University of Chicago Laboratory School
| The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools | |
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1362 E. 59th St. Chicago, Illinois United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°47′19″N 87°35′38″W / 41.7886°N 87.5940°WCoordinates: 41°47′19″N 87°35′38″W / 41.7886°N 87.5940°W |
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| Type | Private Secondary |
| Established | 1896 |
| Founder | John Dewey |
| Director | Beth A. Harris |
| Grades | Nursery(age 3)–12 |
| Number of students | 1850 (2013-2014) |
| Nickname | Maroons |
| Newspaper | U-High Midway |
| Yearbook | U-Highlights Yearbook |
| Tuition | 2014: Nursery - $18,546 Grade 1-5 - $26,182 Grades 6-8 - $28,182 Grades 9-12 - $29,424 |
| Website | www.ucls.uchicago.edu |
The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools (also known as Lab or Lab School and abbreviated UCLS; the upper classes are nicknamed U-High) is a private, co-educational day school in Chicago, Illinois. It is affiliated with the University of Chicago. About half of the students have a parent who is on the faculty or staff of the University.
The Laboratory Schools were founded by American educator John Dewey in 1896 in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Calvin Brainerd Cady was director of the music department under Dewey. The school began as a progressive educational institution that goes from nursery school through 12th grade.
The Laboratory Schools consists of two interrelated campuses. The Historic Campus, located at 1362 East 59th Street, fills two full city blocks. It houses grades 3–12 (about 1,200 students) in five connected buildings: Blaine Hall (built in 1903), Belfield Towers (1904), Judd Hall (1931), the high school (built in 1960), the middle school (1993), and Gordon Parks Arts Hall (2015). Two connected gymnasiums also sit on this campus, Sunny Gym (built in 1929) and Kovler Gymnasium (built in 2000) and students have access to both Scammon Garden and Jackman Field.
In September 2013, Lab opened Earl Shapiro Hall on its new Early Childhood Campus located at 5800 South Stony Island Avenue. This new building, designed by Valerio Dewalt Train and FGM Architects, is home to approximately 625 children in nursery through second grade. The building is named for Earl Shapiro, who graduated from Lab in 1956.
The school has over 1,700 students currently enrolled, though there are plans to increase the size.[1] It is considered one of the top preparatory schools in the United States, reflected in the Wall Street Journal's findings that the school is amongst the top five feeder institutions in the nation for elite colleges. It has been heralded as one of the more diverse independent schools with about 40% students of color and over 44 nationalities represented.
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