At Indian Springs School, we believe in individualizing the educational experience. This allows students to construct their own unique, rigorous curriculum and to learn to explore their passions.
Our graduates may attend the most prestigious colleges around the country and across the world, but our approach to academics means that they discover something even more valuable—how to grow as a scholar, an individual, and a citizen.
Boarding has always been at the heart of Indian Springs School. Today, this experience continues to foster friendships, enhance personal responsibility, and create diverse educational opportunities. Learning through Living embodies potential. You can explore these possibilities through immersing yourself in on-campus life.
Whether you prefer an extra hour in the library, laughter over a dinner with friends, or both, boarding at Indian Springs School means making a choice to slow down, and to step up—to take the time to engage with people, with a place, and with a sense of purpose.
Set on 350 idyllic acres, Indian Springs School is a resource as much as a retreat. Our Fertile Minds Learning Garden and top-quality sports facilities help feed the body. Our sustainably designed facilities help feed the mind.
Emphasizing the quality of student life, our environment embodies the values of community, responsibility, and opportunity. Whether you are on campus for the day or make it your home for the year, this is a space for exploration, education, and engagement.
Louis “Doc” Armstrong, Springs’ founding director, suggested that our important work is “to bridge the gap between what is and what might be” in the ways we learn, think, act, and participate in the wider world. This work is undergirded and extended by the generosity of all who share our mission.
Every gift makes a difference. Regardless of your age or situation, we have a means of giving to the school that suits your circumstances. Our Advancement staff stands ready to help.
Guided by dedicated faculty who are exceptional in their fields and committed to their students’ success and happiness, you will grow as a scholar, individual, and citizen of a diverse, caring community.
Our students have the opportunity to individualize their educational experience. Springs offers 130 courses, including 16 AP classes, dozens of electives, and numerous independent study options that allow juniors and seniors to work one-on-one with faculty members. Thirty-five fine arts electives anchor a remarkable arts program that both offers multiple opportunities in visual arts, drama, and music, and gives students a chance to study with world-renowned talent. STEM Engineering, computer science, journalism, and constitutional law & civil rights are among new course offerings.
In 2015, Indian Springs School became one of the first schools in Alabama to have classrooms equipped with Clear Touch Interactive Learning Panels to support global connectivity. Springs also participates in the Malone Family Foundation’s prestigious Malone Scholars Program, and is the only school in Alabama—and one of only five schools in the Southeast—to offer virtual courses through the Malone Schools Online Network.