Academic Experience
The academic experience at Lab is unlike any other school for language-based learning differences, or any school for that matter. Ours is a multi-sensory, multi-disciplinary, arts- and project-based learning experience that captures students’ imaginations and creates a love of learning.
No two days or two classrooms at The Lab School are the same.
The Nile River runs through one classroom designed to replicate ancient civilizations, and lanterns dot the stone walls of another made to resemble a medieval castle.
In another classroom, a group of curators examine artifacts and determine if they should preserve, restore, or replicate these treasures under the guidance of a museum director.
No matter the classroom, all students at Lab receive personal attention and individualized instruction. They are the drivers of their own learning, honing the natural sense of curiosity and exploration that is too easily squashed in other academic models. The result: students who once may have struggled in school are now eager to learn and explore.
Our Curriculum
All learning at Lab is informed by our three-pronged curricular model:
At Lab, we nurture fluency and celebrate scholarship.
Our classrooms may be fun, but they’re also where real, rigorous, dynamic learning takes place. Through engaging coursework, students develop the academic skills, confidence, and habits of mind they’ll carry into college and beyond.
We believe that creating is learning.
Structuring a sentence, formulating an equation, or sketching a piece of art each require an active, tactile, and creative process. At Lab, students engage deeply with their learning because it’s grounded in doing, not just absorbing. Through drawing, building, performing, and designing, students access concepts in ways that stick.
We support and challenge the child, not just the learner.
Our specialized approach to education fosters in students the persistence, curiosity, and resilience they need to solve problems in and beyond the classroom. Students learn that failure is part of the process and that there are multiple ways to solve a problem. This means that our students are prepared not only for college but for life.
