On January 7, Lab seniors gathered for a panel with alumni who shared their college experiences and advice, helping the Class of 2025 prepare for their next chapter.
Libraries & Facilities
Lab’s robust library program is designed to nurture children's love of literature and their enthusiasm for investigating the existing body of knowledge on any subject of interest.
The library program builds skills incrementally over the years, giving students the ability to independently use and enjoy library resources beginning from their time in Nursery 3 all the way up through Grade 12. Knowledge and skills gained through the program help to form a strong foundation for lifelong learning.
Pritzker Traubert Family Library
U-High Library
U-High’s Pritzker Traubert Family Library is a beacon of intellectual exploration and academic excellence within the high school community.
Rowley Family Library
Middle School Library
The Middle School’s Rowley Family Library stands as a dynamic sanctuary for exploration and scholarly engagement.
Knes Family Library
Lower School Library
The Knes Family Library at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools stands as a vibrant hub of learning and exploration, enriching the academic experience of students and educators alike.
Lim Family Library
Early Childhood Library
The Lim Family Library is an enchanting haven designed specifically for the youngest members of the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools community.
Lab’s academic facilities converge to create an optimal environment for learning, innovation, and academic excellence. Our state-of-the-art facilities provide students with cutting-edge resources, technologically-equipped classrooms, and specialized spaces designed to enhance their educational journey. From well-equipped laboratories for hands-on experiments, to collaborative study areas, we are dedicated to fostering an atmosphere that inspires intellectual curiosity and academic achievement. Explore our academic facilities and discover a world where education meets limitless possibilities.
The Writer’s Center
The U-High Writer’s Center supports Lab’s mission to promote in all students “an enduring spirit of scholarship, curiosity, creativity, and confidence.”
The Writer’s Center is guided by a philosophy that understands writing as a process rather than a means to an end. Therefore, instead of “fixing” student writing or working toward a specific grade or outcome, the Writer’s Center invites students to think out loud, try new approaches, and evaluate and reflect on their writing–ultimately equipping students with skills and strategies that will serve their writing and thinking going forward. This student-centered approach means that students set the agenda for meetings and retain authority and authorship over their writing.
The goals of the Writer’s Center are to:
- support students in developing a positive relationship with writing that serves them throughout their academic, personal, and professional lives;
- encourage a reflective, recursive approach to writing;
- provide a comfortable, inviting, inclusive space in which to write; and
- develop and expand conversations about writing across departments and throughout the U-High community.