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.
Sydney Schneider ’24 Named to National Youth Orchestra 2
After participating in the Alabama Youth Symphony Orchestra for the past four years, Indian Springs violinist Sydney Schneider ’24 is ready for the national stage. She has been selected for the renowned National Youth Orchestra 2 through a rigorous audition process requiring performance samples, a video essay, and recommendation letters.
As a member of NYO2, Sydney will play Carnegie Hall this summer. The performance is a culmination of a two-week program including a residency at the Purchase College Conservatory of Music and a visit to the Miami Beach home of the New World Symphony. NYO2 is a sister organization of the National Youth Orchestra which focuses on the inclusion of students from areas where classical music is historically underrepresented.
Sydney is excited to spend time among peers who are equally committed to musicianship. She has been playing violin since the age of 9 and oboe since 7th grade. She takes lessons with the Suzuki Talent Education Program in Hoover and is a member of Indian Springs’ advanced performance ensemble, chamber choir, and concert choir. She practices two to three hours a day and plans to study music in some capacity at college.