The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools

For children entering grades 3–5
Create a character, learn how to move on stage, and dive into the nitty gritty of playwriting, dramatic play, and vocal/physical exploration in the scene-making process

For children entering grades 1–2
Using the frameworks of legends, myths, fairy tales, and more, your child will learn the basics of acting and more

For children entering Kindergarten
Using the frameworks of legends, myths, fairy tales, and more, your child will learn the basics of

For children entering grades 3–8
A safe, high-energy, and rewarding program based on core values of trust, communication, and teamwork with field trips, sports, special events, and more

For children entering grades 6–8
Learn introductory concepts of machine learning and artificial intelligence

For children entering grades 6–8  
Learn to knead dough for bread, shape loaves, make cinnamon rolls, and bake quiche; learn the how and why of ingredient to understand the basics of baking

For children entering grades 3–5 
Students will learn to knead dough for bread, shape loaves, make cinnamon rolls, and bake quiche

For children entering grades 6–8
Learn investing fundamentals and how to start investing; hands-on experience learning new tools and gaining new skills

For children entering grades 3–5    
Your artist will learn hand-building techniques, like pinching, coiling, and slabs and about the stages of clay and how to make an object that survives drying without breaking

For children entering grades 6–8
Develop your child’s intellect through the royal game of chess

For children entering grades 3–5
Develop your child’s intellect through the royal game of chess—beginner, continuing, or advanced players welcome

For children entering grades 3–5    
Learn the skills of a coder and the mindset of an entrepreneur through building apps—your own app and also an app for local nonprofits

For children entering grades 1–2
Build coding skills and explore robotics with weekly rotations of sports, music, library, art, and outdoor water play

For children entering grades 6–8 
Students will use exercises, games, and group projects to smartly fuse words and pictures culminating in the creation of a short comic book

For children entering grades 1–2
Students learn to make bread from multiple cultures while they balance learning a variety of math strategies along with a weekly rotation of sports, music, library, art, and outdoor water play

For children entering grades 1–2
Hands-on cooking and gardening with a weekly rotation of sports, music, library, art, and outdoor water play

For children entering grades 1–2
Adventures in cooking and Greek mythology with a weekly rotation of sports, library, art, and outdoor water play

For children entering grades 6–8          
Explore the wonderful world of crocheting!

For children entering grades 3–5
Explore the wonderful world of crocheting!

For children entering grades 6–8
An introduction to hip hop dance and latin moves (kid-friendly music) incorporating creative movement and promoting body awareness and coordination while learning rhythm and musicality

For children entering grades 3–5 
An introduction to hip hop dance and latin moves (kid-friendly music) incorporating creative movement and promoting body awareness and coordination while learning rhythm and musicality

For children entering grades 6–8
This class takes your learner into Lab’s own darkroom to teach them in a tactile way about the relationship between light and time, and how those two things come together to create a photograph

For children entering grades 3–5
Students work in groups and practice their debating skills in a supportive environment, including developing arguments, issuing rebuttals, providing examples, rebuilding their case and summarizing points of view

For children entering grades 6–8          
Students will learn the fundamentals of directing, script analysis, blocking, rehearsing, cleaning, and presenting

For children entering grades 6–8
Your young hero will work cooperatively together with peers and use creative problem-solving skills while playing the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game

For children entering grades 4–5
This class is designed to build executive functioning skills for independence while doing something fun

For children entering grades 3–5
Students will learn everything they need to know to become a junior entrepreneur

For children entering grade 6 
This class is designed to teach your child the key executive-functioning strategies and study skills needed for success in school and daily life

For children entering grade 5
We will review fourth grade concepts and preview fifth grade topics; your child will be exposed to a variety of math tools

For children entering grade 1
This class is designed for readers who continue to work on letter-recognition skills, sight-word memorization, or beginning blending skills

For children entering grade 3 
Students will incorporate digital games, board games, math tiles, puzzles, math projects, math talks, and basic convention review to build math fact fluency

For children entering grades 3–5
Your child will learn the skills of a game maker through conceiving, designing, and creating their own mobile app games

For children entering grades 3–5
Your young artist will learn how to use their doodling skills by doing design projects for local nonprofits or small businesses

For children entering grades 3–5
In this specialty camp, your child will learn how to “hack” through fun coding (and code-breaking) games

For children entering grades 3–5
Offering a full menu of team sports including soccer, basketball, and baseball

For children entering grades 6–8
Spend each day participating in a few of the major team sports like baseball, basketball, volleyball, soccer, flag football, lacrosse, or floor hockey

For children entering grades 6–8     
Learn how to safely perform professional stunts while also acquiring unique skills that strengthen hand-eye coordination and body control

