
From the Midway—Hands-on experience with paleontology through the University of Chicago’s Fossil Lab
We welcome you and your family to our campus for campus tours and information sessions.
Explore our calendar—choose from a plethora of tours, information sessions,
and a number of special events, including our popular financial aid bootcamp.
We are thrilled you are considering the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools for your child(ren).
We look forward to welcoming you to campus.
Be our guest and see Lab in person, we'd love to show you around our state-of-the art early childhood education facility. Earl Shapiro Hall is home to the youngest University of Chicago scholars. It opened its doors in 2013. Its soaring, light-filled 130,000 square-foot structure was designed with the ethos of early childhood education in mind and is an exercise in using open floor plans to open minds. You'll have a chance to meet Lab's early childhood administrators, educators, and students.
We look forward to meeting you!
Be our guest and see Lab in person, we'd love to show you around our historic campus-covering two city blocks, it is home to Lab's Lower School, Middle School, and High School (Grades 3-12). For nearly 130 years, students of all ages have been walking these halls. The historic campus includes several buildings, an outdoor classroom, garden spaces, playgrounds, and athletic campus (and 13 wet labs, three amazing theaters plus an auditorium, dedicated space for the arts, a recording studio, and a newsroom of award-winning student journalists, and so much more!). You'll have a chance to meet Lab administrators, educators, and students.
We look forward to seeing you!
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Once you've filled out your application and submitted your initial materials, what's left to do? In this workshop, you'll go over the final details required to finish your application to Lab which may include a class visit, parent interview, student testing, or play assessment. Lab partners with you through it all. This workshop ensures you finish strong.
As an institution that values rigorous inquiry, the University of Chicago recognizes that developing habits of mind that are foundational to a well-lived life begin long before college, and want to support employees who want to provide educational opportunities for their families. Employees of the University have access to a range of education benefits. We're here to help you navigate what that means for your family.
Learn more about the Middle and High School academic programs at Lab. This workshop aims to inform you with the latest program information as well as answer any questions you may have. Meet school leaders and connect with faculty in this intimate workshop environment.

The admissions process for the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools occurs from early fall through winter. During this period, prospective students and their families have the opportunity to engage in a comprehensive application process, which includes visits, tours, and presentations hosted by our admissions team.
Lab's Historic Campus is situated between the International House to the east, and Booth Graduate School of Business and Ida Noyes Hall to the west in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago.