University of Chicago President Robert J. Zimmer announced today that John W. Rogers, Jr. has agreed to serve as chairman of the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools Board of Directors and will begin immediately. John is a 1976 alumnus of Lab, a parent of a 2008 graduate, and a member of the Board of Directors for over 20 years. Continue
Reading
Lab Lower School and Middle School students once again gathered in Max Palevsky theatre for the annual Sutherland Award for Excellence in Children's Literature. Continue
Reading
Ruthie Hansen, Middle School Computer Science teacher, has been awarded a fully funded fellowship to the 2009 Summer Institute for Early Career Teachers offered by the Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University. Continue
Reading
Mrs. Beaton’s students completed weeks of work on the dreaded five paragraph persuasive essay by reading their work at 57th Street Books, a local venue known for author visits. Continue
Reading