For children entering grades 3–5 
Learn how to safely perform professional stunts, strengthening hand-eye coordination and body control in the process, and gaining insider knowledge and industry tips

For children entering grades 6–8
Your athlete will participate in a variety of basketball-themed activities

For children entering grades 6–8
Jumpstart creativity, develop new skills, and have fun with on-your-feet games and exercises that build confidence anew

For children entering grades 3–5
A warm, joyful, and supportive environment that celebrates each day with a variety of fun, “on-your-feet” games and exercises

For children entering grades 1–2
Fun on-your-feet games with improv, in-depth mix of arts and crafts, with a weekly rotation of sports, music, library, art, and outdoor water play

For children entering grades 6–8
Learn how to build a LEGO space capsule robot powered by solar energy and code it to fly in a friendly team competition

For children entering grades 3–5
Can a LEGO® robot fly by using solar energy?

For children entering grades 3–4
Come have fun while learning with us this summer! We promise your child will get excited about this reading and writing class

For children entering grades 6–8
Students act as CEOs for leading companies and collaborate to make strategic recommendations to address real business issues

For children entering grades 3–5  
Designed to build self-discipline, confidence, and increase concentration and focus—all while having fun

For children entering Kindergarten
Summer Kindergarten is a time for children entering kindergarten to connect, play, and explore

For children entering grades 7–8 
Topics in chemistry via chemical reactions in the kitchen will be covered in the process of making a variety of sweet treats

For children entering grades 3–5
Students will develop a portfolio of real and imaginary landscapes using a wide variety of materials

For children entering grade 5

Students focus on honing the analytical reading and writing skills they will need as their reading class advances

For children entering grades 1–2
Students will create LEGO® films and stop action video, and become ultimate chess players (beginner, continuing, and advanced players welcome), with a weekly rotation of sports, music, library, art, and outdoor water play

For children entering grades 3–5  
Designed to build self-discipline, confidence, and increase concentration and focus—all while having fun

For children entering grade 2
Come have fun while learning with us and get excited about this reading and writing class

For children entering grade 4
Multi-digit whole number operations, fractions and mixed numbers, decimals, percentages, order of operations, basic algebra, geometry and probability will be covered

For children entering grade 4
Review and practice to strengthen important math skills, namely multi-digit operations, understanding and working with fractions and mixed numbers, gathering data, and creating graphs to interpret information

For children entering grades 6–8
Students engage in hands-on learning activities as they explore properties of matter, changes of state, and special properties of water

For children entering grades 3–5    
Learn how to choose or create an instrumental track, storyboard, cast, choreograph, film, and edit their own original music video that tells a story while featuring breakdancing

For children entering grades 1–2
Designed to build self-discipline, confidence, and increase concentration and focus—all while having fun

For children entering grades 6–8 
This workshop emphasizes debate fundamentals, giving students exposure to argumentation theory and providing students an evidence packet designed to help guide them through the debate topic

For children entering Nursery 3 or 4
Join us for an unforgettable kaleidoscope of summer fun

For children entering grades 6–8
Students will know the basics of writing narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective and creative techniques making them stronger writers across all academic disciplines

For children entering grades 3–5
Students will learn about brushwork, line weight, and ways to make their artworks expressive through facial expressions and body posture

For children entering grades 6–8
Each two-week session will cover the topics of integers, decimals, fractions, and beginning algebra

For children entering grades 6–8    
Student develop skills to responsibly develop arguments, sway audiences, manage public speaking apprehension, research current events, reach skeptical audiences, and develop debate strategies

For children entering grades 6–8     
Learn how to code in the programming language that created YouTube, Google, and Instagram.

For children entering grades 6–8    
Discover the Lua language through a visual block coding system while designing worlds in ROBLOX®

For children entering grades 3–5
For the sports lover, future team General Manager, sports team owner or ESPN analyst

For children entering grades 3–5
Observational Studies of Natural and Built Objects 

For children entering Kindergarten
Calling all story lovers! We will spend our summer days together playing with stories

For children entering grades 3–5
Your young adventurer will learn teamwork, creative problem solving, storytelling, and math, and so much more

For children entering grade 3
Topics will range from multi digit operations, fractions and mixed numbers, decimals, measurement and data analysis, graphing, to geometry and probability

For children entering grades 6–8  
Students build and customize dynamic websites and mobile-friendly apps using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

For children entering grades 3–5
Young zoologists will enjoy this educational wildlife expedition to analyze reptiles, birds, amphibians, fish, insects, and more

For children entering grades 3–5
Ultimate comic book creation through group exercises, drawing games, and comic reading

For children entering grades 6–8
Learn the Dos and Don’ts of the platform and how to practice good digital citizenship; develop your on-camera presence, your own channel branding, and professional editing skills