciting outdoor adventures, unplugging from their electronics, and connecting with each other to experience “Deeper Faith. Stronger Relationships. Greater Adventures.”
Campers discover strengths, forge friendships, deepen relationships, and create lifelong memories while on the aqua park, boats, and water slide at Spring Valley Lake, zooming across the valley on the zip lines, playing games, and participating in an abundance of other activities. We focus on camp staff getting to know each camper, listening to their heart, encouraging them, and providing positive role models for them.
Family Camp is an opportunity to be fully engaged with your kids in customized recreational choices and a variety of family-strengthening activities. Get away from the busyness of your regular routine and spend focused time with each other to create long-lasting memories, share adventures, explore nature, and become powerfully united. You will be treated to delicious meals, upscale accommodations, and incredible hospitality in an amazing setting. Learn more at DeerRun.camp/camps/ or call (615) 794-2918 if you have questions. See you at Deer Run this summer!
Tip: Use promo codes to save on summer camp registrations: NASHLIFE10 for $10 off Day Camps and NASHLIFE25 for $25 off Overnight Camps. (deerrun.camp)
The Episcopal School of Nashville is a diverse, urban, independent school located in East Nashville. ESN’s mission is to nurture the joy of learning and the spirit of discovery in each of its students. ESN’s vision is to shape students who are intellectually, spiritually, and responsibly engaged with the place, community, and world they call home.
ESN’s goals are to develop each student’s:
Social and Emotional Intelligence
Valuable Habits of Mind – Perseverance, Gratitude, Joy, Resilience, and Curiosity
Problem Solving Skills – students who understand their roles as change agents in their local community and the wider world.
Value of Diversity and the Episcopal Tradition of Inclusiveness.
Strong Academic Skills – students will be competitive and academically successful in the most rigorous college-preparatory high schools as well as in university and life beyond.
Exploration of spiritual practices, cultivation of a spiritual identity, and an understanding of the richness of religious traditions in our world. When our students graduate from ESN, they will possess a set of experiences and values that help define who they are and distinguish them from their peers.
Franklin Road Academy is a pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade coeducational independent school offering a challenging educational experience in an inclusive Christian community. FRA provides an excellent education within a collaborative learning environment, preparing students to attend the finest colleges and universities across the nation while also cultivating a concern for others within and beyond their own community. With innovative academic spaces like a DNA Lab and Innovation Lab, students are honing team-building, problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills in dynamic spaces as they become critical thinkers and leaders in pursuit of excellence.
FRA is big enough to offer students opportunities to discover and pursue their passions and small enough to know each family’s story. FRA fosters a healthy student experience with intentional class sizes that allow students to fully engage in the classroom while competing at a high athletic level or perfecting an art form. For more information, call our Admission Office at 615-832-8845 or visit (franklinroadacademy.com).
Tip: At FRA, service learning is an essential part of the complete educational experience as students are encouraged to lead and participate in a variety of opportunities including Service Saturdays, Crafts for a Cause, Senior Habitat Build, and Philanthropy 101. Through experiential learning and community engagement, our students discover innovative ways to meet the world’s needs as they become leaders who are guided by Christian principles and compelled to lead lives of compassionate global citizenship.
Holy Rosary Academy has been guiding and educating children since 1954! HRA starts with Pre-K and continues through 8th grade. Students are educated in the Catholic Faith and attend Mass twice weekly with their classmates and teachers, where they are active participants as lectors and musicians.
The Academy was named a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence & 2020 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education for “exemplary high performing.” Holy Rosary Academy is fully accredited by the State of Tennessee, the Diocese of Nashville, and AdvancEd, formerly known as “SACS” (the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools).
In addition to all core subjects, Academy students receive instruction in Spanish, computer/technology, music and art, and visit the library/media center weekly. All students have daily recess, and a regular structured P.E. class. Band is offered for students in grades 5 through 8. The Academy incorporates the use of the Accelerated Reading and Math programs for students. All classrooms are equipped with computers and interactive SmartBoards to immerse students in technology and lessons that are relevant and engaging. Our faculty members are certified teachers, and many of them hold Master’s degrees. Before- and after-care is available for an additional fee through HRA’s Escape program. For more information, visit (holyrosary.edu).
