"Rooted in Community. Growing Opportunity."
100+ hours of free tutoring provided
$30,000+ awarded in camp scholarships
$30,000+ awarded in camp scholarships
$30,000+ awarded in camp scholarships
$30,000+ awarded in camp scholarships
$30,000+ awarded in camp scholarships
1 Million Steps AS A community
$30,000+ awarded in camp scholarships
95% of children gain new skills
95% of children gain new skills
$30,000+ awarded in camp scholarships
95% of children gain new skills
3rd Annual steps for summer 5K & wellness festival
Lace up your sneakers and join us for our 3rd Annual Steps for Summer 5K & Wellness Festival—a fun-filled morning of movement, music, and community! Every step supports camp scholarships and student programs, helping children access enriching summer experiences.
Enjoy music, performances, community resources, kid-friendly activities, and giveaways. Come solo, form a team, or bring the whole family, and let’s step together to give kids the gift of summer!
SIGN UP OR DONATE
💲 $30 registration (includes t-shirt, race bib, and medal)
👨👩👧👦 Solo or Team registration available
🥇Awards for Largest Team and Best Team Spirit!
2026 Summer at the Sixth "camp around the world"
Registration for Summer at the Sixth is now open, and we are thrilled to announce this year’s theme: Camp Around the World! 🌎✈️
Camp will run June 15 – July 24, 2026, and we can’t wait to take our campers on a global adventure where they “travel” across continents, explore cultures, discover new traditions, and engage in hands-on enrichment experiences to expand their minds and ignite their curiosity!
📅 6 weeks (June 15 - July 24) | Breakfast, lunch, snack | Field Trips
- Academic Enrichment - math, reading, writing, STEM
- Skills-Based Workshops -CPR, public speaking, emotional management, career exploration, chess, tennis, swimming, financial literacy and more!
- Fine & Performing Arts - theatre, dance, film, painting, arts therapy
Early learning center welcomes new director
We are thrilled to announce Dr. Wanda Ward as our new Early Learning Center Director. With over 30 years of early childhood experience, Dr. Ward's vision and leadership
will build a strong foundation that will serve families during their children's most formative years.
winter Tutoring is now in session!
Our FREE After-School Tutoring program provides students with academic support in reading, math, writing, and homework help.
Winter tutoring begins Tuesday, January 20, 2026 through May for K - 12th grades.
**100% off discount code automatically applied to ALL students at checkout**
Vocabby is coming!
Join Vocabby and our UAB ArtPlay friends for a FREE program to learn and explore new vocabulary words through song, movement, and creativity.
(For children ages 0–5 and their grown-ups)
Vocabby’s World is a community vocabulary program in partnership with UAB ArtPlay and sponsored by the PNC Foundation, UAB Live HealthSmart Alabama, and the Sixth Avenue Community Development Corporation. The adventures of Vocabby take pre-K children on exciting travels around the world as they learn vocabulary through science and arts concepts.
Arrive by 10:15 to get signed in.
Summer Camp Registration is Now Open!
Registration for Summer at the Sixth 2026 is now open for rising Kindergarten through 8th grades.