University of Chicago Laboratory Schools

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The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
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University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
1362 E. 59th St.

Chicago
,
Illinois

United States
Coordinates 41°47′19″N87°35′38″W / 41.7886°N 87.5940°W / 41.7886; -87.5940
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TypePrivate Secondary
Established1896
Founder John Dewey
DirectorVictoria Jueds
GradesNursery (age 3)–12
Number of students2,161 (2018–19) [1]
MascotMaroons
Nickname Lab, Lab schools, U-High (high school only)
NewspaperU-High Midway
YearbookU-Highlights Yearbook
Tuition2021-22:
Nursery, Half Day - $26,172
Nursery, Full Day-Grade 5 - $36,384
Grades 6-8 - $38,850
Grades 9-12 - $40,488 [2]
Tuition for children of faculty is half of listed amounts.
Website www.ucls.uchicago.edu

The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools (also known as Lab,Lab Schools, or U-High, abbreviated UCLS) is a private, co-educational, day Pre-school and K-12 school in Chicago, Illinois. It is affiliated with the University of Chicago. Almost half of the students have a parent who is on the faculty or staff of the university. [3]

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History

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. [4] The school began as a progressive educational institution that goes from nursery school through 12th grade. [5]

The school was an attempt to create a unified school system from the kindergarten to university. Managed by the university's Department of Philosophy, Psychology, and Education, it served as a laboratory to test hypotheses and build on the knowledge about education because John Dewey, who became head of the department in 1894, wanted to test certain ideas of his. [6]

Dewey acknowledges in his book How We Think (1910) the contribution made by his wife Alice Dewey to the development of the school in its early years. [7]

Campus

The Laboratory Schools consists of two interrelated campuses. The Historic Campus, located at 1362 East 59th Street, fills two full city blocks and is known for its Modern Gothic style architecture. 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) which has 100 classrooms. 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 S. 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.

Student body and academics

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Laboratory Schools

The school has over 2,160 students in total from Pre-Kindergarten – Grade 12.

Today the school is divided into a Nursery School (Pre-K and Kindergarten), Primary School (grades 1 and 2), Lower School (grades 3 through 5), Middle School (grades 6 through 8), and High School (grades 9 through 12). Many children begin in nursery school and continue through their high school graduation, and 75% of applications are for nursery school or 9th grade.[ citation needed ] The student/teacher ratio is 8:1. [8]

According to the 2021 Lab Student Wellness Survey, 48% of girls and 25% of boys, for a total of 37% of students, identify as part of the LGBTQ community. [9]

In 2007 The Wall Street Journal ranked the high school fourth in the nation for its record of sending graduates to 8 elite colleges including its parent university, University of Chicago. [10]

U-High offers more than 150 different classes. All are college preparatory in nature and there are more than 30 Advanced Placement or Advanced Topic courses. [11] High school students may also qualify to take classes at the University of Chicago at no extra charge, and about 20 do so each year. The average composite ACT score is 31.5. [12] The school maintains four separate libraries [13] which collectively hold over 110,000 volumes.

Extracurricular activities

High school students may choose from over 40 different clubs and activities. The high school math, science, and Model UN teams are regular contenders for – and winners of – state titles. The school's newspaper/website, The U-High Midway, [14] and the yearbook, U-Highlights, regularly win state and national awards, as does its arts magazine, Renaissance. Other popular activities include theater, identity and affinity clubs, Student Council, policy debate, and Model UN. The Model UN team is consistently ranked among the top in the nation, and is world-renowned for its competitive excellence. [15] In 2011, it was ranked the #2 High School Model UN team in the United States. [16] The Debate Team has won numerous national circuit tournaments.

Organized by the Office of Alumni Relations Development, members of the student body at U-High are nominated by faculty to serve in the Maroon Key Society. The Maroon Key Society serve as [17] ambassadors for the school, and they help provide tours to visiting alumni, potential students, and other guests to the school.

The high school's extracurricular activities occasionally make national and international news. For example, in 1990 then-Governor Thompson declared a "Matthew Headrick Day" [18] [19] and the US House made a proclamation [18] when then-student Headrick appeared on talk shows including Today [18] [20] after winning the Westinghouse. [21] [22] In response to the award, the Chicago Tribune wrote: "this ... is a ... school where being on the math team ... can actually enhance one's social status." [23]

The Finance Club was founded in 2015 with more than $100,000 of donated funds to invest. [24]

Notable alumni and people

Athletics

The 2019 boys soccer team won the IHSA 1A state championship. [25]

The 2019 girls tennis team won the IHSA 1A state championship, becoming the first U-High girls team to win a state championship. [26] The 2021 girls tennis team was also 1A state champion. [27]

Judd Hall as visible from the adjacent Charles M. Harper Center. University of Chicago Laboratory Schools.jpg
Judd Hall as visible from the adjacent Charles M. Harper Center.

Notable teachers


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