AUBURN DAY SCHOOL
  • Auburn Day School
  • SUMMER 2026
    • SUMMER FAQs
  • STEM Preschool 26-27
    • Why Choose ADS?
    • AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
    • Preschool Program Tuition
    • FAQ
  • Kindergarten 26-27
  • ADS Alumni
  • The ADS Team
    • Employment Opportunities
    • ADS Teachers' Lounge
  • ADS Imagination Station
  • ADS MERCHANDISE
  • ADS BASECAMP (Current Families)

🌞 SUMMER 2026​
One seamless day designed for deeper projects, engagement, and discovery.

registration for SUMMER 2026 STEM CAMPS
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10 WEEK MINI PROGRAM (18 mo- 4 years)
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Mini Students (age 18 months–4 years) must choose all 10 weeks.
Half Day (2 classes for younger & older minis)
(8- 11:30 a.m. $2,150/full summer) 
Full Day (2 classes for younger & older minis)(8 a.m.- 3 p.m., $3,650/full summer)

​         Optional programs: 
  • Early drop off: 7:30-8 a.m. $205/summer (week-to-week available)
  • Aftercare: 3-5 p.m. $720/summer (week-to-week available)​

STEM CAMP PROGRAM (Ages 4-9 years)
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CHOOSE THE WEEKS THAT WORK FOR YOU! 10 unique camp choices featured in the graphics below.
STEM Camps (Ages 4-9): 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. ($299/ 5-day camps and $269/ 4-day camps) 
              Optional programs: 
  • Early drop off: 7:30-8 a.m. ($25/ 5-day camps and $20/ 4-day camps)
  • Aftercare: 3-5 p.m. ($75/ 5-day camps and $65/4-day camps)
🚀 Independent Explorers — Camp-Age | 4 years –Rising 4th (must be fully potty trained)
🧠 Leaders Lab — Special sessions designed for elementary learners, including rising 5th graders
Mini Program students and STEM Camp Program students are grouped in multiple classes of same-age peers.
□ Churn butter and “milk” cows to see food transform before their eyes □ Harvest, chop, mix, and bake real ingredients into real recipes □ Create and plate dishes to enjoy at school (and send some home!)
□ Design traps, alarms, and escape plans to outsmart the Big Bad Wolf □ Rebuild Baby Bear’s chair using real materials that won’t break □ Test and redesign houses to see which can survive the strongest “huff and puff”
□ Create maps and globes and travel to a new continent each day □ Explore foods from around the world like arepas, injera, pierogi, and mantou □ Build animal homes and shelters designed for deserts, jungles, and polar regions
□ Make rock candy and gummies while watching crystals grow □ Test Pop Rocks and fizzy reactions to explore gas and pressure □ Melt, mold, and experiment with chocolate to see how heat changes matter
❄️ Make ice cream from scratch using science and teamwork □ Test freezing points and temperatures to see how solids form □ Design cones, toppings, and flavors for the ultimate frozen treat
□ Build weather tools like rain gauges and wind testers □ Create tornadoes, hurricanes, and storm simulations (safely!) □ Track real weather data and learn how scientists predict storms
□ Build boats and test buoyancy to see what sinks and floats □ Create treasure maps and navigation routes like real explorers □ Explore giant sea creatures with size comparisons and ocean zones
□ Explore construction tools and vehicles and how buildings stand □ Design and build a treehouse, tiny house, or animal café □ Create blueprints and test structures for strength and stability
□ Design roller coasters and rides using motion and force □ Build carnival-style attractions that spin, roll, and move □ Create themed lands and attractions and test how guests would move through them
□ Invent original board and card games with rules and scoring □ Design puzzles, clues, and locks for real escape challenges ⏱ Solve and escape other teams’ rooms using logic and teamwork
Auburn Day School
1199 South Donahue Drive, Suite E Auburn, AL 36832
(334) 209-0460
  • Auburn Day School
  • SUMMER 2026
    • SUMMER FAQs
  • STEM Preschool 26-27
    • Why Choose ADS?
    • AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
    • Preschool Program Tuition
    • FAQ
  • Kindergarten 26-27
  • ADS Alumni
  • The ADS Team
    • Employment Opportunities
    • ADS Teachers' Lounge
  • ADS Imagination Station
  • ADS MERCHANDISE
  • ADS BASECAMP (Current Families)