Metro Nashville Public Schools
At Metro Nashville Public Schools, our employees have a goal to ensure every student is personally known and supported – from monitoring academic and social-emotional data to learning students’ interests, needs and learning styles. With a wide range of programs and opportunities, paired with strong, standards-based academics, Metro Schools has the school to fit every family.
Our elementary schools pair instruction with our youngest students’ natural curiosity and wonder to establish a strong educational foundation. Our middle schools focus on cultivating student interests and strengthening academics by providing learning experiences across all subjects. Finally, our high schools are home to the internationally recognized Academies of Nashville, as well as numerous other magnet and advanced academics programs, which prepare students for college and career through hands-on internships in areas ranging from business to healthcare - from Amazon to Vanderbilt.
Learn more about your neighborhood school or explore other options: mnps.org/findmyschool.
Tip: Metro Schools are your neighborhood schools; what makes them shine is the reflection of our diverse and beautiful city shown through our students, staff and opportunity of programs and experiences. If you haven’t visited, or it’s been a while, it’s time to take a second look. (mnps.org).
Montgomery Bell Academy offers more than 100 different camps and classes for boys and girls ages 4 and older. The Summer season is highlighted by the All-Sports Camp, a one week all day camp for boys in 1st – 6th grade. At All- Sports Camp, campers participate in a number of fun sports all day and lunch is provided. MBA also offers weekly camps for: baseball, basketball, football, golf, dodgeball, lacrosse, wrestling, soccer, tennis, rifle, fishing, Nerf, and more.
In addition to sports camps, MBA offers a full Summer of Enrichment Camps. Legos with Camp Brick along with Mr. Bond the Science Guy are two camps that sell out frequently. Other popular Enrichment Camp options include Summer Science Experience, Little Explorers Camps, Cardboard Land, and Bloxels Video Game Design. MBA will host three sessions of Driver’s Ed on campus through Brentwood Driver Training.
Finally, MBA will offer a great selection of Co-ed Academic Prep Classes returns with courses for debate, writing, math, language, and study skills. For more information, please visit (montgomerybell.edu/camps).
Motlow State Community College
Motlow State Community College is the #1 provider of free tuition scholarships in middle Tennessee. We repeatedly rank as a #1 top-performing college in the state, and we consistently lead the state in dual enrollment.
Students come to Motlow from a variety of backgrounds, and we help them reach their goals. Whether full-time, part-time, traditional, or non-traditional, students leave Motlow prepared for employment, career advancement, and a four- year college or university transfer. We have locations in Tullahoma, McMinnville, Fayetteville, Smyrna, and Sparta. Additionally, we have partnerships with numerous colleges and universities so students can seamlessly continue their education. Motlow provides high school students with opportunities to earn college credit or even earn their associate degree before finishing high school.
Our instructional staff includes award-winning faculty recognized for their scholarship service. They lead a student body that consistently wins juried regional and national awards for critical skills and leadership performance. We embed emerging technologies across our learning platforms to equip our graduates with high-demand skills that help them compete for high-demand wages. (mscc.edu)
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To learn more about Motlow’s opportunities visit Motlow.com/simpleandfree.
You can also explore your options with our Program Finder at Motlow.com/programfinder.
Located fifteen minutes from Nashville, Tennessee, Mt. Juliet Christian Academy (MJCA) is a private Christian school that is a ministry of First Baptist Church Mt. Juliet. We desire to partner with families in developing students to think, lead, and live as Christians based upon a biblical worldview. As a college- preparatory school that serves students in PK-1 through 12th grade, we extend a variety of opportunities through numerous academic, fine arts, and athletic programs, including a formal leadership academy. Founded in 1979, MJCA is celebrating over 40 years of providing a quality, biblically-based education to greater Mt. Juliet.
Guided by our mission, we approach education with the goal of “enriching minds, engaging hearts, and equipping hands” with excellence for the glory of God! Rigorous curriculum, including advanced placement courses are all taught within a biblical-worldview framework. Active learning in every classroom meets the highest academic standards while holding a strong, Christ-centered foundation. Join the MJCA family today! Visit mjca.org to learn more. (mjca.org)
