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Earl Shapiro Hall

Located on Stony Island Avenue, Early Shapiro Hall is home to Lab's Nursery/Kindergarten and primary grades (Nursery3–Grade 2). This light-filled building is designed to maximize the independence a child feels during the school day and to seamlessly connect indoor and outdoor learning. 

  • Two gyms
  • Three outdoor playgrounds (two ground-level, one rooftop)
  • Open-air spaces to facilitate day-long and evening gatherings
  • Large design engineering space
  • Outdoor climbing wall
  • Adjacent to Jackson park for outdoor activities

Historic Campus

Three blocks to the west is Lab's Historic Campus. Covering two city blocks. It is home to Lab's Lower School (Grades 3–5), Middle School (Grades 6–8), and High School (Grades 9–12). 

Within Lab's 615,000 square feet of space (that's about 11 football fields of indoor space), students take full advantage of facilities which include:

  • On the Historic Campus, 100 classrooms located throughout the five distinct (but connected) three- and four-story buildings and a gym complex.
  • At Earl Shapiro Hall, 35 classrooms and a gymnasium.
  • 13 modern-day wet science labs.
  • Full wireless capability and 14 servers linked to over 1,250 regularly upgraded desk and laptop computers and iPads for in-school use. 
  • Four computer labs.
  • Four libraries with more than 100,000 volumes.
  • State-of-the-art digital language lab with 32 stations.

Gordon Parks Arts Hall, with it's 94,000 square feet on three stories, boasts art spaces that match the talent of the students and teachers who use them:

  • The 250-seat Sherry Lansing Theater.
  • A 150-seat drama studio.
  • A 700-seat assembly hall (large enough to house an entire division).
  • Spaces for music practice and performance.
  • Four art studios.
  • Scene and costume shops.
  • A kiln. 
  • Photography and digital media studios. 
  • Gallery and display spaces.
  • Full music recording studio and sound editing lab.