
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
Summer Lab enrollment is open to all rising Nursery 3–grade 8 students who will be in the Chicago metropolitan region this summer.
At Lab, we know that learning is a year-round experience, which can, and should, take many forms. Summer Lab builds on over 70 years of summer programming at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, bringing together the resources and faculty of the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools with exciting programs offered by experts from across the city. All of this takes place in and around an unparalleled university setting that enriches our summer fun in incomparable ways.
In an environment that focuses on kids, Summer Lab students and campers make new friends, learn new skills, connect, play, make art, explore the environment, perform, and much, much more. The programs are fun and like everything at Lab, they are designed to inspire curiosity, creativity, and confidence in each child.
At Summer Lab, the love of learning never goes on vacation.
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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 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 3–5
Students will learn to knead dough for bread, shape loaves, make cinnamon rolls, and bake quiche
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 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 3–5
Explore the wonderful world of crocheting!
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 3–5
Designed to build self-discipline, confidence, and increase concentration and focus—all while having fun
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 3–5
Designed to build self-discipline, confidence, and increase concentration and focus—all while having fun
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 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 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 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 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 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