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Different by design

See Lab's Unique Approach
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Our students have been turning their differences into advantages for more than 50 years.
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Faculty and staff members. All our teachers are specialists in learning differences.
College-ready. Career-ready. Lab grads leave equipped with skills for whatever comes next.
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Students learn, explore, and create at Lab each day.

Three divisions. One mission: Embracing differences as advantages.

The Lab Difference
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Lower School

Students “learn how to learn” through hands-on projects and small-group collaboration that are designed to tap their intellectual curiosity.
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Middle School

Students learn to apply their academic skills, embrace a higher level of independence, and engage in arts-centered, project-based learning in all subjects.
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Upper School

Students build on their strengths and passions, embrace leadership opportunities, and develop strategies to tackle what’s challenging.

What do you love about Lab?

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Asia Campbell, Special Education Liaison

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Sally Kiernan, Head of Performing Arts

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Adair Hamilton, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant | Academic Club Co-Teacher

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The Lab School of Washington could be the difference your student needs to thrive academically.

Admissions

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Bob Lane, Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management

Help Us Embrace Differences

With your support, we can attract and retain highly engaged, specialized faculty and staff members, keep a low student-teacher ratio, and maintain our learning spaces. 

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Proudly Lab: Alumni Highlight Series - Davis FitzGerald ’18

Davis FitzGerald (’18) is transforming the lives of middle schoolers by bringing the same empathy and advocacy he learned at Lab into his own special education classroom. Read how this Vassar and GW grad transitioned from a curious student to a dedicated educator fighting for the next generation of diverse learners.
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