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For the school located at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, see Louisiana State University Laboratory School
For the school located at Tarlac City, Philippines, see Laboratory School (Philippines)

A laboratory school is one which follows a model of experiential education
Experiential education

Experiential education is a philosophy of education that focuses on the transactive process between teacher and student involved in direct experience with the learning environment and content....
 based on the original Laboratory School run by John Dewey
John Dewey

John Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist, and school reform whose thoughts and ideas have been highly influential in the United States and around the world....
 at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park, Chicago neighborhood of Chicago. Although an older university by the same name existed prior to its founding, the modern University of Chicago credits its founding to the oil magnate John D....
. Many laboratory schools are still in operation in the United States and across the globe.






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For the school located at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, see Louisiana State University Laboratory School
For the school located at Tarlac City, Philippines, see Laboratory School (Philippines)

A laboratory school is one which follows a model of experiential education
Experiential education

Experiential education is a philosophy of education that focuses on the transactive process between teacher and student involved in direct experience with the learning environment and content....
 based on the original Laboratory School run by John Dewey
John Dewey

John Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist, and school reform whose thoughts and ideas have been highly influential in the United States and around the world....
 at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park, Chicago neighborhood of Chicago. Although an older university by the same name existed prior to its founding, the modern University of Chicago credits its founding to the oil magnate John D....
. Many laboratory schools are still in operation in the United States and across the globe. They are known by many names: laboratory schools, demonstration schools, campus schools, model schools, university affiliated schools, child development schools, etc, but all have a connection to a college or university. Each university affiliated school has a unique relationship with a college or university and a different grade configuration. Some lab schools are only for preschool or kindergarten children, some are preschool through fifth or sixth grade, and some continue through high school.

See also

  • Progressive education
  • Model Laboratory School
    Model Laboratory School

    Model Laboratory School is a semi-private laboratory school located on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University, in Richmond, Kentucky, Kentucky, United States....
  • Lab School of Washington
    Lab School of Washington

    The Lab School of Washington is a school for students with learning difficulties, operated by Sally Smith, an American educator who taught at American University, where she directed the since 1976 to 2007....
  • University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
    University of Chicago Laboratory Schools

    The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools is a private, co-educational day school in Chicago, Illinois....
  • Northern University High School
    Northern University High School

    Northern University High School or Price Lab is a small public high school in Cedar Falls, Iowa that is run by the University of Northern Iowa.The school is well known for winning the 2008 IHSAA Boy's Class 1A Basketball Championship Tournament, the 2008 IHSAA Boy's class 1A golf tournament, and winning two Iowa School of Character awards....
  • Greenwood Laboratory School
    Greenwood Laboratory School

    Greenwood Laboratory School is a comprehensive K-12 laboratory school affiliated with Missouri State University, which it is located on the campus of, in Springfield, Missouri, Missouri....


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